Media, Communication Specialist

İşin təsviri

Company:  LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE of the FIFA U-17 WOMEN`S WORLD CUP AZERBAIJAN 2012
Position: Media, Communication Specialist
Entry Date: As soon as possible 

This year is going to be one of the most important years for sports, especially football in Azerbaijan. Starting from 22 September to 13th of October 2012 Azerbaijan will host FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup! It will be one of the greatest events not only for a football history of our country, but also a wonderful chance for you to cooperate with great FIFA and LOC family, have an unforgettable job experience and an opportunity for your future career.
Job Description
• Assist Media, Communication Division within the preparation work of FIFA U-17 Women`s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 and to boost internal and external communications
• Support LOC to cooperate with FIFA Media, Communication and fifa.com responsible people
• Assist in outreach to the media and web content development
• Assistance in grant writing; review, edit and/or write communication materials of the tournament
• Communicate with a variety of media including local and international online, print and broadcast
• Actively working as venue media manager in one of the dedicated stadiums
• Preparing reports for internal and external parties
• The Communication Specialist reports directly to the Department Director and assist all other staff as required.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Media/Communications/Journalism/Political Science or any other related field
• Good IT skills
• Basic knowledge of football
• Perfect spoken and written Azerbaijani/English language. Other languages are optional/appreciated.
• Minimum 1 year full time work experience
• Demonstrated success in implementing media campaigns
• Demonstrated track record of developing successful working relationships with reporters
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and demands at a time
• Excellent writing skills, with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop relationships and communicate with all levels of management. Experience working closely with executives, team members
• Problem solving skills, creativity, ability to work independently
• Readiness to be work long and tough hours during the tournament

Interested candidates can send their CVs to [email protected]  and should indicate the position in the subject part of the email.