Sports Communication Specialist

Job description

Find your own direction

·  LocationIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
·  ScheduleFull-time
·  OrganisationRed Bull Turkey

Areas that play to your strengths

(all the responsibilities we'll trust you with)

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·  EDITORIAL

Manage day-to-day editorial PR and communication of Red Bull in the areas of sport marketing, sports events & athletes related projects.

Select relevant media channels and pitch messages/topics that will finally result in editorial outcome.

Create a full year communication plan for athletes and arrange exclusive interviews and news

·  PRODUCE

Manage the production of mainly local relevant content. Working with internal production team, helps to select and manage the right production partners (still/moving images, freelancer, digital media), briefs them and safeguards top quality execution and compliance with local but also international (Red Bull Content Pool) delivery standards for selected content.

·  NETWORK

Establish a media network (personal relationships) in all sports relevant fields for Red Bull. Be it to support the sports communication targets and business plan goals, as well as to support the international Red Bull Media House program (content development, long format production, media houses, etc…).

·  PLANNING

Support the Sports and National Communication Managers in the development of a target-oriented, well-balanced annual Sports, Athletes and Events communication plans.

Strategically plan a 360 national communication approach for single sports or athlete projects or media initiatives.

·  CONTRIBUTE

Continuously seek for relevant relevant international content and syndicate to national media outlets.

Support the Red Bull Media House with information sharing as well as providing creative input for Red Bull Media House properties (social channel, RedBull.com, RedBullTV, etc. ).

·  DISTRIBUTE

Distribute customised local content nationally to the appropriate media outlets in print, web, TV and radio while supporting the own channel needs and strategies.

Seek for new business opportunities in regards to content licensing and media partnerships.

·  MONITOR

Monitor the quality and quantity of the generated results to fine-tune future approaches.

Desired profile

Your experience includes:

(proven performance in)

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Minimum 3 years experience in editorial communication and/or sports communications.

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Strong PR skills including strong writing / story telling skills.

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Strong understanding of Turkish and international contemporary sports trends and insights.

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PR experience in sports and events related environment, allowing a vast understanding of the sports landscape.

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Strong Understanding the national media landscape (all channels: broadcast, print, web & new media), ideally already maintaining a strong network in sports media.

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Strong editorial sense (being the national “Editor in Chief” of sports): content & story developer beyond the world of Red Bull content.

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Understanding of distribution (print, broadcast, web & new media).

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Profound production knowledge (photography, text, moving images).

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3rd party relations or sponsorship activation

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Fluent in written and spoken English.

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EDV (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.).