Media Attendance Assistants

UEFA; Nyon; On-site; CHF 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UEFA in Nyon, Switzerland seeks a media operations professional for a fixed-term contract to manage media registration, accreditation and match booking for events.

You will coordinate with ICT, Communications and onsite staff to ensure smooth media access, while drafting documentation and standard workflows for media services. Strong English and event-management experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in event management serving clients with high expectations.
• Good writing skills including drafting policies, guidelines and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing registration of press, photographers, video journalists, radio and TV non-rights holders in the UEFA Media Portal.
• Ensuring efficient accreditation and match booking processes in liaison with UEFA ICT.
• Establishing documentation and SOPs for Press Officers, onsite/offsite staff, media representatives, etc.
• Coordinating media access requests with UEFA Accreditation and Access.
• Coordinating media requests approvals/rejections with UEFA Communications and internal stakeholders.
• Responding professionally to emails from media representatives.
• Assisting with on-site delivery of media operations at events.
• Applying ICT developments to media services processes.

Skills

Event management

Policy drafting

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in media environment or business management or sports/event management

Job description

Job information

Division/Unit: Club Competitions Operations & Events
Contract type: maximum term
Start date: 01/03/2027
End date: 30/06/2027

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:

• English / Advanced

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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