Destination Sport Group
Marketing Administrator - 12 Month Placement
This is a hybrid role based in our Manchester office, so you must live within a commutable distance
Destination Sport Group is a global leader in sports travel, offering a comprehensive range of services to teams, organisations, governing bodies, and fans worldwide. Offering a best-in-class solution and tailored approach across multiple sports travel verticals, the Destination Sport Group comprises seven market-leading divisions covering travel management for elite sports organisations, fan travel experiences, VIP travel and hospitality programmes, tours for grassroots organisations and mass-participation event travel. https://destinationsport.com/
Destination Sport Group are seeking a Placement Student to work as a Marketing Administrator covering all 7 of our market leading divisions. The role will support the group marketing team with its responsibilities for delivering the company’s B2B marketing strategy, along with the provision of marketing support to the wider business.
Our 12 month placement is designed to provide you with real industry scenarios and develop your current skills by putting your theory learnt at university into practice. You’ll be given real-life projects to work on and enjoy top level development and networking opportunities within our fast growing and international organisation. You’ll truly learn from the best in the business by working closely with individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience who can guide you through your year with us.
As part of your placement role, you will work with our central marketing team and learn about the systems and processes required to:
* Support with B2B marketing activity for Destination Sport Group, leveraging a variety of online and offline channels
* Be a point of contact for head office marketing requests including branding, company documentation and presentations, ensuring all materials adhere to brand guidelines and tone of voice
* Create content, primarily in written form, for a variety of channels including social media, websites and newsletters
* Assist in the ongoing development and upkeep of company websites
* Assist in drafting, proofreading and distributing press releases
* Work closely with the group marketing and HR teams to deliver against internal communications strategy including maintenance of the company intranet
* Assist in keeping general company presentation documents up-to-date and provide support, including copywriting, proofreading and re-working content, to the business development team to support with creation of proposals
* Conduct thorough research and analysis of competitors and other organisations within the sports/travel industries to help evolve the marketing strategy and brand positioning
* Work collaboratively with and support the efforts of the wider group marketing team (content, design and performance/digital marketing)
* Provide administrative support to the group marketing team such as maintaining databases, storing files and processing invoices
* As required, provide ad-hoc assistance to divisional/brand marketing teams
Our Benefits:
* A real living wage salary at £24,636 Per Annum
* 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
* An additional day's leave for your birthday
* Hybrid working model
* Pension Contribution
* Full training and support provided throughout your placement
* Regular check-ins with other placement students across the business
* Free eye tests and discounted glasses with Specsavers
* Free flu jabs
* All IT equipment provided
* Access to discounted hotels & sporting events
* Access to our lifestyle benefits portal that gives you access to various discounts including: Gym and fitness discounts, Cycle to work scheme, Free ‘My Possible Self’ wellbeing app, retail and holiday discounts and Care First Employee Assistance Programme - providing you with practical information, emotional support and counselling available 24/7.
To be eligible for our placement year, you must:
* Be currently studying a relevant university course
* Be able to confirm with your university that you are eligible to carry out a 12 month placement as part of your course
* Have the relevant right to work in the UK (Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for placement students)
* Be happy to work from our Manchester, UK Head Office
* Be ready to start the placement between June - September 2025
To be successful within this role, our ideal candidate will:
* Demonstrate excellent attention to detail
* Be computer literate with strong IT Skills, in particular Microsoft Office packages including Excel
* Be committed to the placement training programme, with a willingness to develop and learn new skills
* Demonstrate an interest in our industry of sports business and/or travel
* Understanding of marketing mix including online and offline channels
* Possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal with confidence to communicate to those at all levels of seniority
* Demonstrate strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and multitask
* Have a proactive approach to the role and its tasks, ask questions and learn from our experienced wider group marketing team
* Be confident in an office environment, with excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate to both internal and external stakeholders
So if you are looking for your next challenge, please get in touch we'd love to hear from you!
Application Deadline - Friday 2nd May
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