Sports jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape

The Athlete Specialist supports the Red Bull Athlete Team with the day-to-day coordination and execution required to manage a growing athlete and team portfolio. The role works closely with the Athlete Manager and wider Sports Marketing, Field Marketing, Brand and Media Network teams to ensure athletes are well supported and opportunities are delivered efficiently.

Athlete Portfolio Management

• Coordinating day-to-day athlete requests, logistics and operational needs,including content shoots, product/stock support and consumer activations.
• Supporting athlete onboarding and helping athletes access the right Red Bull tools, resources and contacts.
• Coordinate athlete merchandising and equipment branding logistics
• Support athletes around key competitions, events and brand moments.
• Coordinate athlete appearances, shoots, activations and event participation.

Athlete Projects

• Ideation and supporting the execution of athlete projects, initiatives and social-first projects throughout the year.
• Booking of event infrastructure and logistics for projects

Marketing department support

• Contribute unique stories, interesting topics, new formats and top media content for Red Bull Media Network.
• Managing Media Network requests relating to athletes and helping connect the right internal teams.
• Supporting the Friends of Red Bull programme and coordinating national stock requirements with Field Marketing.

Team Management

• Assisting with game-day activations and key moments across team partnerships.
• Assisting in leveraging partnership rights in all aspects of the business
• Coordinating ticket distribution across team partnerships and relevant business stakeholders.
• Infrastructure bookings and stock management
• New ideas for consumer engagement and content creation of team partnerships

Studies in general marketing, sports marketing or business
Fluency in English (verbal & written)
The ideal candidate should have a strong passion for sport along with experience in athletes/team sports management or sports marketing. They should also be creative, innovative and open minded
Strong understanding of the South African sports industry, athlete landscape and sporting culture
Proven experience managing athletes, talent, ambassadors or high-profile partnerships
Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
Strong marketing mindset with experience in brand activation, content and events
Highly organised, proactive and able to manage multiple athletes, projects and priorities simultaneously

This job description is not exhaustive of the potential duties that the successful applicant will be required to perform, and is provided solely to assist potential job applicants in determining their suitability for the role and to apply for the job. It is not an offer of employment and Red Bull is under no obligation to hire an applicant who submits an application.