Senior Project Manager
Dubai
Project Management /
Freelance /
On-site
- Contract: Freelance, 4 months (End Sept / Start Oct 2025 – End Jan 2026)
- Location: Dubai & Riyadh (onsite during events)
- Events: Sporting events in the region
About Us
Tactical is a global creative & innovation studio. Born from social and inspired by culture, we’re champions of storytelling across the platforms and technologies that shape the internet; today and tomorrow.
We work with brands to connect the dots in a maze of swipe, tap, irrelevant.
Who you are
As a Freelance Senior Project Manager within the Sports Team, you will act as the end-to-end delivery owner for major live sporting events. You are the main client point of contact, responsible for ensuring all sport-related social content is scoped, produced, and delivered at the highest standard. This role requires onsite presence in Riyadh and Dubai during the events.
Event & Project Delivery
- Lead end-to-end delivery of social sports content across live events.
- Oversee daily event content workflows — planning, capture, editing, approvals, and publishing coordination.
- Ensure tight deadlines are met across multiple stakeholders in high-pressure live environments.
- Own delivery timelines, budgets, and approvals from kickoff to wrap.
Client Leadership
- Act as main client POC for sports events.
- Confidently manage client expectations, last-minute requests, and live event escalation.
- Provide clear, proactive updates on delivery status.
Team & Onsite Management
- Oversee creatives, editors, and production crews on the ground during events.
- Manage schedules, runsheets, and shoot requirements in real-time.
- Ensure smooth collaboration between production, creative, and client teams.
Commercial & Operational Oversight
- Track scope and flag out-of-scope requests (rescoping where needed).
- Monitor OOP costs (travel, production, etc.) to stay within budget.
- Ensure tactical workflows and tools (Productive, Slack, G-Suite) are followed.
What you'll bring
- 6–8+ years in project/delivery management within sport, entertainment, or live event production.
- Proven track record managing live event content production end-to-end.
- Strong client leadership and escalation management skills.
- Ability to deliver under pressure and make fast, effective decisions onsite.
- Familiarity with social-first content workflows.
- Calm, solutions-focused mindset with strong communication skills.
