Entertainment Technical Integration Manager
FIFA
3 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
FIFA has established a Local FIFA Subsidiary in Brazil to work together with FIFA Zurich to deliver the biggest women’s sporting event in the world, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ (“FWWC2027”) that for the first time ever, is hosted in South America in Brazil. Now is your time to be part of the workforce that is creating this unique and unforgettable experience.
Please submit your CV in English, as it will be reviewed by an international team.
Reporting to the Head of Entertainment, this role ensures the seamless technical implementation of all entertainment elements, including in-stadium entertainment activations, audio-visual systems, show control, and content playback, IBCCC integration, venue technology interfaces, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Medal and Trophy Ceremonies, Pre-Match Ceremonies (PMC), Final Match Half-Time Show (if applicable), and other ceremonial moments.
The role leads the coordination and integration of technical requirements across all entertainment environments, ensuring alignment between FIFA, host venues, the IBCC, production partners, technical suppliers, broadcast stakeholders, and operational teams.
The Entertainment Technical Integration Manager is responsible for translating creative and operational concepts into executable technical solutions, ensuring that all entertainment and ceremonial elements are delivered safely, consistently, and to the highest standard across the tournament.
The role supports the development, implementation, testing, and execution of integrated entertainment systems and operational processes.
The position oversees technical planning timelines, manages supplier coordination, facilitates cross-functional technical reviews, and ensures readiness across all competition and ceremony venues.
The Entertainment Technical Integration Manager serves as the primary focal point for entertainment-related technical integration, providing centralized coordination and governance from the planning phase through tournament delivery.
The role requires an experienced live events professional with strong technical production and project management expertise, capable of managing complex stakeholder environments and delivering world-class entertainment experiences across stadiums, ceremonies, and IBCC operations on the global stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Integration & Delivery
- Lead the technical planning, integration, and readiness of all Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, and Entertainment IBCCC operations across the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™, ensuring alignment with FIFA’s operational, technical, and creative objectives.
- Ensure the successful implementation of the FIFA-approved Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies Concepts from a technical and operational perspective.
- Coordinate the integration of audio, video, lighting, LED systems, show control, communications infrastructure, content distribution platforms, graphics systems, and venue technology interfaces required to support entertainment and ceremonial delivery.
- Act as the primary technical integration point of contact between the Entertainment Department, Broadcast, Technology, venue teams, ceremony production partners, and technical suppliers.
- Ensure consistency, technical quality, and operational readiness across all tournament venues, ceremony locations, and centralized Entertainment operations.
Team Support
- Support the Entertainment Team through technical coordination, planning, and readiness activities across Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, and Special Events.
- Provide technical guidance and support to internal teams, freelancers, suppliers, and project stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery standards and best practices. Foster strong collaboration between Entertainment, Technology, Broadcast, IBCC, Venue Operations, and other Functional Areas throughout the project lifecycle. Support alignment between venue-based technical teams and central project teams to maintain consistency in delivery standards across all competition and ceremony venues.
Technical Planning & Production Coordination
- Create and manage the overall Technical Production Schedule for Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, IBCC Operations, ensuring alignment with tournament milestones and delivery requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical integration plans, readiness trackers, installation schedules, testing plans, and operational documentation.
- Coordinate technical surveys, venue assessments, production walkthroughs, rehearsals, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities across all venues and project sites.
- Coordinate rehearsals, technical run-throughs, systems testing, and operational readiness exercises to validate delivery requirements before live operations.
- Ensure all technical requirements are accurately captured within production schedules, venue operational plans, and technical documentation.
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and operational challenges, ensuring appropriate mitigation and contingency planning measures are in place.
IBCC Integration & Operations
- Lead the planning, setup, technical integration, and readiness of all Entertainment-related facilities, systems, and services within the IBCC.
- Create and manage the IBCC Technical Production Schedule and ensure alignment with Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies delivery requirements.
- Develop and manage the stadium-to-IBCC integration plan, ensuring seamless connectivity between venue systems, centralized operations, communications infrastructure, content distribution platforms, and operational workflows.
- Manage the technical relationship with Host Broadcast Services (HBS), IBCC overlay providers, venue stakeholders, and key technical suppliers.
- Ensure seamless distribution of entertainment content, graphics, show-control cues, and operational data from the IBCC to stadium systems, while maintaining reliable two-way communication and monitoring between the IBCC and all tournament venues.
- Oversee the integration of content distribution networks, communications systems, graphics platforms, show-control solutions, AE Live services, and other third-party systems supporting Entertainment delivery. Coordinate IBCC FF&E requirements, TEAP requirements, BIM360 updates, technical documentation, and readiness reporting to ensure tournament-wide technical preparedness.
Venue, Ceremonies & Special Events Readiness
- Lead stadium technical installation and readiness activities, ensuring all Entertainment infrastructure is delivered, tested, and commissioned in accordance with FIFA requirements.
- Lead IBCC technical installation and readiness activities, coordinating delivery partners, suppliers, and technical stakeholders.
- Support the technical planning and readiness of all Ceremonies, including Opening Ceremonies, Closing Ceremonies, Medal Ceremonies, Pre-Match Ceremonies (PMC), and other official FIFA ceremonial events. Support the technical planning and delivery requirements of FIFA Special Events, including tournament draws and other major FIFA events, ensuring alignment with Entertainment technical standards and operational requirement.
Content & Systems Management
- Coordinate the collection and validation of venue technical specifications, including giant screen, LED ribbon, control room, playback, and presentation system capabilities, ensuring all requirements are available for content production and delivery planning.
- Define and communicate technical content specifications, formats, resolutions, workflows, and delivery requirements to content producers, ensuring compatibility across all stadium and ceremony presentation systems.
- Review and validate stadium technical overlay designs, control room infrastructure, and presentation system configurations to ensure all Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies content can be successfully delivered and operated.
- Coordinate the integration, testing, and readiness of content playback, graphics, show-control, and presentation systems across stadiums, ceremonies, and IBCC operations.
- Work closely with Technology, venue operators, and technical suppliers to ensure all content delivery workflows, system interfaces, monitoring tools, and operational processes are fully implemented, tested, and operational prior to tournament delivery.
- Ensure documentation, technical specifications, system inventories, and content delivery requirements remain accurate and up to date throughout the project lifecycle.
Planning Scheduling & Documentation
- Prepare match-day reports, schedules, show notes and post-event summaries for the Head of Entertainment.
- Maintain up-to-date operational documentation.
- Participate in regular team meetings, briefings, and review sessions.
- Flag operational risks and escalate issues to the Head of Entertainment in a timely manner.
Supplier & Budget Management
- Support procurement processes as directed by the Head of Entertainment, including supplier briefing and evaluation. · Manage day-to-day relationships with technical suppliers and contractors at assigned venue(s).
- Assist with budget management tasks, including forecasting inputs, cost‑tracking, variation documentation, and invoice processing, ensuring accuracy and timely follow‑up.
- Help monitor contractual deliverables and timelines, ensuring they remain aligned with pre‑production schedules and operational readiness requirements, and escalate risks to the Head of Entertainment as needed.
Stakeholder & Functional Area Liaison
- Coordinate closely with Technology, Broadcast, Venue Operations and other Functional Areas to ensure seamless project integration.
- Act as the central coordination point for technical requirements impacting Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, IBCC Operations, and Special Events.
- Support early‑phase cross‑functional integration to support seamless operational delivery.
Other Duties
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by line management in support of tournament and event delivery objectives.
- Support the Head of Entertainment and Senior Managers in technical planning, operational readiness, project delivery, and tournament-wide integration activities.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of world-class entertainment, ceremony, and special event experiences across FIFA competitions and events.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or similar level of higher education or equivalent in industry experience.
Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in technical production, systems integration, and live event delivery, ideally within major international sporting events, ceremonies, entertainment productions, or large-scale public events.
- Proven experience planning and delivering stadium technical infrastructure, venue technical overlay, content presentation systems, and IBCC operations across complex event environments.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing technical production schedules, installation programmes, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities across multiple venues and stakeholders.
- Strong track record of managing technical suppliers, system integrators, Host Broadcasters, venue operators, and production partners in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.
- Experience supporting the technical planning and delivery of stadium entertainment, ceremonies, special events, and multi-venue tournament operations, including content delivery systems, control room environments, and venue technology integration.
Skills & Competencies
- ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS: Ability to manage office and production documentation including presentations, RFPs, show rundowns, rehearsal schedules, scripts, and permits accurately.
- ADAPTABILITY: Ability to adapt to evolving creative direction and operational challenges in high-pressure environments.
- FLEXIBILITY: Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, across the full tournament period.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to manage complex stakeholder relationships at a senior level.
- ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent ceremony workstreams to tight deadlines.
- PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS: Strategic and creative approach to problem-solving; ability to make clear decisions under pressure.
- CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLABORATION: Proven ability to work collaboratively across internal teams and diverse functional areas, ensuring alignment and contributing to the successful achievement of delivery goals.
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Builds effective working relationships across internal and cross-functional teams, applying strong interpersonal skills to support smooth coordination and operational alignment.
- CULTURAL SENSITIVITY: Deep awareness and respect for diverse cultures; committed to ensuring ceremonies are inclusive, authentic, and globally resonant.
- PASSION FOR ENTERTAINMENT: Genuine passion for live performance, ceremony production, and the power of sport to inspire.
Certifications & Requirements
- Fluent in English and Brazilian Portuguese.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project) and planning/collaboration tools.
- Experience of Monday.com an advantage.
- Knowledge of and previous event / tournament experience across the stadiums in Brazil a plus.
- The right to work in Brazil.
- Ability to re-locate to Rio de Janeiro.
Please submit your CV in English, as it will be reviewed by an international team.
Reporting to the Head of Entertainment, this role ensures the seamless technical implementation of all entertainment elements, including in-stadium entertainment activations, audio-visual systems, show control, and content playback, IBCCC integration, venue technology interfaces, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Medal and Trophy Ceremonies, Pre-Match Ceremonies (PMC), Final Match Half-Time Show (if applicable), and other ceremonial moments.
The role leads the coordination and integration of technical requirements across all entertainment environments, ensuring alignment between FIFA, host venues, the IBCC, production partners, technical suppliers, broadcast stakeholders, and operational teams.
The Entertainment Technical Integration Manager is responsible for translating creative and operational concepts into executable technical solutions, ensuring that all entertainment and ceremonial elements are delivered safely, consistently, and to the highest standard across the tournament.
The role supports the development, implementation, testing, and execution of integrated entertainment systems and operational processes.
The position oversees technical planning timelines, manages supplier coordination, facilitates cross-functional technical reviews, and ensures readiness across all competition and ceremony venues.
The Entertainment Technical Integration Manager serves as the primary focal point for entertainment-related technical integration, providing centralized coordination and governance from the planning phase through tournament delivery.
The role requires an experienced live events professional with strong technical production and project management expertise, capable of managing complex stakeholder environments and delivering world-class entertainment experiences across stadiums, ceremonies, and IBCC operations on the global stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Integration & Delivery
- Lead the technical planning, integration, and readiness of all Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, and Entertainment IBCCC operations across the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™, ensuring alignment with FIFA’s operational, technical, and creative objectives.
- Ensure the successful implementation of the FIFA-approved Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies Concepts from a technical and operational perspective.
- Coordinate the integration of audio, video, lighting, LED systems, show control, communications infrastructure, content distribution platforms, graphics systems, and venue technology interfaces required to support entertainment and ceremonial delivery.
- Act as the primary technical integration point of contact between the Entertainment Department, Broadcast, Technology, venue teams, ceremony production partners, and technical suppliers.
- Ensure consistency, technical quality, and operational readiness across all tournament venues, ceremony locations, and centralized Entertainment operations.
Team Support
- Support the Entertainment Team through technical coordination, planning, and readiness activities across Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, and Special Events.
- Provide technical guidance and support to internal teams, freelancers, suppliers, and project stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery standards and best practices. Foster strong collaboration between Entertainment, Technology, Broadcast, IBCC, Venue Operations, and other Functional Areas throughout the project lifecycle. Support alignment between venue-based technical teams and central project teams to maintain consistency in delivery standards across all competition and ceremony venues.
Technical Planning & Production Coordination
- Create and manage the overall Technical Production Schedule for Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, IBCC Operations, ensuring alignment with tournament milestones and delivery requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical integration plans, readiness trackers, installation schedules, testing plans, and operational documentation.
- Coordinate technical surveys, venue assessments, production walkthroughs, rehearsals, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities across all venues and project sites.
- Coordinate rehearsals, technical run-throughs, systems testing, and operational readiness exercises to validate delivery requirements before live operations.
- Ensure all technical requirements are accurately captured within production schedules, venue operational plans, and technical documentation.
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and operational challenges, ensuring appropriate mitigation and contingency planning measures are in place.
IBCC Integration & Operations
- Lead the planning, setup, technical integration, and readiness of all Entertainment-related facilities, systems, and services within the IBCC.
- Create and manage the IBCC Technical Production Schedule and ensure alignment with Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies delivery requirements.
- Develop and manage the stadium-to-IBCC integration plan, ensuring seamless connectivity between venue systems, centralized operations, communications infrastructure, content distribution platforms, and operational workflows.
- Manage the technical relationship with Host Broadcast Services (HBS), IBCC overlay providers, venue stakeholders, and key technical suppliers.
- Ensure seamless distribution of entertainment content, graphics, show-control cues, and operational data from the IBCC to stadium systems, while maintaining reliable two-way communication and monitoring between the IBCC and all tournament venues.
- Oversee the integration of content distribution networks, communications systems, graphics platforms, show-control solutions, AE Live services, and other third-party systems supporting Entertainment delivery. Coordinate IBCC FF&E requirements, TEAP requirements, BIM360 updates, technical documentation, and readiness reporting to ensure tournament-wide technical preparedness.
Venue, Ceremonies & Special Events Readiness
- Lead stadium technical installation and readiness activities, ensuring all Entertainment infrastructure is delivered, tested, and commissioned in accordance with FIFA requirements.
- Lead IBCC technical installation and readiness activities, coordinating delivery partners, suppliers, and technical stakeholders.
- Support the technical planning and readiness of all Ceremonies, including Opening Ceremonies, Closing Ceremonies, Medal Ceremonies, Pre-Match Ceremonies (PMC), and other official FIFA ceremonial events. Support the technical planning and delivery requirements of FIFA Special Events, including tournament draws and other major FIFA events, ensuring alignment with Entertainment technical standards and operational requirement.
Content & Systems Management
- Coordinate the collection and validation of venue technical specifications, including giant screen, LED ribbon, control room, playback, and presentation system capabilities, ensuring all requirements are available for content production and delivery planning.
- Define and communicate technical content specifications, formats, resolutions, workflows, and delivery requirements to content producers, ensuring compatibility across all stadium and ceremony presentation systems.
- Review and validate stadium technical overlay designs, control room infrastructure, and presentation system configurations to ensure all Stadium Entertainment and Ceremonies content can be successfully delivered and operated.
- Coordinate the integration, testing, and readiness of content playback, graphics, show-control, and presentation systems across stadiums, ceremonies, and IBCC operations.
- Work closely with Technology, venue operators, and technical suppliers to ensure all content delivery workflows, system interfaces, monitoring tools, and operational processes are fully implemented, tested, and operational prior to tournament delivery.
- Ensure documentation, technical specifications, system inventories, and content delivery requirements remain accurate and up to date throughout the project lifecycle.
Planning Scheduling & Documentation
- Prepare match-day reports, schedules, show notes and post-event summaries for the Head of Entertainment.
- Maintain up-to-date operational documentation.
- Participate in regular team meetings, briefings, and review sessions.
- Flag operational risks and escalate issues to the Head of Entertainment in a timely manner.
Supplier & Budget Management
- Support procurement processes as directed by the Head of Entertainment, including supplier briefing and evaluation. · Manage day-to-day relationships with technical suppliers and contractors at assigned venue(s).
- Assist with budget management tasks, including forecasting inputs, cost‑tracking, variation documentation, and invoice processing, ensuring accuracy and timely follow‑up.
- Help monitor contractual deliverables and timelines, ensuring they remain aligned with pre‑production schedules and operational readiness requirements, and escalate risks to the Head of Entertainment as needed.
Stakeholder & Functional Area Liaison
- Coordinate closely with Technology, Broadcast, Venue Operations and other Functional Areas to ensure seamless project integration.
- Act as the central coordination point for technical requirements impacting Stadium Entertainment, Ceremonies, IBCC Operations, and Special Events.
- Support early‑phase cross‑functional integration to support seamless operational delivery.
Other Duties
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by line management in support of tournament and event delivery objectives.
- Support the Head of Entertainment and Senior Managers in technical planning, operational readiness, project delivery, and tournament-wide integration activities.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of world-class entertainment, ceremony, and special event experiences across FIFA competitions and events.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or similar level of higher education or equivalent in industry experience.
Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in technical production, systems integration, and live event delivery, ideally within major international sporting events, ceremonies, entertainment productions, or large-scale public events.
- Proven experience planning and delivering stadium technical infrastructure, venue technical overlay, content presentation systems, and IBCC operations across complex event environments.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing technical production schedules, installation programmes, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities across multiple venues and stakeholders.
- Strong track record of managing technical suppliers, system integrators, Host Broadcasters, venue operators, and production partners in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.
- Experience supporting the technical planning and delivery of stadium entertainment, ceremonies, special events, and multi-venue tournament operations, including content delivery systems, control room environments, and venue technology integration.
Skills & Competencies
- ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS: Ability to manage office and production documentation including presentations, RFPs, show rundowns, rehearsal schedules, scripts, and permits accurately.
- ADAPTABILITY: Ability to adapt to evolving creative direction and operational challenges in high-pressure environments.
- FLEXIBILITY: Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, across the full tournament period.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to manage complex stakeholder relationships at a senior level.
- ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent ceremony workstreams to tight deadlines.
- PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS: Strategic and creative approach to problem-solving; ability to make clear decisions under pressure.
- CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLABORATION: Proven ability to work collaboratively across internal teams and diverse functional areas, ensuring alignment and contributing to the successful achievement of delivery goals.
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Builds effective working relationships across internal and cross-functional teams, applying strong interpersonal skills to support smooth coordination and operational alignment.
- CULTURAL SENSITIVITY: Deep awareness and respect for diverse cultures; committed to ensuring ceremonies are inclusive, authentic, and globally resonant.
- PASSION FOR ENTERTAINMENT: Genuine passion for live performance, ceremony production, and the power of sport to inspire.
Certifications & Requirements
- Fluent in English and Brazilian Portuguese.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project) and planning/collaboration tools.
- Experience of Monday.com an advantage.
- Knowledge of and previous event / tournament experience across the stadiums in Brazil a plus.
- The right to work in Brazil.
- Ability to re-locate to Rio de Janeiro.