The IRONMAN Group operates a general portfolio of events that includes the IRONMAN® Triathlon
Series, the IRONMAN® 70.3® Triathlon Series, the IRONMAN® Virtual Racing (VR) Series,
5150 Triathlon Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Virtual Running Series,
IRONKIDS®, World Triathlon Championship Series, premier running events including the Standard
Chartered Singapore Marathon and The Sun-Herald City2Surf®, UTMB® World Series events
including Tarawera Ultramarathon and Ultra-Trail Australia, mountain bike races including the
Absa Cape Epic®, road cycling events including Haute Route®, and other multisport races. The
IRONMAN Group is the largest operator of mass participation sports in the world and provides more
than a million participants annually the benefits of endurance sports through the company’s vast
offerings. Since the inception of the iconic IRONMAN® brand and its first event in 1978, athletes have
proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE® by crossing finish lines around the world. Beginning as a single
race, The IRONMAN Group has grown to become a global sensation with hundreds of events across
55+ countries. The IRONMAN Group is owned by Advance, a private, family-owned business. For
For our IRONMAN Group Europe, Middle East and Africa business and based in Portugal (remote) or
Barcelona, Spain, we are actively looking for a highly motivated, English, and Portuguese speaking:
**Call for tender “Marketing Contractor” (M/F/d)**
**Position Summary**
We are recruiting a Marketing Contractor to fulfil the event marketing function and provide
marketing support in and around The IRONMAN Group’s Portuguese portfolio of events. The
Marketing Contractor will be the primary point of contact both internally and externally for
Portugal based IRONMAN events working in close collaboration with the central EMEA
Marketing Team and local event Operations Team to deliver on targets.
**Key Services**:
- Create comprehensive, strategic marketing plans which successfully meet volume and
profitability targets and manage their implementation in partnership with the wider
marketing department and in collaboration with event operations staff and regional
stakeholders.
- Craft marketing approach for specific events, which adapt Series/ Brand product offerings
or messages so that they resonate with customers in each specific locale.
- Manage a country-specific marketing budget.
- Plan and facilitate media buying and creative development for print, radio, out of home
and other traditional media in addition to digital advertising and new media placements,
either through media agencies or direct negotiation.
- Create and foster media partnerships and value opportunities.
- Forge partnerships with local stakeholders including federations, sponsors, and industry
peers.
- Participate in host city stakeholder management and facilitate associated marketing
obligations.
- Develop content, campaigns and maintain social media pages for portfolio and
collaborate with Athlete Services team to resolve customer issues.
- Participate in professional athlete relationship management as it applies to event
attendance and endorsement/s.
- Develop and execute media and PR plan to achieve positive brand and event coverage for
country.
- Facilitate event weekend media, PR, and social media schedules to output high quality
content and endorsements.
- Seek opportunities for brand marketing, lead generation and athlete development in
collaboration with the broader marketing team.
**Skills and competencies**
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Minimum 3 years marketing experience.
- Excellent strategic and analytical thinking capability.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Native level Portuguese communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proficiency in Spanish will be advantageous.
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
- Superior time management and prioritization skills.
- Ability to work some weekends and non-traditional hours.
- Ability to work on a part-time basis.
- Ability to travel 25%+.
A contract will be concluded at the end of year and reviewed for renewal. We are looking forward to
Are you interested?