Hospitality Manager (Accreditation Manager) (Global Soccer) (Adult Beverage Client) (Contract)

USA (Hybrid)

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Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Coordinate staff credentials and access for a FIFA World Cup–scale event, ensuring compliant accreditation and on-site support.

  • Own end-to-end accreditation planning and submission workflows.
  • Must-have: Strong organizational, data-management, and stakeholder communication for large-scale events.
  • Standout: On-site support during the tournament window and FIFA guidelines compliance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • EXPERIENCES / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.
  • Support internal & external project teams with accreditations for global soccer event
  • Act as primary contact for client lead and internal team to assemble all documentation in accordance with FIFA guidelines
  • Collect, validate, and submit all required personal and role data for staff, ensuring compliance with document validity, background checks, and mandatory fields
  • Assess and submit staffing plans, ensuring all roles, headcounts and venue access needs are accurately reflected for approval
  • Ensure requests for accreditations are submitted properly and in a timely manner
  • Manage both invitation-based and bulk registration processes for all accredited staff
  • Communicate accreditation procedures and information clearly and accurately to external region captions
  • Assign and manage access zones and stadium codes according to approved working functions and FIFA’s zoning protocols
  • Support onsite within client operations HQ during tournament window (June-July) to resolve real time issues during badge collection and event operations windows

Requirements

  • Experience in a similar role at a large scale at a major sporting event such as the Olympics, Paralympics or FIFA World Cup
  • Strong organizational, data management, and stakeholder communication skills
  • Ability to interpret and implement complex international protocols and timelines
  • Familiarity with online accreditation systems and security screening processes
  • High level Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook skills
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed
  • Moderate travel (20-45%) with ability to be onsite throughout tournament window (June-July)

Preferred

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, international environment
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