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Advisory Manager
Riyadh
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The Advisory Manager plays a vital role in supporting the Advisory team and assisting the Advisory Director in various operational tasks. This position involves assisting in project planning and execution and ensuring the delivery of quality Advisory services to clients.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supporting the Advisory team by providing assistance as needed.
- Assisting in the crafting of Advisory proposals in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) or proactive initiatives from 54, ensuring alignment with client needs and organizational capabilities.
- Participating in the formulation and execution of Advisory projects and ensure timely delivery and quality deliverables.
- Collaborating with the PMO to align resources and improve project efficiency.
- Aiding in establishing and growing the Advisory Department.
- Working with other departments on matters related to Advisory services.
- Supporting in generating reports on Advisory Department activities and performance.
- Implementing initiatives to enhance Advisory Department effectiveness.
- Staying informed on industry trends to keep the Advisory Department competitive.
SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:
- 7+ years previous experience at Big Four, management/strategy consulting firm, business or sports consulting background
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Project management experience, ability to prioritise, lead and work on different projects
- Building relationships, working with different people, and good teamwork
- Understanding of leading on client engagements, RFPs
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 24 days annual leave
- Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 Sunday to Thursday with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00
Commercial Executive
Singapore
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for a dynamic, motivated and experienced Commercial Executive to join the 54 team, to assist in identifying new business prospects to pass on to the Senior Commercial Manager, through connecting with key decision makers over social media, email and the phone. The Commercial Executive will use various tools and techniques to create outreach strategies for new lead generation. They must boast strong personal motivation, be comfortable working remotely and unsupervised, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. A keen eye for detail and ability to work to tight deadlines, with excellent communication skills. The Senior Commercial Manager will support the Commercial Executive, the candidate must be comfortable managing a variety of relationships and can work in different cultures.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Commercial Support
- Assist with setting up meetings and managing minutes
- Assist with the creation of proposal decks
- Liaise with Design
- Copy for the decks
- Anticipate new business by keeping on top of industry trends and conducting market research to identify new opportunities
- Identify opportunities to optimise existing processes to support the Commercial & Marketing teams
- Build and manage relationships with key internal stakeholders
- Manage ongoing relationships with commercial partners once recruited
- Recommend changes in tactics, approach, operational approach or new commercial ideas based on market data and research
- Support delivery of partnership entitlements, activations and post-event reporting for tournament sponsors across 54 portfolio
- Commercial Reporting
- Manage CRM data flow and entries for Asia
- Ensure timely CRM inputs from the Commercial team
What we need from you:
- Excellent communicator, with the confidence to manage relationships with stakeholders across all levels & teams
- Ability to work under own initiative and self-motivated
- Knowledge of project management and working to deadlines
- Strong commercial acumen with an ability to understand data to derive insights that will deliver revenue-positive initiatives
- Proven track record of delivering & optimising process improvements in previous role(s)
- Autonomous self-starter with the ability to deliver in a fast-paced organisation with continual change
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills at professional level in English. Language ability in a second language is a plus.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of gazetted public holidays), pro-rated
- Private Healthcare
- Working hours will be from 09.00 to 18:00 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00
Data and Insights Intern
London
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, driven and curious Data & Insights Assistant to join the 54 team, assisting with the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of primary and secondary data to support 54 divisions strategically and to deliver guidance to clients. The desired candidate will be based from the 54 offices in Wimbledon. A passion for sports and the media landscape is required, and an understanding of and interest in handling and learning various dataset types and tools is vital. The candidate must be comfortable working on multiple projects to tight deadlines, have strong organisational skills, confident written and verbal communications, comfortable with data and an excellent attention to detail with competency in Microsoft Office is also required.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role requires a varied skill-set, and the ability to work across a diverse client portfolio.
Areas that require support are:
- Cross 54-Division support (Strategic Advisory, Asset Optimisation, Activation & Engagement)
- Consumer research analysis (custom and syndicated)
- Social media analysis
- Sponsorship exposure analysis
- Desk research
- Interpreting insights from datasets
- Administration management
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00
GRO
Riyadh
ROLE OVERVIEW:
As a Government Relations Officer you are responsible for processing and carrying out all transactions relating to visas, permits, licenses, registration, pertaining to employees, company vehicles and the company itself, liaising with various departments and Agencies.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Process all types of visas including employment visas, residence visas for employees and any other.
- Process and renew of permits and licenses of the company, chamber of commerce certificates of registration, civil defense MISA, etc.
- Process and renew of permits and Iqama
- Registration process and renew for all company vehicles
- Obtain permits for promotions, publishing or advertisement as required.
- Be up to date regarding any changes or amendments to the prevailing laws / rules / regulations, changes in forms / formats and other procedures and keep the Human Resources Department advised of such changes
- Submit relevant documents periodically to the immigration / labour office regarding cancelled / absconding employees and delete from the company’s sponsorship list
- Complete departure and exit formalities for employees after cancellation of visas
- Register the company on any vendor platform as required.
- Maintain a records of all company documents
- Manages all governmental platforms
- Acts as the point of contact for company external governmental transactions
SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:
- You should have a diploma or degree in a related discipline
- 5+ years’ experience in similar role.
- You must be fluent in written and spoken Arabic and English.
KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate will be result oriented, self-motivated and with a positive attitude. You can think laterally and have strong social skills and a presence, enabling you to interact and deal with officials effectively.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 24 days annual leave
- Health Insurance
- Working hours will be Sunday to Thursday, 09.00 to 06.00 with an hour taken for lunch.
Marketing Strategy Account Executive
Riyadh
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and driven Marketing Strategy Account Executive, to join the Strategy and Account Services team within the 54 Marketing division.
The candidate will cover a range of Marketing services across 54’s pillar clients, forging relationships and consulting with key stakeholders to drive forward the delivery of agreed marketing strategies.
As part of providing support to the strategic lead on the account, the role will also entail liaising with the Marketing division’s specialist teams, which includes Advertising, Brand and Creative, Earned Media, Social Media and Content Production.
The successful candidate will be based from the 54 office in Riyadh.
We seek an individual who possess a deep understanding and passion for sports, combined with a keen interest in marketing. Ideal candidates will demonstrate exceptional project management skills, effortlessly managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication abilities, along with meticulous attention to detail, are essential. Proficiency across all Microsoft Office applications is also required. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your love for sport and marketing expertise will drive innovative and exciting projects.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Given the role sits within the Strategy and Account Services team, a varied skillset and understanding of marketing is required:
- Supporting Strategy Development
- Project Management
- Marketing Consultancy
- Client Account Management
- Project Reporting
The candidate will also have an eye on emerging trends and have an opinion to see if it can relate to different strategies and initiatives.
SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:
- A strong passion for sports.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and presentation app Pitch.
- Ability to manage relationships and consult with stakeholders at all levels.
- Marketing knowledge and creative thinking to deliver client-centric solutions.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive salary
- 24 days annual leave (+Public Holidays), Pro-Rata
- Normal office hours (9am – 5:30pm), with travel and additional hours as required
Marketing Strategy, Senior Account Director – Events
London
ROLE OBJECTIVE
The opportunity exists for an experienced, enthusiastic and creative Marketing Strategy, Senior Account Director – Events, to join the 54 team, playing a pivotal role in the delivery of the company’s global golf events portfolio. The ideal candidate will have highly relevant experience in directing the marketing function, adhering to best practice and utilising insights to deliver against event KPIs, particularly in driving event attendance and commercial returns.
The candidate must be comfortable working on multiple projects and to tight deadlines. Strong organisational skills and the ability to lead and manage both internal and external teams is required, as is excellent attention to detail.
The successful candidate can be based in either the global HQ in Wimbledon (UK) or 54’s office in Riyadh (KSA), although significant international travel will be necessary to be present at events throughout the year (circa 8-10 weeks travel per year).
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing a team of four, the role requires a varied skillset and the ability to lead the event marketing function in the delivery of solutions drawn from across the entire marketing mix:
- Develop marketing and ticketing strategies for professional golf tour events, allocating campaign budgets and managing all approvals with the client
- Achieve success against event marketing KPIs, which will be closely aligned to meeting sponsor objectives, enhancing brand awareness, driving ticket sales and achieving commercial returns
- Work closely with the commercial team to understand and integrate creative solutions for event partners and commercial sponsors
- Lead the Marketing Strategy – Events team, and lead coordination of internal support from across Advertising, Earned Media, Social & Content and Brand & Creative, as well as any external agencies, in the delivery of world-class event campaigns
- Devise and oversee the delivery of outstanding creative activations (content and otherwise) for each individual event, which demonstrate the full extent of 54’s creativity and capability
- Ensure CSR and community impact exist at the heart of 54 events, by developing meaningful and creative activations, partnerships and initiatives
- Commission and utilise research and insights to support the continued progression of 54’s event marketing offer
- Evaluate and analyse the success of each event campaign to ensure key learnings are ingrained in future delivery
- Foster outstanding client relations throughout the event marketing team and ensure effective reporting structures both internally and externally
SKILLS & QUALITIES
In addition to skills commensurate with the above, the successful candidate will display the following:
- Experience in conceptualising, creating and delivering cross-platform marketing campaigns for significant sporting events
- Experience in achievement of high event attendance through delivery of successful campaign delivery
- Interest in professional golf is required; experience of golf event marketing is desirable
- Brand management experience, ensuring key narratives and brand elements are protected throughout all activity
- Proven ability to lead senior members of the marketing team, including communications, social media and advertising
- Stakeholder management experience, dealing appropriately with C-Suite individuals internally and externally
- Budget holder and responsibility for all event marketing spend
- Committed to detail and adherence to set timelines, planning documentation and process
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Commensurate with experience
- Discretionary annual bonus of up to 8%
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- International travel
Partnerships Manager
London
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic Partnerships Manager to join the 54 team.
The role will centre around the activation of major global sports sponsors and the delivery of partnership rights across the Aramco Team Series, Aramco Saudi Ladies International and other 54 promoted events.
A passion for sport and an interest in developing and managing commercial partnerships is required for this position.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This is an opportunity so there is scope to take ownership, shape the role and grow your skill set.
The role will include:
- Strategy and Planning
- Overseeing the delivery of an annual sports partnership activation of a major global sponsor including hospitality, brand, digital and broadcast content
- Delivering a partnership management programme across the 54 promoted golf events of Title Partners through to Official Suppliers
- Creating and managing partnership activations pre, during, and post-event, utilising other departments within the 54 business to ensure ROI
- Working with the Partnerships & Commercial teams, to deliver a commercial partnerships strategy and timeline
- Coordination & Delivery
- Co-ordinating partnership management for the Aramco Team Series
- Preparation of partner manuals, meeting agendas, minutes, and work in progress documentation
- Detailed management & delivery of partner inventory across physical and digital branding, golfing inventory
- Oversight of partner guest management programmes and VIP on-sight management
- Working closely with Marketing and Communications teams to bring partner narrative in to event messaging
- Tracking of team task management and workloads across partners and events
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Create and share reports with key stakeholders
- Create and maintain good working relationships with Series and event partners
SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:
- Highly driven approach with immaculate attention to detail
- Oral and digital presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; the ability to collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders and departments to achieve objectives
- Competence and empathy in working with diverse stakeholders
- Sport industry interest essential and an understanding of the professional golfing landscape
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health Insurance
- 54 Goodie Bag
- Working hours will be Monday to Friday , 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00 with travel and additional hours as reasonably required.
Senior Graphic Designer
Riyadh
ROLE OVERVIEW
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, driven, and creative Senior Graphic Designer to join the 54 Creative Team. Based in our KSA office, the ideal candidate will lead Arabic brand creative, bringing expertise in Arabic design and guiding colleagues. Preferred experience in sports or events sectors, with a passion for golf preferred but not mandatory.
The role will be split between creating pitch documents for our potential commercial partners, creating visuals to excite perspective partners. It is essential that the candidate has great creativity and ability present to a partner in a way that will elevate the proposition and clearly visualise the opportunity. The other side of the role will be working across event creative, events in KSA and globally. Working to guidelines and producing large scale print graphics. The candidate must be proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud software, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
The candidate must be comfortable working on multiple projects and to tight deadlines. Candidate must be proactive and approachable, with strong organisational skills and good teamwork is required, as is excellent attention to detail.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The role requires a varied skill set and the ability to work across a diverse range of creative:
- Experience
- 5 Years as a Graphic Designer minimum
- Examples of print and digital design
- Strong presentation skills and creative flair
- Conceptualising and creating visuals
- Background in sports or events
- Mentoring junior colleagues
- Why You?
- You thrive when creating pitch decks, graphics and templates
- You can understand and develop a proposal with colleagues
- You enjoy creating innovative visual proposals
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Competitive Salary
- Generous Company and Personal Bonus Scheme
- 33 days annual leave (including national holidays)
- Reports to Studio Lead and KSA Director
Senior Project Manager
London
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, driven, and strategically minded Senior Project Manager to join the Reddoor Live team, leading the planning, management and execution of projects across our diverse international events portfolio. The desired candidate will be report into the Global Operations Director, can be based remotely with extensive international travel. This is a broad operational role working on multiple Reddoor Live projects and to tight deadlines.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and management of experiential sports activations at and special events at both national and international sports events, ensuring delivery of client objectives and company goals. Your role will encompass strategy, leadership, and the ability to deliver on complex projects, while maintaining a client-focused approach and adhering to strict timelines and budgets.
Strategy & Planning
- Manage the end-to-end planning and execution of events, including scheduling, budgeting, event design, procurement, and logistics.
- Collaborate with business development and Global Operations Director on developing event strategies that align with client objectives and broader company goals.
- Create detailed event plans, timelines, and budgets, maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring the successful delivery of each event.
- Conduct research to identify suitable venues, vendors, and resources, ensuring the best options are available to meet client needs.
- Prepare event proposals and client-facing presentations, ensuring all aspects are tailored to the client’s vision.
- Contribute innovative ideas to enhance event experiences and exceed client expectations.
Leadership & Coordination
- Lead the allocated project team
- Serve as the main point of contact for external stakeholders and clients.
- Lead regular project management progress meetings with the project team.
- Work closely with internal departments (design, production, finance etc.) to ensure seamless execution of event plans.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to team members, providing guidance and monitoring progress to ensure timely and successful project completion.
- Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to secure services, manage deliverables, and maintain strong professional relationships.
- Support on-site event operations, overseeing setup, live event management, and post-event dismantling.
- Foster a collaborative team environment, promoting teamwork and the sharing of best practices across departments.
Social Media Manager
Singapore
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, driven, and creative Social Media Manager to join the 54 team, managing the creation, management, and delivery of clients’ Social Media channels, including promotions, advertising, communications, sponsorship, and events activity through key social channels.
The desired candidate will be based out of the 54 office in Riyadh and will speak fluent Arabic and English, however, 54 will be managing events and clients globally, and the candidate will be required to spend extended periods of time on the ground at these events.
A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of social media & digital trends, advertising, marketing and the wider sports industry is required, and the preferred candidate will hold a minimum of 3 years of dedicated social media marketing experience. Strong written and verbal skills are essential, as well as the ability to create and deliver exciting and innovative digital campaigns focusing on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
The role is tailored to help 54 deliver against its client’s objectives of raising awareness, growing reach/following/engagement and, ultimately, delivering outstanding ROI.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role requires a dynamic skill set, and the ability to work to specific timeframes to deliver:
- Management of social media channels and campaigns for various events, clients and partners:
- Strategy development and ideation in keeping with brand identity and guidelines
- Development of standout content and social storytelling
- Posting calendar creation and scheduling
- Post creation and distribution
- TikTok Specialist
- Supporting on social media advertising and paid digital budget
- Ongoing data analysis and reporting
- Liaison with colleagues within creative studio in regard to asset development
- Creating briefs for videographers/photographers
- Regular integration of new technology and concepts into channel management practices
- Communicate regularly across internal teams and with senior management
REQUIRED SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:
- Have a good knowledge of sports culture, brands and events, with an interest in Golf and Football/Soccer highly desirable
- Excellent understanding of and experience in copywriting for social media, with a high premium on excellent Arabic and English language skills
- Unwavering attention to detail
- Strong sense of personal accountability, ensuring that standards for own delivery always remain high
- Committed to ongoing personal development and continually achieving higher levels of performance
- Takes a proactive and outcome-based approach to problem solving
- Happy to work unsociable hours and often at weekends
- Direct line management responsibility for a Social Media Executive
SALARY & BENEFITS:
- 250-260,000 SAR
- Generous Company and Personal Bonus Scheme
- 33 days annual leave (including national holidays)
- Reports to Social & Content Account Director and KSA Director
Tourism Account Manager
Riyadh
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Tourism Account Manager will work across a host of 54's rights holder, events, destination and tourism clients, providing tourism strategy and working directly with the Head of Tourism and other senior client leads to ensure timely delivery for our clients.
The Tourism Account Manager will support on the development and delivery of golf tourism programmes in overseas markets, including aligning domestic stakeholders to develop a cohesive golf tourism experience, working with trade entities to generate inbound visits and integrating promotional programmes to drive interest.
Reporting into the Head of Tourism, the successful candidate will be highly analytical with a solid understanding of global golf tourism trends.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Tourism Strategy
- Support on the delivery of impactful golf tourism strategies on behalf of a range of clients, including governing bodies, events and destinations
- Conduct market analyses incorporating audience data, global golf participation levels and competitor benchmarking
- Deliver high-quality client reports including (but not limited to) SWOT analyses, performance benchmarking, success metrics, capacity modelling and economic impact forecasting.
Trade Marketing
- Build a global network of trusted tour operators and on-sellers who can be called on for different clients
- Deliver co-operative marketing initiatives for the benefit of our clients
- Work with diverse stakeholder groups (tourist boards, golf courses, sports facilities, hotels, airlines, restaurants, leisure providers, DMCs, etc)
- Create and deliver effective TO FAM trip programmes
- Integrate our clients with global trade shows, both golf-specific and wider travel-related, to create exposure and sales/partnerships opportunities
- Work with cross-departmental teams as part of integrated client delivery
Reporting
- Provide concise updates to senior management and key stakeholders
- Commission and utilise research and insights to support the continued progression of 54’s tourism offering
SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED
- Knowledge of global golf tourism market and trends
- Knowledge of the global golf and travel media landscapes
- Highly analytical mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a variety of tasks
- International travel
- Be an excellent up-and-down manager
- Knowledge of current trends relating to sports marketing preferred
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience working in travel/tourism/destination marketing
- Ability to work flexible hours
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £50-55,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pension
- Health Insurance
- Office F&B available daily
- 54 Goodie Bag
- Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00 with travel and additional hours as reasonably required.