Job Detail

Department: IOC Television & Marketing Services SA
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Open-ended
Activity Level: 100%
Entry Date: As soon as possible
Deadline to apply: 04/12/2019

Mission
The Commercial Digital Partnerships Manager will lead the IOC’s efforts to maximise the value of non-Games media rights, reserved rights and sponsor activation; with third parties, including global digital and social media platforms
He/she will participate in the definition of and oversee the execution of the IOC Digital platforms product distribution and commercial strategy, including the Olympic Channel
and work across a matrix of departmental work streams across IOC entities, including the Olympic Channel.

Main responsibilities

• Create and implement a strategy to maximize the value of select rights with digital / social media entities


• Optimize value creation through increased revenue, data acquisition and other benefits that enable the IOC to meet its strategic objectives (including those of TMS and other IOC functional departments)


• Serve as the relationship manager for commercial activations on global digital / social partners across the IOC, and act as subject matter expert for digital and social media platforms in contribution to business development/revenue generation efforts


• Oversee implementation of the Olympic Channel’s market-specific product distribution and commercial strategy


• Ensure successful execution of all managed partnerships, including implementation support to internal functional departments


• Support the Head of Digital Partnerships and peer – Digital Partnerships Manager (Audience Development) – to optimize IOC’s broader ambition to be the largest aggregator of direct fan relationships through partnerships


• Champion the usage of social media platforms as critical tools for growth and to drive the IOC’s business objectives


• Act as a thought leader in the space, developing case studies and enforcing best practices


• Establish the measurement infrastructure to track, analyse and communicate quantitative metrics and business trends


• Project Management: Act as lead in projects/initiatives as assigned by Head of Digital Partnerships

Education; language and IT competences

• University degree or equivalent in business, marketing, brand management, advertising or related field; Higher education qualification or equivalent (master’s/bachelor’s degree, Federal diploma, etc.) a plus


• 4+ years of experience creating and managing digital partnerships with commercial objectives


• Significant experience working at or directly with digital and/or social media companies from within media / sports / entertainment organizations 


• English fluency both spoken and written; French and/or other language an asset


• Excellent command of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and of corporate tools and compliance with internal usage rules (Livelink, Outlook, etc.)

The International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit independent organisation committed to building a better world through sport. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement. You will have the opportunity to work in an international and flexible environment with people of more than 50 nationalities.