Approvals Manager, Milano Cortina 2026 - Olympic & Paralympic Games Milano

Approvals Manager, Milano Cortina 2026 - Olympic & Paralympic Games
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Who We Are:

On Location is a premium experience provider, offering world class hospitality, ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production, and travel management across sports, entertainment, and fashion. From unrivaled access for corporate clients to guests looking for fully immersive experiences at marquee events, On Location is the premier and official service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026, LA 2028), NFL, NCAA, UFC and PGA of America, and numerous musical artists and festivals. The company also owns and operates a number of unique and exclusive experiences, transforming the most dynamic live events into a lifetime of memories. On Location is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

Essential

**Responsibilities**:

- Submit marketing material (copywriting, web pages, decks, videos, renders, ) to the international Olympic Committee (IOC) through their extranet (TRACK) for validation

- Liaise with MICO 2026 marketing team for coordination and pre-approvals

- When relevant, follow up requests for modifications and material rejections with the International Olympic Committee for further clarification

- Coordinate with internal teams to keep them up-to-date about the status of submitted material and, when received, to inform them about the outcome and possible modification requests

- Communicate with MICO 2026 and the IOC to give appropriate background information to help them assess marketing materials properly

- Make sure that brand guidelines are adhered to and that there are no identified issues with the marketing material submitted for approval. Gradually become the gatekeeper of guidelines for design and copywriting.

- Work closely with the Head of Marketing Services, Head of Content & Production, Marketing Project Managers and the larger marketing team to identify upcoming material and prepare approval with appropriate action towards internal and external parties

- Report approval progress in a shared document listing all material out for validation

- Organize a clear approval calendar in coordination with the Head of content & production that is in line wit the production calendar

- Support the marketing team when needed, in particular with the collection, filing and sharing for approved materials and with any other task that may be requested

Other Skills and Abilities

- Excellent written, verbal, and oral communication skills

- Fluency in English & Italian is required.

- Highly organized with excellent attention to detail

- Experience in working in a coordination role

- Proven track record in working in a fast paced environment

- Must be a strategic thinker, understanding the larger implications of her/his duties

- Experience researching and using various collaboration tools/software such as Monday, Asana, Teamwork, Slack, Teams, Workplace, Zoom, Notion, Google Suite Confident, Microsoft 360 or similar- Presently resides and/or is willing to relocate to Milan, Italy

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.