# Athlete Specialist

**Company**: Red Bull
**Location**: Cape Town, Western Cape
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Sports

**Apply**: https://jobs.redbull.com/en/athlete-specialist--prv-ref35386j?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking an Athlete Specialist to join our Marketing team in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

As an Athlete Specialist, you will be responsible for managing athlete portfolios, projects, and providing support to the marketing department. You will coordinate day-to-day athlete requests, logistics, and operational needs, including content shoots, product support, and consumer activations. You will also support athlete onboarding, help athletes access Red Bull tools and resources, and coordinate athlete merchandising and equipment branding logistics.

Key responsibilities include:

- Athlete Portfolio Management: Coordinating athlete requests, logistics, and operations

- Athlete Projects: Ideation and execution of athlete projects and initiatives

- Marketing department support: Contributing to media content and managing Media Network requests

- Team Management: Assisting with game-day activations and team partnerships

Travel is expected to be 20-30%.

We are looking for someone with studies in general marketing, sports marketing, or business, and fluency in English (verbal and written). The ideal candidate should have experience in athletes/team sports management or sports marketing, a strong passion for sport, and excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits of working with Red Bull include a dynamic and supportive work environment, opportunities for growth and development, and being part of a global organisation that gives wings to people and ideas.

If you are a motivated and organised individual with a passion for sport and marketing, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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## Skills

### Required
- marketing
- sports marketing
- athlete management
- event management
- relationship building

### Nice to have
- English
- project management
- content creation
- social media

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Source: [Apply at jobs.redbull.com](https://jobs.redbull.com/en/athlete-specialist--prv-ref35386j?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)