Job Description

About SCF

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Founded in 1949, the Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) is the national authority for chess in Singapore, affiliated with FIDE and a member of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Sport Singapore. SCF is a registered society, an Institute of Public Character, and a non-profit with charitable status.

Mission of the Role

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SCF has

two core goals

:

Train high-level athletes

(national squads, performance pathways), and

Grow public awareness & participation

in chess. This role supports both--with a

particular emphasis on driving sign-ups and conversions

(courses, trials, tournaments, outreach).

What You'll Do

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Pillar A -- High Performance & Pathways

Promote trials, selection events, and squad intakes; maintain accurate calendars, pages, and FAQs. Produce athlete stories, result recaps, and sponsor-aligned content; prepare press/partner notes. Manage clear communications to athletes/parents (EDMs, notices, forms, confirmations).

Pillar B -- Public Awareness & Participation

Plan and execute campaigns for beginner courses, schools/community programmes, roadshows, and tournaments. Own the funnel end-to-end: optimize landing pages, forms, FAQs, and checkout to increase

course/event sign-ups

. Run social, email, and light paid ads; build outreach lists; handle community moderation and timely updates.

Event Responsibilities

Pre-Event:

Draft run-of-show and comms timelines; coordinate venues, vendors (AV/printing/signage), and assets (banners, medals, certificates).

Registration Ops:

Set up WooCommerce listings and confirmations; export attendee lists; prepare check-in sheets/badges; align info desks with site/EDMs.

On-Site:

Lead registration/check-in and queue flow; liaise with parents/schools/participants; set up signage and photo backdrops; coordinate stage flow/awards with officials; capture quick photo/video for same-day socials; escalate issues appropriately.

Stakeholders/Sponsors:

Deliver promised logo placements, mentions, banners, and photo ops.

Post-Event:

Collate feedback, reconcile light expenses, curate photo selects, and produce a short wrap-up with learnings to improve conversions.

Core Skills You'll Use

Content & Design:

Social tiles/reels, short videos, EDMs;

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator

(Canva ok); basic video editing (Premiere/CapCut).

Web & Registration:

WordPress

updates (basic HTML/CSS helpful);

WooCommerce

listings/checkout information.

Email & CRM:

Mailchimp/SendGri d, segmentation, A/B testing; PDPA-compliant data handling.

Collaboration:

Work closely with events, coaching, and operations to meet timelines and ensure information accuracy.

What You Bring

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0-2 years' experience

in digital marketing/comms

or

fresh graduate

with strong projects/portfolio and a fast-learning mindset. Strong copywriting and visual sense; proficiency in

Adobe Suite

(Ps/Ai). Comfort with

WordPress

; familiarity with

WooCommerce

is a plus. Basic analytics and spreadsheet skills. Excellent written and spoken English.

Willing to work some evenings/weekends

for major events (time off in lieu per policy). Organized, people-friendly, calm under live-event pressure; able to handle light event setup. Interest in chess or sports is a plus; additional language ability is a plus.

Work Arrangement

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On-site in Singapore

, with island-wide coverage during key events.
Non-standard hours during tournaments; TOIL/off-days per policy.