Division/Unit: Club Competitions Operations & Events
Contract type: maximum term
Start date: 16/02/2026
End date: 31/05/2026
Main goal
Your goal is to ensure the smooth journey of media stakeholders (press, photographers, video journalists, radio and TV non-rights holders) from their registration in the UEFA Media Channel, their media validation in the system, and eventually, accreditation and match booking requests to on-site attendance.
Key Responsibilities
- Overseeing the registration of bona fide Press, Photographers, Video Journalists, Radio & TV Non-Rights holders in the UEFA Media Portal
- Ensuring an efficient accreditation and match booking media application process, in close liaison with UEFA ICT
- Establishing documentation and standard operational processes that will be used by our counterparts, such as Press Officers, Onsite & Offsite staff, media representatives etc.
- Coordinating the event-specific media stakeholders access needs with UEFA Accreditation and Access
- Coordinating the media requests approval and rejection process with UEFA Communications as well as other internal stakeholders.
- Answering the emails received from media representatives in a professional and client-centric approach
- Assisting with the on-site delivery of media operations and services as required (Club and National Team Finals, Final Tournaments, Draws, etc.)
- Applying the latest ICT developments to media services processes
Requirements
Experience:
- Experience in event management where serving clients with high expectations is key and/or venue management in football or other sport
- Good writing skills, including the ability to draft policies, guidelines and workflows
Education:
- Bachelors' degree within the media environment, business management or sports/event management
Languages:
Other requirements:
- Knowledge of and interest in the sports media landscape in general, and particularly in football
- Ability to provide outstanding results under pressure
- Attention to details combined with the ability to see the big picture
- The ability to work independently and reliably with precision and respecting confidentiality and multicultural concerns
- A solution-oriented team player who is resilient, driven, amiable, energetic, diplomatic and charismatic with a positive outlook
- Efficiency and the ability to keep track of numerous projects at once
- Strong team spirit even in a high-pressure, changeable environment
- Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to build a strong network
- A creative and service-oriented mindset
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