Campaigning Manager – Sport & Democracy (m/f/d)

For more than 15 years, the Bundesliga Foundation has been using the power of professional football to support young people across Germany. Its work focuses on social participation, personal development, healthy and active lifestyles, as well as supporting young talent from more than 50 different sports.

Together with clubs from the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, as well as partners from sport, politics and wider society, the Foundation creates opportunities and takes social responsibility. Sport, and football in particular, serves as a means of access, motivation and communicating shared values.

Campaigning Manager – Sport & Democracy (m/f/d)

Location: Frankfurt am Main
Start date: 1 January 2027
Working hours: 25–30 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term until December 2029
Work model: Hybrid – office-based work combined with the option to work remotely for part of the time.

• Develop and implement campaign strategies and activation measures at the intersection of sport, democracy and political education.

• Monitor social and political debates and translate political education topics into engaging, audience-specific social media formats.

• Independently create content for digital channels, including production and editing, with a particular focus on TikTok.

• Manage the Bundesliga Foundation's social media community.

• Manage, monitor and evaluate campaigns, including responsibility for related budget planning.

• Work closely with interdisciplinary teams and coordinate external agencies and service providers.

• A completed university degree, preferably in communications, media, social sciences, marketing or a comparable field.

• Around 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in communications, campaigning, social media or a comparable area.

• Strong conceptual, analytical and creative skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Good knowledge of social media platforms, content production, image editing, video production and performance monitoring.

• A strong interest in social and political issues and the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and appropriately for different audiences.

• An independent and structured way of working, a high level of personal responsibility, and strong communication and teamwork skills.

• The opportunity to work for an impact-driven organisation within the Bundesliga environment, with significant reach.

• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, ranging from e-learning to individual learning programmes and coaching.

• Support for health and wellbeing through shared sporting activities and financial support towards an Urban Sports membership.

• Support in different life situations through cooperation with PME Familienservice, including childcare and holiday care, elder care and individual counselling.

• Contributions towards retirement provision as well as accident and international insurance.

• Courage to question existing structures and the status quo.

• Responsibility for your own decisions and their impact.

• Team spirit to support one another and learn from each other.

• Ambition to continue developing and drive innovation forward.

The Bundesliga Foundation welcomes applications regardless of background, gender or individual life journey. Applicants are also asked to submit work samples. Instead of a traditional cover letter, candidates will answer a number of questions directly through the application tool.