YOUNG ROYALS WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT - Reading FC

YOUNG ROYALS
WORK EXPERIENCE
PLACEMENT
2013

JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE
Marketing Executive Work Experience Placement
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The main objective of the marketing department is to deliver commercial revenue targets through marketing
initiatives. The marketing team drives activity across a number of key areas including season tickets,
match tickets, merchandise, hospitality, stadium tours, Young Royals membership and special activities
and events. The marketing team are also responsible for growing the Reading Football Club brand.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
During your placement you will be working alongside members of the marketing team and will have the
opportunity to gain an understanding of how the department functions and the role it plays at Reading
Football Club.
KEY SKILLS
✔ Team player
✔ Well organised
✔ Helpful
✔ Creative
✔ Hard working
✔ Dedicated
✔ I.T. Literate
WORKING HOURS
The placement is for four days from approximately 10am – 4pm.
Please note some flexibility may be required, subject to the
specific plans for each day.

YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
Name
Home address
APPLICATION FORM
Home phone number
Mobile phone number
Age
School name
Postcode
Year group at school
All entrants must be current members of the Young Royals, Reading Football Club’s official junior
supporters club and in Year 10 (14-15 year olds) or Year 11 (15-16 year olds) and in the 2012/13
academic year at schools in England and Wales.
Please note your personal details will only be used in connection with the Young Royals Work
Experience Placement competition. This 4 day Placement will take place during the Easter holidays.
This competition requires significant commitment and input from entrants and its terms and conditions
are therefore very important as they set out the requirements of the competition which apply to all entries.
If you require more information please contact Dara Thomas by calling 0118 968 1310 or email
darathomas@readingfc.co.uk. By entering the competition you confirm that you have read,
understood and agreed to the competition’s terms and conditions which are attached to this document.
1. WHAT SKILLS CAN YOU BRING TO THE READING FOOTBALL CLUB MARKETING TEAM?
Please use no more than 200 words. It may help to refer to the Job Description. Describe your skills,
personal qualities, knowledge and any relevant experience.

2. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS APPLICATION?
Please use no more than 200 words. Remember, we are looking for someone who stands out from
all the other applicants.
3. HOW DO YOU THINK THE YOUNG ROYALS WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT WILL
HELP YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS?
Please use no more than 200 words. We want to select someone who will really benefit from the experience.

REFERENCES
Please discuss your entry to this competition with your parent/guardian who needs to read and agree the
terms and conditions before you can enter this competition. Completion of the details below confirms that
you have discussed your entry with them and that they have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.
Name of Parent/Guardian
Mobile number
Email address
If you are successful with your entry and you win, your parent/guardian will be required to complete
and sign a Parent/Guardian Consent form regarding your participation in the Young Royals Work
Experience placement.
How did you initially find out about this competition (tick only one box)?
Website
Twitter
Facebook
Matchday Programme
Other Please state
Please complete the application form and post to:
Dara Thomas, Reading Football Club, Madejski Stadium, Junction 11 M4, Reading, Berkshire RG2 OFL
or email to darathomas@readingfc.co.uk.
Closing date for entries is 5pm Friday 1 March 2013.
Please note no responsibility can be accepted for entries that are damaged, lost or not received by
Reading Football Club.

PARENT/GUARDIAN CONSENT FORM
1) I confirm I am the parent/lawful guardian of: child’s name
2) Please provide the following details of your child and their school:
Home address
Age
(Your child must be in Year 10 or 11 and a Young Royal to participate in this competition)
School name
School address
School phone number
Name of their Teacher/Work Experience Co-ordinator
Mobile phone number of the Work Experience Co-ordinator
3) Emergency contact details:
Name of emergency contact (must be a parent or guardian)
Mobile phone number of emergency contact
The parent/guardian must be contactable at all times during the Placement in case of emergencies
4) I give/do not give (delete as appropriate) my full permission for my child to participate fully in the
Young Royals Work Experience Placement competition and to participate in any associated activities.
I understand that this will involve:
a) Liaising with Reading Football Club about the Placement arrangements.
b) Travelling to Reading Football Club or to another venue, on dates and times as specified by Reading
Football Club related communications. The student, with support from their parent/guardian, is expected
to make their own travel arrangements to/from the Placement. Travel costs incurred will not be reimbursed.
c) Providing a packed lunch each day.
d) Participating in the planned Work Experience placement activities; shadowing the Marketing Executive
at Reading Football Club as part of the placement, as specified by Reading Football Club
in the related communications.
e) Participating in publicity opportunities, arranged by Reading Football Club which will be used to
promote your child’s involvement in the competition and the competition itself. This may involve
participation in photography, interviews and filming which may be used in any form of media,
electronic, social, print, web or otherwise. This may include the use of your child’s full name.
f) Participating in providing feedback and/or completing feedback forms so Reading Football Club can
evaluate and report on the potential benefits that participation in this programme has brought to your child.
5) To ensure your child gets the most from this Work Experience placement and that any dietary/medical/
behavioural/other requirements/conditions are properly accommodated, please specify below any dietary/
medical/behavioural/other requirements/conditions of which Reading Football Club need to be aware:
i) Special Dietary Needs:
ii) Does your child suffer from:
Asthma Hay fever Diabetes Epilepsy Nut Allergy
iii) Any other allergies (e.g. Penicillin/nuts/anaesthetic)
Postcode
Year group at school
Postcode

Reading Football Club need to receive this signed and completed form by Friday 15 March.
Please complete this form and post to:
Dara Thomas, Reading Football Club, Madejski Stadium, Junction 11 M4, Reading, Berkshire RG2 OFL
or email to darathomas@readingfc.co.uk.
iv) Please add any other relevant information in the box below:
6) I have read, understood and accept the terms and conditions which relate to this competition and which
are attached to this form.
Your name
Signature
Home address (if different to your child’s address stated above)
Postcode
Mobile number
Daytime phone number
Evening phone number
Email
Date of form completion

COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Competition Entry
1) Entry to this competition is open from 5pm on Friday 1 February to 5pm on Friday 1 March 2013 for young people in Year 10
(14-15 year olds) and Year 11 (15-16 year olds) who are in the 2012/13 academic year at schools in England and Wales.
2) All entrants must be current members of the Young Royals, Reading Football Club’s official junior supporters club.
3) To enter this competition the student and the student’s parent/guardian must read the supporting information and these Terms
and Conditions. The student must complete, in full, the application form, downloadable at www.readingfc.co.uk, for the 4 day
Young Royals Work Experience Placement.
4) Completed application forms must be posted to Dara Thomas, Reading Football Club, Madejski Stadium, Junction 11 M4,
Reading, Berkshire RG2 0FL or emailed to darathomas@readingfc.co.uk.
5) All application forms must be received by 5pm on Friday 1 March 2013. No entries will be accepted after this date and time. All
entries are subject to verification and Reading Football Club has the right to disqualify incomplete, illegible or altered entries, or any
entry not made in accordance with the entry instructions and these terms and conditions.
6) No responsibility can be accepted for entries which are damaged, lost or not received by Reading Football Club.
7) Proof of emailing your entry is not proof of receipt and Reading Football Club accepts no liability for lost, delayed or
damaged entries.
8) Application forms become the property of the Reading Football Club upon receipt and will not be returned to the applicant.
9) Reading Football Club may publish, reproduce or copy the applications in any form of media in order to promote this competition
and/or other initiatives; by entering this competition you acknowledge and consent to such use. Please ensure you keep a copy of
the application form for your own records.
10) All valid entries will be judged, using the criteria set out below and at the sole discretion of Reading Football Club, whose decision
is final. No correspondence will be entered into as to the decision.
11) The application forms will be judged using the following criteria:
a) relevant skills, personal qualities and knowledge
b) enthusiasm and good communication skills
c) evidence that this will help them with their future career path
12) By entering this competition the student’s parent/guardian is committing that the student will, if successful in their application,
be able to attend and to participate in the Placement and any associated activities.
13) The winning student will be informed by Friday 8 March. The date and details, including risk assessment, relating to the
Placement will be communicated to the winning student, their parent/guardian and the school.
2. Parent/Guardian Consent Form
1) Once notified as a winner, a completed and signed Parent/Guardian Consent Form giving permission for their child to participate
further in this competition and to participate in the Placement is necessary. Reading Football Club will give this form to the
winner/parent/guardian when the student is advised that they are the winner.
2) The completed and signed Parental/Guardian Consent Form must be posted to Dara Thomas, Reading Football Club,
Madejski Stadium, Junction 11 M4, Reading, Berkshire RG2 0FL by Friday 15 March.
3. The Prize
1) The placement is four days in duration and will take place during the 2013 Easter holidays: either Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 April 2013
or Tuesday 9 – Friday 13 April 2013. The dates will be confirmed by Reading Football Club.
2) The Placement will be hosted by Reading Football Club and will be a structured period of activities for the student to gain an
insight into the role for which they applied. During this Placement, the winner will spend as much of the 4 days as possible, but
a minimum of half a day per day, shadowing the Marketing Executive.
3) Winners, with support from their parent/guardian, are expected to make their own travel arrangements to/from the Placement.
Travel costs incurred will not be reimbursed.
4) The parent/guardian must be contactable at all times during the Placement in case of emergencies.
5) Reading Football Club may announce the winning students on their websites.
4. Other
1) During your Young Royals Work Experience Placement you may be exposed to information of a sensitive and confidential nature.
It is imperative you maintain confidentiality during this time and once your placement has concluded.
2) Winners may be asked to participate in evaluation of the competition and in any media/PR opportunities that arise. Participation
could be in the form of on/offline media photographs, interviews or broadcast appearances as detailed in the parent/guardian
consent form provided by Reading Football Club.
3) Reading Football Club have the right to withdraw the Placement, change dates/times, venues, content of the Placement at any
stage of this competition.
4) The information contained in all promotional materials and websites is accurate at the time of being published.
5) Reading Football Club cannot be held responsible for any subsequent changes.
6) There is no cash alternative or equivalent to the prizes (or any part thereof).
7) Entry into this competition deems acknowledgement and acceptance of all parts of these terms and conditions and other
requirements and features of the competition.