Athlete Specialist

Supports the Red Bull Athlete Team with day-to-day coordination and execution across a growing athlete and team portfolio. It works closely with the Athlete Manager and wider Sports Marketing, Field Marketing, Brand and Media Network teams. The purpose is to ensure athletes are well supported and opportunities are delivered efficiently.

• Coordinate day-to-day athlete requests, logistics and operational needs, including content shoots, product/stock support and consumer activations.
• Support athlete onboarding and help athletes access the right Red Bull tools, resources and contacts.
• Coordinate athlete merchandising, equipment branding logistics, appearances, shoots, activations and event participation.
• Support athletes around key competitions, events and brand moments.
• Support ideation and execution of athlete projects, initiatives and social-first projects throughout the year, including booking event infrastructure and logistics.
• Contribute unique stories, interesting topics, new formats and top media content for Red Bull Media Network, and manage Media Network requests relating to athletes while connecting the right internal teams.
• Support the Friends of Red Bull programme and coordinate national stock requirements with Field Marketing.
• Assist with game-day activations and key moments across team partnerships, including leveraging partnership rights in all aspects of the business.
• Coordinate ticket distribution across team partnerships and relevant business stakeholders.
• Manage infrastructure bookings and stock management, and generate new ideas for consumer engagement and content creation for team partnerships.

• Studies in general marketing, sports marketing or business.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).
• Strong passion for sport.
• Experience in athletes/team sports management or sports marketing.
• Creative, innovative and open-minded.
• Strong understanding of the South African sports industry, athlete landscape and sporting culture.
• Proven experience managing athletes, talent, ambassadors or high-profile partnerships.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong marketing mindset with experience in brand activation, content and events.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage multiple athletes, projects and priorities simultaneously.