Content Creator (Multi Disciplinary with Photography, Videography and Editorial Skills)

Organisation: Saracens
Salary: Competitive - Dependent on experience
Location: StoneX Stadium
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 22 October 2025
Interview date: 2 November 2025
Job Description: The Multi-Media Creator is a hands-on creative responsible for the end-to-end creation of high-value video and photography content across the Saracens brand. Reporting to the Head of Multi-Media, this role is vital in capturing the emotion, energy, and stories of the club through compelling visual content across digital, social, commercial, and matchday platforms.

This is a hybrid role requiring both shooting and editing expertise across video and photo. The ideal candidate is a creative self-starter who can move seamlessly between high-energy matchday environments, behind-the-scenes storytelling, commercial activations, and studio shoots — all while delivering content that drives fan engagement, builds brand affinity, and supports club growth.

A key part of this role is delivering on the club’s “Players First” strategy — using visual content to elevate player profiles, grow their personal brands, and deepen the connection between Saracens’ fans and its athletes.

Key Responsibilities
Video & Photography Capture
• Capture high-quality video and photo content across all key club moments — including matches, training, player features, behind-the-scenes access, and branded activations.
• Work across the club to ensure all teams (Men’s, Women’s, Academy) are represented through best-in-class visual storytelling.
• Capture player-led content that reflects personality, lifestyle, and off-pitch moments in support of the “Players First” strategy.
• Operate solo or as part of a multi-creator team, adjusting shooting style based on context, format, or platform.
• Maintain and manage kit including cameras, lenses, lights, audio gear, and stabilisers.

Editing & Post-Production
• Edit a range of short-form and long-form video content for use across social, web, in-stadium, and commercial platforms.
• Select and edit photography assets for use in CRM, web, editorial, sponsorship, and marketing campaigns.
• Ensure all content is platform-optimised, brand-aligned, and delivered with creative flair and precision.
• Maintain visual consistency across all touchpoints by collaborating with editors, designers, and social managers.
Campaign & Social Integration
• Collaborate with the Social Media Manager and Head of Social to develop content that’s optimised for each platform and audience segment.
• Respond to reactive content needs (e.g. matchday moments, trending formats, cultural moments).
• Deliver assets that complement wider campaigns across CRM, partnerships, merchandise, ticketing, and player features.
• Brief and collaborate with the Copywriter and Design teams to align on messaging and creative tone.

Matchday & Live Event Coverage
• Live social posting and community management on match-day across media platforms
• Be a core member of the matchday content team — capturing pre-match energy, in-game moments, post-match emotion, and fan experience.
• Deliver rapid-turnaround content for social and in-stadium use, in coordination with social and production leads.
• Ensure players are consistently and authentically featured in matchday storytelling.
Commercial & Branded Content
• Create content that supports commercial priorities, including branded partner activations, sponsor campaigns, and merchandise promotion.
• Collaborate with the Commercial team to interpret briefed objectives into standout visual outputs.
• Contribute to pitch decks and proposals with visual concepting that brings sponsorship stories to life.
• Capture player-driven branded content, ensuring authenticity while delivering sponsor KPIs.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:
• Proven experience creating both video and photography content for sports, entertainment, or lifestyle brands.
• Ability to shoot and edit independently across a variety of formats (matchdays, features, promos, verticals).
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, Media Encoder).
• Strong visual storytelling instincts, with an eye for emotion, authenticity, and energy.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, live environments with shifting priorities and quick turnarounds.
• Organised file management and workflow habits to operate within an internal agency structure.

Desirable:
• Experience in professional sport (rugby preferred) or working directly with athletes and talent.
• Understanding of social-first content production and current platform trends.
• Experience with motion graphics, templates, and editing workflows to accelerate delivery.
• Familiarity with framing, lighting, and editing techniques for player-centric, short-form storytelling.
• Drone or gimbal operation is a bonus.

Success Metrics
• Quality, consistency, and timeliness of multimedia content delivered.
• Growth in content-driven fan engagement and performance metrics (views, shares, saves, watch time).
• Increased visibility and follower growth of players, supported through “Players First” content strategy.
• Positive feedback from internal stakeholders: Head of Multi-Media, Creative Director, Head of Production, Head of Social, and the wider Social Team.
• Effective creative support of matchday coverage, commercial campaigns, and player-first content across all Saracens-owned channels.

Personal Characteristics
• Motivated/Determined/Proactive
• Entrepreneurial/Innovative
• Relentlessly Positive
• Passionate
• Caring/Kind
• Ability to work independently and ‘get the job done’ and also work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve a common goal
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
• You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming ownership and accountability for results.
• You encourage open discussion of different ideas and views; welcome and solicits feedback.
• You instil a continuous improvement mind-set and champions best practices.
• You are happy with a mix of getting your hands dirty and thinking strategically.
• This role may require the post holder to be able to work weekends for both men’s and women’s home matches

BENEFITS

Compensation
• Your manager reviews your salary every 24 months as a matter of course. However, proactive pay increases will be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities

Holiday
• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays - please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing
• Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health

Sports & Entertainment
• After work events including football and tag rugby
• Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games
• Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games
• Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family

Family
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks
• Life assurance

Commuting
• We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme

Please note that Saracens reserves the right to amend any non-contractual benefits as business needs may require.
How to apply: Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letting incorporating suitability to the role and providing links to either a portfolio and or social media links to view work. Applications should be sent to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at recruitment@saracens.net. Closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 5pm. Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you have not heard from us by 7 days after the closing date of the role, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.