Media Attendance Assistant
- Application Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025
- Nyon
- On-site
Job information
Division/Unit: Club Competitions Operations & Events
Contract type: maximum term
Start date: 16/02/2026
End date: 31/05/2026
Main goal
Your goal is to ensure the smooth journey of media stakeholders (press, photographers, video journalists, radio and TV non-rights holders) from their registration in the UEFA Media Channel, their media validation in the system, and eventually, accreditation and match booking requests to on-site attendance.
Key responsibilities
- Overseeing the registration of bona fide Press, Photographers, Video Journalists, Radio & TV Non-Rights holders in the UEFA Media Portal
- Ensuring an efficient accreditation and match booking media application process, in close liaison with UEFA ICT
- Establishing documentation and standard operational processes that will be used by our counterparts, such as Press Officers, Onsite & Offsite staff, media representatives etc.
- Coordinating the event-specific media stakeholders access needs with UEFA Accreditation and Access
- Coordinating the media requests approval and rejection process with UEFA Communications as well as other internal stakeholders.
- Answering the emails received from media representatives in a professional and client-centric approach
- Assisting with the on-site delivery of media operations and services as required (Club and National Team Finals, Final Tournaments, Draws, etc.)
- Applying the latest ICT developments to media services processes
Great Place to Work
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Participate in organisation-hosted social gatherings
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Get access to different health and well-being activities
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Get financial support for your health insurance costs
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Work on UEFA matches and be at the heart of our football competitions
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Taste great food at our restaurant and benefit from a meal contribution
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Travel at a reduced rate with a Swiss rail half-price card
Skills & Requirements
Requirements
Experience:
- Experience in event management where serving clients with high expectations is key and/or venue management in football or other sport
- Good writing skills, including the ability to draft policies, guidelines and workflows
Education:
- Bachelors' degree within the media environment, business management or sports/event management
Languages:
- English / Advanced
Other requirements:
- Knowledge of and interest in the sports media landscape in general, and particularly in football
- Ability to provide outstanding results under pressure
- Attention to details combined with the ability to see the big picture
- The ability to work independently and reliably with precision and respecting confidentiality and multicultural concerns
- A solution-oriented team player who is resilient, driven, amiable, energetic, diplomatic and charismatic with a positive outlook
- Efficiency and the ability to keep track of numerous projects at once
- Strong team spirit even in a high-pressure, changeable environment
- Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to build a strong network
- A creative and service-oriented mindset
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About the company
UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the game's governing body in Europe. It is a representative democracy, and is the umbrella organisation for 55 national football associations across Europe.
Our objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to European football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the basis of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of European football, to maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in European football, and to support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the European game.
We have a clear vision: a united European football family working together to improve enjoyment of the game.
1. Submit an ApplicationYou can find details of all vacancies on our recruitment portal and set up job alerts.
2. Online interview Depending on the role, we will hold either a short online interview or send you a request to record an online video interview. This is a chance for us to get to know you better - how you work, what motivates you and what are your expectations.
3. Face-to-face interviewDepending on the situation, we conduct approx. 1-2 hour online or face-to-face interviews and assessments that allow you to showcase your skills and personality.
4. Final decisionWhether your application was successful or not, you will receive meaningful feedback from us about your application.
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