Marketing and Creative Project Manager, FIFA World Cup 2026

This is a Full Time Job

Position Overview

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Marketing and Creative Project Manager is a dynamic project leader, responsible for driving and managing the planning, development and execution of all promotional efforts for the FIFA World Cup 2026, from start to finish.

This position requires excellent planning and leadership skills across all department areas within the Marketing and Creative division, as well as exceptional communication, organization, problem solving and prioritization skills, with a team-player mentality.

This position will report to the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Project Management for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

This is a project/limited term position, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving and managing the planning, development and execution of all all-promotional milestones for FIFA World Cup 2026

• Responsible for building, tracking and managing all FIFA World Cup 2026 promotional milestones, and completing them on timely manner

• Define FIFA World Cup 2026 overall project and milestone scope of work, and identify resources needed to support the team

• Accountable for managing and tracking project budget, and communicating budget challenges in a timely manner to avoid unexpected additional costs

• Proactively create, update and improve required project documentation and reports, to facilitate team alignment and project visibility

• Ability to independently think one step ahead, spot project risks, think of potential solutions, and mitigate and/or escalate risks as needed to ensure project stays on track and on time

• Responsible for communicating project progress to key stakeholders within Marketing leadership team and across the company

• Function as a communication facilitator, ensuring cross-functional alignment and resolving communication challenges that might surge during the life of a project

• Schedule, plan and lead project meetings with different team members and stakeholders from all function and seniority levels across the organization

• Capture meeting agreements and next steps, distribute them to team and track progress

• Facilitate project information to team in a timely manner

• Ensure project is finalized to the contentment of all stakeholders, within the designated budget and timeline

• Proactively evaluate and capture project's success and challenges, and identify ways to improve those areas throughout the cycle of the project

• Identify ways to improve project techniques, documentation, tools and/or reports throughout the cycle of the project

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
• Robust experience within entertainment industry (linear and/or streaming)

• Proven ability to coordinate multiple tasks and manage multiple complex projects at the same time

• Impeccable time management, organization and prioritization skills

• Self-starter, able to consistently deliver without requiring significant oversight and direction

• Passion for delivering highly detailed work

• Critical thinker with the ability to listen, analyze and evaluate an issue or situation prior to making decisions

• Strong and eloquent presentation skills and business presence, with the ability to represent the department in any business setting

• Demonstrated ability to partner with teams across different departments and business areas

• Comfortable with uncertainty and change, but with the drive to establish order and structure

• Open and active listener, with the ability to respectfully challenge teams to improve project outcome or solve challenges

• Proven ability to manage confidential information and successfully elevating critical situations that require timely decision making

• Keen understanding of how to consistently “move the ball forward” in varied circumstances

• Team-player mentality, highly collaborative, and committed to building a strong and healthy team culture

• Comfortable to delivering exceptional results in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications/Requirements

• 5 years' experience in the Media and Entertainment Industry

• 5 year’s Marketing, Creative and/or Marketing Operations background

• Project Management certification

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, and an ability to use the right method for the task and situation

• Excellent written and verbal communications, ability to tailor to all levels of an organization

• Exceptional Microsoft Office skills (Word, Power Point and Excel are an absolute requirement)

• Fully bilingual in English and Spanish is a must (written and spoken)

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