Who We Are:
On Location is a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, offering ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production and travel management across sports, entertainment, fashion and culture. On Location provides unrivaled access for corporate clients and fans looking for official, immersive experiences at marquee events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and more. An official partner and/or service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (the Milano Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games), FIFA, NFL, NCAA, UFC, WWE, and PGA of America, the company also owns and operates a number of its own unique experiences. On Location is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a Senior Design Project Manager to join the Design team with the responsibility for managing, tracking, and reporting on the efforts of design partners for the FIFA World Cub 26™ Official Hospitality program.
This critical role manages communications and workflow between the internal design team and the external design vendor partnerships responsible for the various design and production services across event locations.
WHAT YOU WILL DO: PRE-TOURNAMENT / LOAD IN
- Manage internal and external design relationships with various design and production partners across event locations for assigned region to ensure design delivery requirements are met for assigned venues
- Ensure all design assets strictly adhere to FIFA’s brand guidelines and legal standards as you safeguard the integrity of the FIFA World Cub 26™ brand in various applications
- Lead communications across internal and external teams related to the production of design documentation for assigned venues
- Oversee installation of design deliverable elements ensuring adherence to plan and design standards
- Manage handoffs of deliverables to production partners to be executed
- Manage internal and external approval processes as required for assigned venue deliverables
- Along with regional budget development and management, develop fully integrated event solution plans and fulfill all necessary design production related processes i.e. status reports, budgets, database tracking, vendor management, recaps, etc.
WHAT YOU WILL DO: MID-TOURNAMENT
- Provide on-site presence for assigned venue(s) for OL Design on both match and non-match days
- Manage on-the-fly Design requests needing to be communicated to internal team or design vendor for execution
- Provide QA/QC support for all design deliverable items throughout the tournament reporting on any condition issues that may arise
- Manage communications with and workflows of design vendors as required to execute mid-tournament adjustments, replacements, and corrections
WHAT YOU WILL DO: POST-TOURNAMENT / LOAD OUT
- Work with various teams to manage removal of design elements for assigned venues
- Provide post-mortem analysis of design activations for assigned venues
- Develop reports as requested for analysis for assigned venues
WHO YOU ARE
- Highly motivated, organized, detail oriented, and a self-starter with extensive experience in project management and construction administration phase work
- Experience with temporary activations, branded environmental design, and live/sporting events preferred
- Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing a high volume of work under tight deadlines
- Strong ability to troubleshoot conflicts and provide strategic solutions
- Experience coordinating with design teams and event production partners focused on the brand experience within the physical space
- Ability to handle various challenges and roadblocks within the design process, ensuring solutions align with internal and external stakeholder priorities, brand standards, budgets, and deadlines
- Strong PowerPoint presentation design skills
- Calm under pressure, collaborative, consistent, and flexible
GOOD TO HAVE
- Experience using PageProof or other approval-based software
- Bilingual or multilingual proficiency
- Knowledge of FIFA regulations and standards related to marketing and hospitality
- Adobe Creative Suite knowledge