3 Marketing / PR, PR / Corporate Communications jobs in Linlithgow, West Lothian

ABOUT US

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) is the lead body for Commonwealth sport in Scotland. We select, prepare and lead Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. Our Vision is to inspire Scotland to be physically active and successful in the sporting arena, and our mission is using our unique position in Scottish sport to lead and maximise the benefits for Scotland, our member sports and athletes by.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Marketing (non-Games time) and Chef de Mission (Games time), we are seeking to recruit a Head of Media to lead our media and communications in the build-up to and during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

You will recruit, prepare and manage a Games-time media team to maximise the promotion of Team Scotland, our sports and athletes, and manage all activity in the build-up to the Games, including team announcements and media enquiries.

The position will be key to the success of Team Scotland, creating and delivering a high-performance environment at the Games to inspire the team to have pride, act inclusively and enable athletes to excel.

The eyes of the nation will be on our nation and team in 2026, and you will play your part in making the most of that opportunity. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Pre-Games

• Recruit and prepare a media team.
• Work closely with key personnel from Glasgow 2026, Commonwealth Sport, sportscotland and member sports to aid preparation and delivery.
• Build internal relationships with the Chef de Mission, General Team Management, Team Managers and athletes, and external relationships with Scottish and UK rights and non-rights holders. 
• Work with the CGS Head of Marketing, Communications and Business Operations to deliver our Marketing and Communications Strategy.
• Plan and deliver team announcements and other media activity, including support of commercial activations.
• Assist with the development and preparation of Team Scotland incident management planning.
• Design and manage internal communication processes for pre-Games and Games-time.
• Support the delivery of Team Camps, including kitting out.
• Feed into planning of Scotland House and wider team activity.
• Oversee external media monitoring.

Games

• Lead point of contact for all media and communications activity, including management of media enquiries, requests, press conferences and events.
• Management of media team members, ensuring integration with wider team. 
• Lead on areas of responsibility at General Team Management meetings, and act as liaison between media team and wider operations.
• Ensure consistent communications and messaging between team members, senior CGS staff and Board.
• Liaise with Glasgow 2026 and Commonwealth Sport media personnel as appropriate.
• Implement incident management processes as required. 
• Work closely with our content team to deliver on Marketing and Communications Strategy.
• Delivery of Celebrating Success process of activity.

Post-Games

• Maximise opportunities for promotion post-Games, including supporting the delivery of post-Games events and activity.
• Ensure all outstanding issues from the Games are resolved.
• Contribute to post-Games review of activity, and co-ordinate a report on media activity for future reference and planning.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• An excellent communicator and strong leader, being able to quickly build a motivated and cohesive team.
• Experienced in working well under time and resource pressure.
• Able to make quick and clear decisions, and communicate them in an efficient manner.
• Proficient in balancing the needs of a range of stakeholders.
• You will be able to demonstrate strong experience of working in relevant media and communications roles, ideally with experience of major sporting events.

BENEFITS

• 35.5 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced pension contributions (matched 6% employer’s contribution, rising with length of service)

THE PROCESS

If this role excites you please send a CV and one page cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role to Gravitate HR, using the 'APPLY' section.

Closing date for applications is 3rd April 2025 at midday. We anticipate holding online interviews around 16th April 2025.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY STATEMENT

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We ensure all applicants and employees are treated fairly, irrespective of gender, marital status, dependants, religion, race, disability, sexual orientation or race. All recruitment decisions are made objectively and without discrimination. Candidates are also requested to complete the anonymous equality monitoring form: Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form