Responsibilities

• Lead the conception and execution of integrated communications strategies for FIFA’s tournaments, initiatives, and corporate priorities
• Advise and support senior management by crafting messaging frameworks, speeches, high-level communications materials and content (together with colleagues from the Editorial & Amplification department) for publication on FIFA-owned and operated channels to ensure coherence across platforms
• Ensure alignment and consistency across all corporate narratives by coordinating with the relevant Communications departments
• Strengthen stakeholder trust and visibility by ensuring FIFA’s activities and initiatives are clearly articulated and effectively promoted
• Design and deliver comprehensive communications plans supporting FIFA’s projects, initiatives, and events, with measurable impact objectives
• Lead cross-departmental planning sessions to ensure unified communications objectives across channels and audiences
• Integrate digital-first thinking and audience insights into every communication initiative
• Oversee narrative consistency, ensuring the organisation’s objectives are communicated clearly and credibly
• Develop and maintain centralised messaging frameworks, factsheets, and talking points that define FIFA’s corporate narrative
• Draft, refine, and validate speeches, statements, and media releases on behalf of senior management

Requirements

• Proven experience (10+ years) working in an international sports and/or media organisation – with a specific background in football and/or journalism
• Digital communications expertise and the ability to build and maintain an audience and maintain interest over time
• Excellent English skills, including writing, communication, and presentation
• An outstanding team spirit with an entrepreneurial mindset that thrives when being challenged
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with key professionals
• Solid experience coordinating successful communications campaigns
• Understand and be conscious of the political and commercial nature of a global governing body’s activities in addition to organising tournaments and events
• Fluent in English
• Conversational French, Spanish, German and additional languages beneficial
• Bachelor / Masters in communications/ journalism/digital media

Preferred

• Conversational French, Spanish, German and additional languages beneficial

Benefits

• Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
• Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
• Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.
• Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.