Title: VIP & Content Executive
Salary: £28K, dependent on experience
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: WeWork Victoria, London (Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in office)
About SportsPro
SportsPro is the leading media and events company for the business of sport internationally.
Through our market-leading media platform, premium intelligence products and industry-leading events portfolio, we connect, educate and inspire the people shaping the future of sport.
Our events bring together rights holders, broadcasters, teams, leagues, federations, investors, brands and technology providers from across the global sports industry. We create the conversations, connections and commercial opportunities that matter.
At SportsPro, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an environment where talented individuals can learn, develop and build long-term careers within the business.
The Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive VIP & Content Executive to join our events team.
This is a unique hybrid role spanning VIP audience development, stakeholder engagement and event production. The successful candidate will play a key role in growing and managing SportsPro’s invitation-only VIP communities, facilitating valuable business connections through our meeting concierge service, and supporting the development and delivery of our industry-leading conference programmes.
Working across Content, Sales, Marketing and Operations, the role provides exposure to the full event lifecycle and offers an excellent opportunity to develop a career in event production, VIP audience development or event management within the sports industry.
This role has a clearly defined progression pathway into conference production, VIP audience development or event management based on the successful candidate’s strengths and interests.
Key Responsibilities
VIP Audience Development & Management
- Own the day-to-day administration and delivery of SportsPro’s invitation-only VIP programmes across the events portfolio.
- Research, identify and engage senior decision-makers from across the sports industry.
- Build, maintain and continually enhance target attendee lists across rights holders, teams, leagues, federations, broadcasters, investors, brands and technology companies.
- Manage VIP invitation campaigns and stakeholder communications.
- Track VIP recruitment performance against event objectives and targets.
- Maintain accurate records within CRM and attendee management systems.
- Support the development of VIP engagement strategies and experiences across the portfolio.
- Act as an ambassador for SportsPro’s VIP community, ensuring a professional and high-quality experience for attendees.
Meeting Concierge & Introductions Programme
- Serve as a key operational lead for SportsPro’s meeting and introductions concierge service.
- Coordinate introductions and meetings between VIP attendees, speakers and commercial partners before, during and after events.
- Manage meeting requests, scheduling and attendee communications.
- Work closely with Sales, Content and VIP teams to ensure meetings are aligned with stakeholder objectives.
- Track meeting activity, outcomes and reporting metrics.
- Support the continued evolution of the concierge programme, helping to develop it into a key value driver across the event portfolio.
Content Production Support
- Support the event content team in researching and developing conference agendas across SportsPro’s events portfolio.
- Identify emerging industry trends, themes and potential session topics.
- Assist with speaker research and target list development.
- Support speaker outreach, briefing and management processes.
- Coordinate speaker communications and logistics throughout the event lifecycle.
- Assist with agenda planning, content administration and project tracking.
- Provide onsite support for speakers, moderators and content delivery.
Project Coordination & Event Delivery
- Work collaboratively with Content, Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to support event delivery.
- Become a champion user of SportsPro’s project management systems and processes.
- Support the coordination of internal timelines, milestones and project deliverables.
- Assist with sponsor fulfilment and stakeholder communications where required.
- Provide onsite support across VIP management, speaker management and meeting programmes.
- Contribute to continuous improvements across event processes and attendee experiences.
About You
Essential
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders and executives.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Desirable
- Experience in events, conferences, hospitality, media or stakeholder engagement.
- Experience working with CRM systems.
- A passion and interest in sports business
Application Note
Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within three weeks, please assume you have not been successful in progressing to the next stage.
More about the Company
SportsPro.com and our digital platforms generate nearly 6 million views annually, with content central to everything we do. Our editorial and multimedia team produces the latest news, in-depth features, special reports, and exclusive interviews, with supporting contributions from a network of carefully curated external partners and prominent industry figures.
Additionally, SportsPro+ is our premium media subscription product, which provides members with unparalleled business intelligence, smart business tools, and community benefits to help them successfully navigate the next frontier of sport and directly support them in their roles.
We bring this insight to life through our industry-leading portfolio of events, creating communities in key industry sectors and markets worldwide. Our flagship conferences, along with our specialist and regional summits, bespoke masterclasses, and virtual meetings, connect more than 6,000 industry professionals annually. Our aim is to provide an essential business meeting place, add context to the industry’s evolution, and educate decision-makers to help them operate more effectively.
These products and platforms are underpinned by our unique audience of senior decision-makers, sector specialists, industry-steering innovators, and ambitious sports professionals; all of whom rely on SportsPro, through its global reach and ever-expanding network of influence, to deliver the content and connections that matter.
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