About the job
Department: IOC Television and Marketing Services
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Internship (12 months)
Activity Level: 100%
Apply before: 13.02.2026
The International Olympic Committee is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement.
A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including the athletes, the National Olympic Committees, the International Federations, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, the Worldwide Olympic Partners and Olympic broadcast partners. It also collaborates with public and private authorities including the United Nations and other international organisations.
About the role:
As the Media Rights Trainee you will be supporting and learning from the Media Rights unit.
Your responsibilities:
The Media Rights unit (MR) is responsible for the sales and exploitation of the broadcast media rights for Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games and the Olympic Qualifiers Series. As part of the MR unit, the Media Rights Trainee will:
- Assist the Media Rights team on the preparation for sales processes, such as market-sensing, tender documentation and financial projections.
- Compile intelligence and information for the targeted territories on the media landscapes, potential broadcasters as well as new trends and opportunities in the region.
- Prepare presentations for Sales meetings with potential Media Rights Holders
- Assist with the account management of Olympic Games Media Rights Holders and identify opportunities to leverage the partnership and further commercialisation to enhance upcoming media rights sales.
- Assist in administrative tasks including contracts overview, SharePoint management and weekly meetings.
- Contribute to internal and external audience and other reporting activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- University or business school (or related field) student or graduate.
- English fluency both spoken and written; additional language an asset.
- Interest to work in a commercial environment.
- Understanding or work experience in the sports media industry or sport’s governing body.
- Knowledge and affinity with media landscape an asset.
- Able to compile data and feature key information in presentable formats.
- Excellent command of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI and other corporate tools.
The successful candidate will be equipped with the following:
- Familiarity with the Olympic Movement.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
- Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a “can do” mentality.
- Attention to detail and ability to interact and communicate effectively with team members.
- Strong sense of organization and pro-activity.
- Strong results-orientation mindset.
- Rigorous professional ethics; sense of initiative; ability to work in a dynamic environment and still meet thigh deadlines.
- Ability to consider interpersonal differences as a source of added value and interact constructively with all kinds of people and flexible in working with a multitude of internal/external/agency constituents.
Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.
