Contract: ASAP – February 2027
Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed-term
About the Role
We are looking for a Media Services Coordinator to support media operations for a major international football tournament in Saudi Arabia.
The successful candidate will assist in coordinating media services across venues and ensuring a smooth experience for journalists, photographers, broadcasters, and other accredited media stakeholders throughout the tournament.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the coordination and delivery of media services across assigned venues.
- Assist with the setup and readiness of media facilities, including press areas, media workspaces, interview areas, and mixed zones.
- Coordinate with venue operations, accreditation, security, IT, transport, and other functional teams.
- Support the requirements of journalists, photographers, broadcasters, and other media representatives.
- Assist with media briefings, venue inspections, rehearsals, and operational meetings.
- Act as a point of contact for media stakeholders and assist with resolving operational issues.
- Maintain media-related schedules, documentation, contact lists, and reports.
- Coordinate with suppliers and service providers to ensure media requirements are delivered.
- Support match-day and event-day media operations.
- Monitor operational requirements and escalate issues when necessary.
- Perform other duties related to media services and event operations as required.
Requirements
- Available to work onsite in Saudi Arabia from ASAP until February 2027.
- Experience working on at least 2–3 events, preferably large-scale, international, sporting, or entertainment events.
- Previous experience in media services, media operations, event operations, broadcasting, press operations, communications, or a related field is preferred.
- Experience working with journalists, photographers, broadcasters, or other media stakeholders is highly desirable.
- Strong coordination and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure event environment.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluent in English.
- Flexible and willing to work extended hours, weekends, and match/event days when required.
- Available to work onsite in Saudi Arabia from ASAP until February 2027.
