Hey!
Imagine amateur football finally had the platform it deserves.
Every weekend, millions of people write their own personal football stories – on pitches, in clubs and on the sidelines. We believe this passion deserves a digital home too.
That's Exactly What We're Building Every Single Day.
Main information
Start: ImmediatelyLocation: Cologne or LondonWorkload: Full-timeArea of responsibility: Marketing & Brand
Is this a match?
The most important basics – so we both know if it could work.
Location: You can see yourself in our offices in Cologne or London – and are able to come in at least 2–3 days a weekExperience: You have a creative background of 1–5 years and feel confident in the role.Languages: You speak English fluently – German is a big plus.You know football: Amateur football isn't new to you – you've played yourself, are a club member or a fan with a real feel for what happens on and off the pitch.Startup spirit: You'd rather shape things than just tick boxes – even when that means figuring stuff out without a finished roadmap.
Your playing field
Here's why this role matters for our mission.
You’ll be responsible for the visual implementation of our brand on social media - from design and editing right through to final publication.You put ideas into practice yourself. Quickly, creatively and with a keen understanding of amateur football, community dynamics and modern social trends.
How you'll make a difference
This is how you move our mission forward every day.
Daily Business
You design, edit and produce social-first content (Reels, TikToks, visuals) on a daily basis - from the initial idea through to the final cut and publication.
Brand Development
Strengthen and evolve our brand identity across visuals, tone of voice, and storytellingCreate a repeatable brand system (guidelines, templates, creative principles) that scales across channels and marketsBuild recognisable content “IP” (recurring formats/series) that audiences come back for
Social (Organic + Paid)
Own the content roadmap and publishing rhythm across key social channelsProduce and/or direct social-first assets (video, static, short-form series) with strong packaging (hooks, captions, edits)Partner with growth/paid teams to develop high-performing creatives and iterate through testing cyclesTurn performance insights into creative decisions (what to double down on, what to stop, what to test next)
Collaborations & Community
Develop collaboration concepts with creators, communities, and local partnersBuild lightweight partner toolkits (assets, briefs, formats) that make it easy for others to co-create and shareIdentify scalable “distribution levers” that expand reach without diluting brand
What you bring to the table
We're not looking for a perfect CV. But you should recognise yourself in these points.
Brand Building: You’ve demonstrated the ability to build brands through content, not just campaigns.Visual Taste: You have excellent visual taste and strong execution skills (design, editing; motion basics are helpful).Motion Basics: Motion design / animation fundamentals (template-based, fast and scalable)Creative Strategy: You bring strong skills in positioning, format development, channel thinking and distribution.Data Literacy: You feel comfortable working with data and understand core social and paid creative performance metrics.Hands-on Mentality: You move fast, are execution-focused and can ship work while raising the creative bar.Copywriting: You write strong hooks, captions and series framing.Editing: You craft short-form storytelling with a clear narrative flow.Production: You handle creator briefing and direction for efficient content production.Design: You develop social-first design and packaging (format setup, thumbnails/title cards, recognizability).Performance Mindset: You work test-driven, iterate quickly and apply insights to improve creative output.
Good to know
We want you to know what this role really looks like from day one.
We are looking for more than a traditional social media manager, but rather a social brand designer who can bring our brand to life visually.Your focus: design, content & execution. You don’t just come up with ideas but put them into practice yourself
Bonus
Not a must – but this'll definitely earn you extra points.
Brand Building: Brand-building experience in a D2C or agency environment with clear, measurable outcomesPaid Creative: Paid social creative experience (performance creatives, ad variants, hook testing)Activation: On-ground activation experience (events/matchdays, local partner activations, on-site content)
Benefits
We want you to love joining us - and still love being part of the team a long time from now.
Be part of it from the start – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.Competitive salary – You’ll be paid fairly and transparently.Employee participation (VSOP) — directly benefit from the company’s success.Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!Remote work — depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote (working from home at the start and end of the week is quite popular ????) — whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.Remote, even from afar — Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family — we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.Team spirit — whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.Modern IT equipment — We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.27 vacation days per year — For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.Team events at our locations — Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.Offsites with the whole team — Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.
Still here? Sounds like a pretty good match.
If you've made it this far, we hope we've managed to show you one thing: how we work, what we believe in and why this role at PREMATCH is something special.
Maybe this is exactly the moment you've been waiting for: a team that thinks big, a vision that actually moves things and the chance to help reshape amateur football digitally – together with us.
Now it's your turn.
Click on ‘Apply now’ – it’ll only take 2 minutes.All we need is your CV. You can tell us the rest in our simple, short application form.Don’t meet all the requirements? If you think you’re still a good fit – just apply
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