CareerPlan

Athlete Specialist

Cape Town, WC, zaFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Coordinate day-to-day athlete requests, logistics, and operational needs including content shoots, product support, and consumer activations for a growing athlete and team portfolio.

Role type

Senior IC athlete portfolio specialist

Builds

Athlete activations, content shoots, event participation, and team partnership deliverables

Domain

Sports marketing and athlete management

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

athlete portfolio management, event logistics coordination, stakeholder management, brand activation, content creation, project management

Preferred skills

South African sports industry knowledge, creative ideation, relationship building

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Coordinate athlete appearances, shoots, and event participation; support athlete onboarding and resource access; manage athlete merchandising and equipment branding logistics; book event infrastructure and logistics for athlete projects; contribute stories and topics for media content; assist with game-day activations and ticket distribution for team partnerships

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC