SportsAid are looking for an Athlete & Support Liaison Officer to join their team and reporting to their Partnership Activation & Events Manager. The responsibilities This is an opportunity to join a committed and driven team at SportsAid, taking on the responsibility of connecting and engaging with those people that support SportsAid’s work[…]
IMG Studios are looking for an edit assistant to join their burgeoning team. The MSA Operator will work across IMG Studios Facility providing media ingest, transfer, management, editing and operational support using some of the most up to date and technically advanced equipment the industry has to offer. IMG Studios is well-known as a[…]
Reading FC are looking to recruit two new staff members. One is to become a Sponsorship Manager for Reading FC and they are also looking for a CRM/Marcomms Manager to work at the club. Sponsorship Manager will report to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Sponsorship Manager (SM) is responsible for prospecting, identifying, securing[…]
By Jacque Talbot, @jac_talbot The SPTT were lucky enough to interview wrestler Charlie Morgan about her career, the challenges that she has overcome in her career and in her personal life. Wrestler Charlie Morgan, 25, has been wrestling since 2011 and is openly gay. Having recently made a huge impact in her promotion[…]
CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR FOOTBALL TO ADOPT THE ‘ROONEY RULE Sports people, campaigners, lawyers and academics will come together today to renew their call for English football to adopt a mandatory version of the NFL’s Rooney Rule. The call will be made at the launch of a report into the numbers of ethnic minority coaches in[…]
There are only three days until The Sports People’s Think Tank (SPTT) in association with FARE and Loughborough University launch their report. This will be the fourth annual review on the numbers of ethnic minorities in elite coaching in English professional football on the 30th November in Central London. If you would like to attend register here The[…]
By Jacque Talbot Athlete turned motivational speaker, Kriss Akabusi MBE, who won gold medals for 400 metres at the World, European and Commonwealth Championships as well as silver and bronze at the Olympic Games, spoke to the SPTT’s Jacque Talbot about making the transition from the world of sport onto new ventures. Amid the[…]
By Harry Corton After the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, there has been an outpouring of love and support for those affected from West London outfit Queens Park Rangers F.C. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the club opened their Loftus Road stadium up to the public and it became a hub for[…]
By Jacque Talbot & Ola Fisayo The Sports Peoples Think Tank held a panel at Soccerex 2017 in Manchester, with Leon Mann posing questions to Manchester United ambassador Andy Cole, broadcast journalist Jessica Creighton, Derby County ambassador Michael Johnson, and Dr Steven Bradbury of Loughborough University regarding the underrepresentation of BAME individuals in football[…]
Jacque Talbot- Jerelle Okoro, co-founder of sports drink company Tuice and guard for basketball side Manchester Giants, spoke to us about the struggles of starting up a business in today’s climate, and the difficulty in finding his own voice as both an athlete and businessman. “I don’t think my voice is heard as athlete, especially[…]