Communications Specialist

About the role

Red Bull is looking for a Communications Specialist to join its Communication & PR team in Saitama, Japan. The role strengthens the team behind the club and contributes to building the brand image of the club and RB Omiya. It suits someone who enjoys dynamic teams and wants to work in one of the most exciting football clubs in Japan.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans that enhance the brand image of the club and RB Omiya.
• Create content for owned media articles, social media posts, website content and matchday programs.
• Build relationships with influencers and brands linked to the club to raise brand awareness.
• Manage the club's social media presence, including articles and video content, community management and channel monitoring in line with marketing concepts.
• Oversee projects such as photo shoots, productions, event series and smaller support requests, and support international Red Bull Soccer colleagues.
• Optimize processes, allocate budgets and team resources efficiently, and align communication activities with the club's strategic roadmap.
• Evaluate project performance against objectives, prepare detailed reports and documentation, and bridge the gap between Red Bull's brand identity and football-specific needs.

Required profile

• Relevant experience in Communication & PR, ideally within the World of Red Bull.
• Experience in PR activations in sports, from the club, organization body or athlete agency perspective, is preferred.
• Proven experience creating content.
• Completed university degree or professional qualification, preferably in Sports Management, Communications or Marketing.
• Fluent Japanese and business-level English (written and spoken).

Required skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong sense of target audience engagement.
• Reliability, self-motivation, teamwork and structured planning and organization.
• Creativity, trend awareness and hands-on approach.
• Strong stakeholder management with empathy.