Project Manager - Football company
Sales and Marketing
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Ref: ZU0375
August 5, 2024
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
FUNCTIONS
Do you have experience in project management, business development, institutional relations, marketing, etc., in Saudi Arabia? Are you interested in the football industry and would like to represent a brand internationally? We are looking for a new Project Manager based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the selected candidate will perform their duties as a Project Manager in Saudi Arabia.
The main task of the Project Manager will be to execute, in coordination with the company´s HQ in Madrid, all the projects that the company carries out in Saudi Arabia.
Market Analysis, Research, and Reporting:
• Prepare regular or sporadic reports, both reactive and proactive, on business intelligence: institutional, audiovisual, competitive analysis, benchmarking, communication, digital, event organization, and other areas of interest to the company.
Institutional:
• Strategic alliances with local leagues and/or federations.
• Strategic alliances with other institutions.
• Representation of the company at institutional events.
• Institutional relations with Spanish entities in the territory: embassies, chambers of commerce, etc.
Business Development: Marketing and Sponsorship:
• Search for sponsorship opportunities. Closing local or regional sponsorship deals.
• Seeking monetization opportunities.
• Exploring new business models and activation methods.
• In coordination with the International Marketing Department, finding opportunities to develop or license the company projects, products, or services in the country.
• Organizing and supporting events and activations with sponsors.
Relationship with the Broadcaster:
• Maintaining close relationships and providing support to the company's broadcaster in the territory.
• Identifying projects, collaboration methods, and joint campaigns to promote the company on the broadcaster's various platforms in the territory.
• Anti-piracy efforts. Gathering information on activities that harm the company´s product: piracy, card-sharing, illegal websites, counterfeit products, illegal betting, etc.
Media Relations:
• Maintaining relationships with the media, promoting coverage of the company and its clubs, and generating synergies between them.
• Implementing the company's communication and digital strategy.
• Relationship with the regional communication agency.
• Creating and proposing relevant content for the local market.
• Distributing and placing content from the Communication Department in the media.
Events and Activation:
• Launching international events. Designing, organizing, and/or supporting the company events in the country.
• Ensuring the best presence at the company events in the country.
• Identifying and developing opportunities and alliances in various fields: sports projects, women's football projects, foundations, etc.
Support for Clubs:
• Local support in the market: identifying and exploring opportunities.
• Support during tours and international matches.
• Identifying potential alliances with international clubs.
Requirements:
The hired person will be based and perform their duties from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Complete international geographic mobility.
• Advanced level of Arabic and English.
• Desirable: Spanish language skills.
• Completed university education: Degree/Bachelor's/Engineering.
• Desirable (not essential): Academic training in Sports Management
• Previous international experience will be valued.