Who We Are:

On Location is a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, offering ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production and travel management across sports, entertainment, fashion and culture. On Location provides unrivaled access for corporate clients and fans looking for official, immersive experiences at marquee events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and more. An official partner and/or service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (the Milano Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games), FIFA, NFL, NCAA, UFC, WWE, and PGA of America, the company also owns and operates a number of its own unique experiences. On Location is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.



The Senior Manager, Event Operations & Planning for On Location, Combat Sports team will play a central role in working with more than 10 functional areas across On Location that will sell, deliver, and innovate Hospitality and VIP Experience programs alongside UFC, WWE, Zuffa Boxing, and TKO.

Main responsibilities will include:

Collecting and evaluating functional area project deadlines, milestones and deliverables.
Measuring the project health and summarizing project progress according to milestones set at the Rights holder partner level, or by the On Location functional areas. Making sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
Identifying key areas of risk or delay that require additional focus or escalation to executive leadership to ensure dependent milestones are not impacted.
Serve as a client-facing team member, required to coordinate meetings, reporting, and project deliverables with our Partners and internally.
Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
Establishing & maintaining effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.
Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts (schedule, partner, financial).
Serving as a central hub of information and support for the entire team so internal and external communication along with relationship building is crucial to the success of the role.
Supporting special strategic growth initiatives within the Combat team from creation to completion by working with internal stakeholders and external clients to define that concept and create a process to bring it to fruition. This includes setting and managing client expectations, developing a detailed project plan, defining the scope of the project and assigning team members to specific tasks.
Building, managing and training project management systems and new tools required to work effectively.
Accelerating alignment across teams, integrating different functions, defining, and driving better processes, and coaching and aligning teams and leaders to achieve their desired efficiency.
Establishing operational accountability (e.g., checklists, quality assurance tests) for the Combat team and share best practices across event teams.
Ensuring teams are maintaining best practices with data across systems to ensure that when we bring it all together, it results in the correct information available to the correct teams.
Working with people with different styles, and ability to navigate and endure learning situations where interactions and outcomes do not go as planned.

In order to build and maintain a dynamic team mentality, a planning & coordination manager must be able to keep open and honest communication, form working relationships and motivate anyone who needs it.

Monitor Project Progress and Set Deadlines

Organization and follow-through are a big part of a planning & coordination manager’s job. From creating an accurate timeline of project completion to ensuring tasks are finished within the confines of the assignment, this manager must remain aware of how the project is progressing.

The planning and coordination manager also anticipates delays that may occur on the client side and apprises the team of any changes in the client’s needs.

Solve Issues That Arise

During every project, issues arise that need to be solved. The planning & coordination manager is the first person who clients and team members turn to when something goes wrong, so it is in these professionals’ best interest to anticipate any potential hiccups before they happen. Adaptability and problem solving are key to keeping control of a project.

You Have These:

Planning & Coordination Manager Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree or master's degree in Event or Project Management.
Proven experience in event operations, event product building, project management & project management tools.
Problem solving, creative solutions and strong communication are all essential.
Forward thinker, strong planning skills. Ability to look ahead at possible scenarios to manage different outcomes and prepare the project team members accordingly.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, across multiple time zones, with the ability to prioritize projects and deliverables as demands shift.
Ability to distill complex projects in a simple and understandable method requires training experience.
Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.
Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
Experience as a large-scope project manager.
Able to complete projects in a timely manner.
Understanding of Project Management Systems; Airtable, Smartsheet.
Excellent PowerPoint capabilities.

We’d like you to have:

Event Management experience.
Internal & External client relations experience.

Planning & Coordination Skills

Because these manager responsibilities are abundant, a broad range of skills is helpful in propelling them through the process, including:

Accountability
Adaptability
Budget Management
Clear Communication
Creativity
Decisiveness
Delegation
Forecasting
Leadership
Management
Organization
Problem Solving
Strategic Thinking
Stress Management

Travel:

Occasional domestic travel to On Location offices could be required.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum:

$67,500 annually(minimum will not fall below the applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds)


Hiring Rate Maximum:

$90,000 annually



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About TKO

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

About WWE

WWE® is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, The CW and Netflix. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to all premium live events, a variety of original programming and a massive video-on-demand library. Netflix is the exclusive home for WWE programming around the world, other than select international markets. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

About UFC

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 290 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 975 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.

About IMG

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and events management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 200 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

About PBR

PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 1,000 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, and Canada. In 2022, PBR launched the nationally televised PBR Teams league—eight teams of the world’s best bull riders competing for a new championship expanding to 10 teams in 2024—as well as the PBR Challenger Series with more than 60 annual events nationwide. The organization’s digital assets include PBR RidePass on Pluto TV, which is home to Western sports. PBR is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, X at X.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

About On Location

About Zuffa Boxing

Zuffa Boxing is a joint venture between TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO”) (NYSE: TKO) and Sela, the entertainment conglomerate. TKO serves as managing partner, providing day-to-day operational expertise, management, and oversight of the promotion, with executive leadership anchored by UFC President and CEO Dana White and WWE President and TKO Board Member Nick Khan. The promotion aims to reimagine the sport of boxing by evolving the current model to restore the sport’s rightful place in the forefront of the global sports ecosystem. For more information, follow @Zuffa_Boxing on X; and @ZuffaBoxing on Snapchat, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok.

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