Jobs at 50 Sport (Now Hiring) — 2 open

50 Sport is The Sports Entertainment Agency.

We build and grow social communities, deliver entertainment-led creative campaigns, and drive sponsorship value; connecting fans, brands, and rights holders worldwide. Uniting sport, entertainment, and culture through industry-leading creativity, social media, strategy and performance for clients including Ferrari F1 Team, FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Prime Video Sport and Qatar Airways.

Due to a number of recent business wins and existing client demand, we are looking to bolster our growing team with an Editorial Director. 
This is a senior leadership position in the editorial team. You'll set the editorial tone, vision and direction for one of the most exciting names in motorsport. You'll lead the team to deliver content that fuels F1 fandoms. You'll shape how our clients show up in culture. Reporting to the Head of Editorial, you'll have ultimate responsibility for the content quality and performance of your accounts, the development of your team, and the strength of the client relationships. We are looking for someone who has the long-term view of where the future of F1 culture is going and can also think at the speed of a race weekend. Someone who stays close to the comments to understand what fans actually want, and can use this to inform and influence client CMOs. WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Set the editorial vision and strategy for our key motorsport clients. Your judgment shapes how these brands show up in social.
• Produce Sports Entertainment content. Content that feeds fandoms and shapes sports culture.
• Own all content plans and editorial direction. You're responsible for the consistency, creative excellence, and community impact.
• Lead live social activation and content capture across race weekends. Set up the right teams. Make real-time calls. Turn big moments into content people remember.
• Use performance data to iterate work and to lead editorial decisions
• Take ownership of editorial responses to new business pitches. Help grow existing clients and win new ones.
• Line manage your team. Push them to do career-best work. Mentor them. Develop them. Create an environment they're excited to work in.
• Lead at the highest level. Present to CMOs and global brand directors. You're the one who has the answers in the room.
• Build stronger relationships with platform teams. Get early access to features. Keep 50 Sport in preferred partner status.
• Create all external and internal editorial output. Client presentations, creative briefs, insights reports, QBRs. Your standards set the bar.
• Collaborate with Strategy and Client Services. Spot upsell opportunities. Understand what the business needs and deliver it.
• Push the team to think bigger. Regular prompts for improvement. New ideas. Challenges to the status quo.

ABOUT YOU
This role is for people who have done the work and who understand what it takes to lead at agency level. Someone who gets motorsport, F1 fandoms - both new and emerging and who knows how to get the best out of a team. 

Attributes: Proven leader, strategic thinker, motorsport expert, relationship builder, mentor, decisive, ambitious.

• You have significant agency or similar experience. You've been at a senior level. You know how to work with clients and lead teams.
• ou understand motorsport and the sports business. The teams, the dynamics, what drives engagement in F1 and motorsport culture.
• You're a proven people leader. You've managed teams. You know how to develop talent and push people to do their best work.
• You master the content process from concept to publication to community engagement. You know what works and why. You can spot a good idea and know how to execute it.
• You believe in making work that matters. You care about effective creative
• outputs. You're passionate about sustainability, DE&I, and the under-tapped potential of women's sport.
• You collaborate naturally. You communicate clearly with clients, teams, and all disciplines. People want to work with you.
• You're proactive and positive. You act on initiative. You motivate people around you. You thrive in fast-paced environments.
• You champion editorial services and connect them to client needs. You understand how to grow relationships and add value.
• You're hungry to learn. You stay on top of new technologies, copy styles, trends, and best practice. You teach as well as you learn.

HOW WE WORK 
This is a full-time role (40 hours per week), but given the nature of what we do, those hours might not follow the typical 9-5. Your working pattern may vary from week to week, and include some out of hours and weekend commitments.

• Hybrid working with flexible working hours
• 23 days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service capped at 5)
• Private health insurance
• 1 x paid Wellness Day
• 1 x paid Volunteering Day
• Your birthday off
• Agency Christmas close down
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years’ service
• Bike2Work scheme
• Training and development budget
• Enhanced family leave policies 
• Referral awards
• Onsite gym
• Regular company socials

CONTRACT TYPE

• Full time, permanent

JOB LOCATION

• Blackfriars Road, London

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.