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Event Experiences Marketing Manager - FIFA Fan Festival
Opportunity Overview This is a job listing for an Event Experiences Marketing Manager for the FIFA Fan Festival, a full-time position located in Brazil. The role is part of the Commercial & Marketing department and is a fixed-term position. The job involves supporting the development and implementation of the FIFA Fan Festival commercial and strategic framework, as well as working with commercial and media partners. The ideal candidate will have experience in marketing, event management, or client account management, and will be able to work in a multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-stakeholder environment. The role requires a strong understanding of the FIFA brand and the ability to ensure that all materials and content are aligned with FIFA's commercial rights, partner obligations, and clean site principles. The job involves a wide range of responsibilities, including supporting communications and promotional planning, preparing workshop planning and presentations, and maintaining project documentation. The candidate will also be required to provide local market insights and stakeholder contexts to support strategic decision making, and to act as a key point of contact for Host Cities and other local stakeholders. Responsibilities - Support the development and implementation of the FIFA Fan Festival commercial and strategic framework - Support communications and promotional planning across Host Cities - Liaise with commercial and media partners to support project alignment and approvals - Prepare workshop planning, presentations, and strategic alignment sessions - Maintain all SharePoint documentation and ensure excellent project document management - Lead on local conversations and meetings, and deliver detailed meetings and project updates - Support budget tracking, procurement processes, and relevant strategic documentation - Support local issue resolution and escalation processes - Support the review of plans and materials to ensure alignment with FIFA commercial rights, partner obligations, and clean site principles - Provide local market insights and stakeholder contexts to support strategic decision making - Act as a key point of contact for Host Cities and other local stakeholders - Coordinate requests, tracking, review, and adaptation of Host City deliverables - Review and adapt Host City content, copy, and materials to ensure consistency with FIFA tone, messaging, objectives, and standards - Develop a strong understanding of the FWWC27 brand manual and ensure Host City and stakeholder materials are reviewed in line with FIFA brand requirements - Coordinate feedback, brand approvals, and final sign-off with relevant internal FIFA teams - Support the local Special Events team to ensure FIFA Fan Festival strategic, commercial, promotional, and brand requirements are understood and integrated into Host City planning and delivery - Support the coordination of content capture and delivery of local reporting inputs and post-event documentation - Act as project manager for selected experiential marketing projects as required - Coordinate project planning, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder alignment, and execution - Support RFP processes, agency evaluation, supplier onboarding, and procurement processes - Manage day-to-day coordination with agencies and suppliers - Maintain all project documentation, trackers, meeting notes, action lists, and approval records - Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in line with FIFA standards - Support post-project reporting, learnings, and evaluation Requirements & Qualifications - Experience in marketing, event management, or relevant client account management - Proven relevant experience in a similar position or another relevant role - Experience working in a multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-stakeholder environment - Appreciation and understanding of sport and its role in marketing, fan engagement, and popular culture - University degree in a marketing discipline, or business administration with a major in a relevant field (desired) - Proficient in Office 365 - Excellent knowledge of MS Teams, SharePoint/One Drive, Monday.com - Flexible, adaptable, proactive, attention to detail, and constantly striving for excellence - Multi-tasker with excellent organizational skills and time/priority management Benefits - No benefits are specified in the job listing How to Apply 1. Review the job description and requirements to ensure you are a good fit for the role. 2. Prepare your application, including your resume and any other required documents. 3. Click the Apply button below to submit your application.