Communications Coordinator

We are looking for a Communications Coordinator to join our Corporate Affairs & Communications team in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their experience in corporate communications in the world of sports and entertainment broadcasting.

ABOUT BEIN MEDIA GROUP

beIN MEDIA GROUP is a leading independent global media group and one of the foremost sports & entertainment networks in the world. The group distributes and produces an unrivalled array of entertainment, live sport and major international events across 5 continents, 43 countries and in 7 different languages spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA).

beIN MEDIA GROUP’S flagship sports network, beIN SPORTS, holds the single largest portfolio of sports rights of any global broadcaster; and through its iconic MIRAMAX film studio, beIN holds an extensive library of Hollywood blockbusters while having a growing presence in series and movies production and distribution, as well as in the digital space. beIN MEDIA GROUP acquired Digiturk the leading PAY TV operator in Turkey in August 2016; and now has over 55 million subscribers worldwide.

THE ROLE

You will be the ears and eyes of all media and social media chatter and intelligence, supporting our team across a breadth of workstreams in both sport and entertainment.

The role will include:

• Monitor for key issues on any matter related to the Chairman and GCEO, beIN MEDIA GROUP and the wider network of businesses, as well as related industry news, throughout the day;
• Deliver multiple comprehensive daily media reports based on the above monitoring, in conjunction with the relevant external Communications agencies;  
• Monitoring for key issues on any matter related to crises and/or special projects, and producing additional compilation reports where needed;
• Conduct relevant research into a range of topics, developments, related parties and industry news, and produce comprehensive briefing packs summarising key findings and takeaways; 
• Support the External Relations Manager on all stakeholder workstreams;
• Support Social Responsibility & Internal Communications Manager to conduct relevant research on best practice and benchmarking.
• Support and contribute to any ad-hoc monitoring, research and briefing pack production for additional projects and workstreams, as needed.   
   

REQUIREMENTS

• Educated to degree level
• Demonstrated research and communications experience within an international organisation or top tier agency

You will have:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in rapid response research for senior stakeholder management
• Previous exposure to internal communications
• Confidence of gathering social media intelligence, sometimes from non-English sources
• Uncompromising attention to detail and organisation skills - excellent ability to work to strict deadlines
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• High levels of emotional intelligence, proactivity, and discretion
• Knowledge of the sports, entertainment and media sectors, particularly in the MENA region and Qatar specifically, would be advantageous
   

You will need to have right to the work in the UK. This role is full-time and based out of our London office.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

beIN is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard for race, colour, religion or belief, sex, age, nationality, marriage or civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, disability or gender identity. We believe in creating a dynamic workplace that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse pool of candidates to help us achieve that goal.