Communications Specialist

Join the Red Bulls! Strengthen our Communication & PR team as Communications Specialist and contribute to unlocking the full potential of the brand. Are you passionate about the greatest team sport in the world? Do you thrive in dynamic teams and want to take on the exciting challenges of working at one of the most thrilling clubs in Japan football? Then this is the perfect playing field for you. What awaits you: fantastic team members and attractive working conditions create an inspiring work environment. And of course, we love celebrating our team's successes together in the stadium.

General Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans aimed at enhancing the brand image of the club and RB Omiya.

• Create valuable content for various channels, including owned media articles, social media posts, website content, and matchday programs.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, such as influencers and brands related to the club, to increase brand awareness.

• Manage the club's social media presence by carrying out tasks such as creating articles and video content, managing the community, and monitoring social media channels in line with the club's marketing concepts and key messages.

Project Management Focus

• Oversee projects such as photo shoots, productions, event series, and smaller support requests related to Communications and PR.

• Provide support to international Red Bull Soccer colleagues on project requests.

Quality & Service

• Identify potential improvements and optimizations in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure efficient resource allocation (budgets, team resources) to achieve project goals.

Stakeholder Satisfaction

• Align the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring optimal brand understanding within the club.

• Bridge the gap between Red Bull’s brand identity and football-specific requirements in the World of Red Bull.

• Contribute to a sustainable increase in stakeholder satisfaction through a collaborative and appreciative approach.

Club Strategy Alignment

• Align communication & PR activities with the strategic club roadmap, ensuring contributions to regional and national club objectives.

Performance Evaluation & Documentation

• Evaluate and measure the performance of Red Bull projects, ensuring alignment with predefined objectives and standards.

• Prepare detailed reports and documentation for internal reporting and stakeholder communication

• Relevant experience in Communication & PR, ideally within the World of Red Bull.

• Knowledge and experiences in Communication & PR activations in sports industries, from standpoints of either club, organization body or athlete agencies is preferred.

• Proven experience in creating content.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a strong sense of target audience engagement.

• Reliability, self-motivation, and teamwork skills.

• Structured working style with strong planning and organizational abilities.

• Creativity and trend awareness.

• Hands-on mentality and willingness to take on diverse tasks.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, combined with a high degree of empathy.

• Completed (technical) university degree or professional qualification, preferably in Sports Management, Communications, or Marketing.

• Fluent Japanese and business-level English skills (written and spoken)