[Hiring] PR Manager @OKTAGON MMA

Role Description

A fight lasts minutes. A great story travels much further. The comeback nobody saw coming. The rivalry that divides an arena. The person behind the fighter, with a story that deserves to reach people who have never watched MMA. At OKTAGON, those stories are everywhere.

We’re building a sports brand with international ambitions, passionate fans and events that bring thousands of people together. Germany is a major part of that journey. And we’re looking for a PR Manager who knows how to make our stories matter to German media.

Here’s what you’ll take ownership of:

• Build real relationships with German media.
• Develop and maintain a network across sports, digital and mainstream outlets.
• Earn coverage for OKTAGON, our events and our fighters.
• Create opportunities around upcoming fights and recognise stories that deserve attention outside the event calendar.
• Find new routes to our audience.
• Create sharp German press materials.
• Make interviews happen.
• Get the right assets into the right hands.
• Keep the foundations organised.
• Show what your work achieves.
• Keep our communication connected.
• Oversee media operations during fight week.

This role includes travel and weekend work. Fight weeks can run from Thursday through Sunday, and you need to be comfortable with the pace and responsibility that come with live events.

Qualifications

• At least 2–4 years of relevant experience in PR or sports journalism.
• An existing network in German sports newsrooms.
• Native-level German and very good English.
• Strong editorial instincts.
• Digital confidence.
• Independence and ownership.
• Willingness to travel and work weekends.
• An interest in MMA or combat sports.

Requirements

• You already know how a newsroom works.
• You understand deadlines, editorial judgement and the difference between a story we want to tell and a story someone will want to publish.
• You’ve pitched stories, worked with journalists and delivered under pressure.
• Relationships you can build on, alongside the initiative to open new doors.
• Your German writing is precise, natural and adaptable.
• You’re comfortable collaborating with an international team in English.
• You can spot an angle, ask the useful question and turn a complicated story into a clear pitch.
• You can organise your work remotely, follow through on commitments and keep colleagues informed.
• You want to be there when the action happens.
• You don’t need to know every fighter’s record on day one. You do need the curiosity to learn the sport and understand the people in it.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing sports brand.
• Engagement with passionate fans and high-profile events.
• Chance to shape media narratives in the sports industry.

Company Description

Wir sind ein Team von mehr als 50 Leuten für jeden Fachbereich unserer Branche, die unter der Leitung von Ondřej Novotný und Pavol Neruda in unglaublichen 6 Jahren eine der größte Sportorganisation in Europa aufgebaut haben. Von TV Shows über Medienproduktionen, über Promotion Events, über Presseevents bis hin zu ausverkauften Arenen mit bis zu 25.000 Zuschauern pro Event haben wir bereits ein Denkmal gesetzt in der MMA Community in Europa.

Während wir mit unglaublicher Geschwindigkeit wachsen, in über 100 Länder live senden, haben wir fast eine Mio. Fans in den sozialen Medien gewinnen können und in nur einem Jahr in Deutschland sämtliche Rekorde im MMA Eventbereich gebrochen. 3 ausverkaufte Events, 1 Reality TV-Serie und viele weitere Projekte und Kooperationen konnten wir für das letzte Jahr verbuchen.

Um unsere weiteren Ziele erfolgreich umzusetzen, planen wir einen breit angelegten Media- und Eventplan mit Arena-Events in Deutschland, an denen Du Dich aktiv beteiligen kannst.