Project Manager - Sport/Culture (f/m/d)

Act.3; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global community firm in Dubai is seeking a Project Manager to deliver strategies across sports, entertainment, and culture. The ideal candidate will oversee impactful events and ensure smooth project delivery. This role requires strong client management skills and an understanding of local cultural trends. Join our diverse team and make an impact in a creative environment.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Learning and development programs

Health and well-being offers

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in brand activation, creative production, or events.
• Proven track record in managing projects from initiation to completion.
• Strong understanding of local culture and trends.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver impactful events across various formats.
• Manage vendors, production logistics, and delivery timelines.
• Act as the main contact for clients and partners.

Skills

Brand activation

Client management

Project delivery

Communication

Creativity

Education

Relevant degree or certification

Job description

About Our Community

Team triumphs ego and thats how we play. We keep it real as a diverse team of talented individuals we act together to make our world a happier place. We are a community - not because we work together but because we trust respect and care for each other. We have unique passions common goals and a clear brand manifesto that keeps us focused. Our purpose our mission our beliefs our culture our values and everything else in between guides our action. Pretty much the only thing our manifesto wont tell you is how to play your role in our community we have a culture of responsibility so thats something youre going to have to figure out yourself. But of course we will empower you on your journey through leadership that favors context over control. Inspired by the spirit of sports we also cultivate an active mindset in everything we do. We believe creativity and agility thrive with fast decision-making and by embracing process-light paths. So be ready to make your ideas happen be yourself and bring your entrepreneurial spirit.

What Youll Do

We are looking for a Project Manager to deliver key strategies and activations for our partners across sport entertainment and culture.

As a Project Manager your primary role will be to plan and deliver impactful events across a range of formats. You will be responsible for ensuring smooth world-class project delivery acting as the bridge between our clients internal teams and external partners to enable seamless collaboration and create unforgettable experiences.

You will meet high-level standards budget and timelines as well as working within the scope of developed concepts and creative ideas.

This position will be based in Dubai and will require great knowledge of local culture (including sport fashion music entertainment tech) trends brands and how audiences engage with those core segments of our world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Delivery
  • Own the planning and delivery of mid to large-scale projects including activations content shoots and community campaigns
  • Manage vendors talent production logistics and delivery timelines
  • Ensure execution meets budget brand standards and client expectations
• Client & Partner Coordination
  • Act as the day-to-day point of contact for clients and partners
  • Run internal and external WIP meetings providing clear updates and deliverables
  • Maintain strong relationships and alignment across cross-functional teams
• Creative & Strategic Support
  • Help shape creative proposals and production decks
  • Translate briefs into project roadmaps and execution plans
  • Contribute to copy concept thinking and mood boards
• Process & Documentation
  • Maintain internal status trackers and timelines
  • Prepare project budgets and reconcile upon completion
  • Contribute to resource planning and team operation discussions
• Cultural & Community Engagement
  • Identify community organisations artists and creators aligned with client values
  • Stay close to local trends in sport fashion entertainment and sustainability
  • Ensure projects remain culturally grounded and locally relevant

Who You Are

Real impact comes from real people and real stories and your story looks a little like this

• Experienced: 36 years in brand activation creative production events or client management
• Delivery-Focused: Proven track record leading campaigns or experiential projects from start to finish
• Client-Confident: Strong communicator who can manage feedback expectations and timelines with ease
• Culture-Driven: Passionate about meaningful work across culture sustainability and creativity
• Organised: Highly structured process-oriented and deadline-conscious
• Creative: Curious about how brands can engage people through purpose and play

Your Benefits

• act.3 on tour: join our community and work in an exciting international and interdisciplinary environment with over 18 community bases spanning 6 continents.
• Learning & education: access to training workshops and custom personal development programmes via our .
• Our way of acting: opportunities for flexible work arrangements and inspiring office design and set-ups.
• Feel good management: open access to coffee tea and healthy buffets in our community bases.
• Creative office space: work at a co-working space with an extremely creative environment.
• Health and Well-being Offers: a wide variety of health programs training classes and coaching sessions for a healthy and happy body & mind

You & Act.3

act.3 is an equal opportunity employer. We believe real impact comes from real people and real stories. Everyone has a story to tell and they should be heard valued and respected. No matter where you come from what you look like or what you passion is. We celebrate our uniqueness and actively empower an inclusive and equitable world for all. Our community is for everyone and so is our workplace. Mind matters more than numbers. We value real relationships built on trust and respect. We see each other at eye-level inside and outside of work. This means we believe in heart counts and not headcounts. Its our differences that enable us to shape the future of brands through people community and culture and make our ideas happen.

About us

We are a community of real people who turn our passion into impact. We shape the future of brands through people community and culture. We make ideas happen.

We began our journey as an exclusive partner of adidas UEFA and FC Bayern in 2012 from our headquarters in Herzogenaurach Germany. Since then we have continued to push the boundaries of human interaction. We understand what society and our world need.

Our purpose is to enable each other and brands to create real change in peoples lives ultimately making our world a happier place. Community and culture are therefore a core part of our work. We approach marketing holistically and have expertise in strategy creative and experiences. We are now a global community with over 250 individuals in 18 global offices spanning 6 continents. We collaborate with handpicked partners all over the world to bring beauty to the spheres of sport culture and sustainability.

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