Experiential Manager, Production Manager (Bilingual – Spanish)

THE JOB / 2026 FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola – Host Countries Tour Production Director

EXPERIENCES / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.

***Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (2-3 days week in office) in one of our office locations - - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, or Atlanta, GA.

Octagon is in search of an Account Manager (Bilingual, Spanish) to become a key player in the Host Countries project team of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola. As part of the core team, you will work up close with the world’s most iconic sporting asset, for one of the world’s best loved and biggest brands.

The role is a 100% commitment to delivering a best-in-class Host Countries Trophy Tour, for a client with extremely high expectations and vast experience in this area. 2026 will mark the 6th edition of the tour and the second time Octagon will serve as the lead agency for the Tour.

The role will encompass working with 3 different countries (US, Mexico and Canada), and respective region/cities spanning time zones, business objectives and the full range of football interest levels. Given the complex layers of partners, vendors and fluid environment for this program, we are looking for someone with 5+ years of proven experience with experiential and mobile tours as well as an in-depth understanding of all event production elements throughout the entire process to deliver a first-in-class Host Countries Trophy Tour. This includes – but is not limited to – workstreams such as transport, logistics, vendor management, production, tour staffing etc.

As a member of the traveling team, the Production Manager will be required to travel domestically and internationally and work on weekends as required. Candidates should have an interest in soccer and should be familiar with the domestic and global soccer landscape.

The Host Countries Production Manager will serve as the day-to-day Coca-Cola contact across all 3 host countries to support the development of Tour routing and logistics as well as the experiential footprint of events in accordance with the Global Program Guidelines, in order to meet Coca-Cola Business Goals.

Additionally, the Host Countries Production Manager will report and work closely with the Host Countries Production Group Directors who are leading the overall operational plan development and execution with the Coca-Cola contacts across all Tour stops. Alongside the Host Countries Production Director, the Production Managers will be part of a broader team, each of which will have unique responsibilities for the overall team depending on team needs and specific expertise.

This role will involve extensive away from home travel, inconvenient working hours as you navigate clients in different territories, minimal sleep, and the absolute experience of a lifetime. This is a true once-in-a-career opportunity for a driven Experiential Manager.

THE WORK YOU’LL DO

Host Countries Production Manager

• Reports and works closely with Host Countries Production Directors to support the development of an extensive operational touring plan across 3 Host Countries (Mexico, USA and Canada) that caters towards the unique environment of the tour and brings the Coca-Cola market activation plans to life
• Collaborate closely with the other Production Manager, Group Directors and Host Countries Program Lead surrounding the planning and execution of all markets activation plans and strongly advise on operational feasibility of those plans
• Support all logistical and touring aspects around the development and execution of the routing plan across 3 Host Countries based on a leapfrogging model of two tour teams
• Continuously update the overall routing plan ensuring all touring variables and market program plans are reflected
• Coordinate regular status updates on any logistical, routing and experiential implications of the Coca-Cola market activation plans
• Manage the comprehensive experiential asset production process including vendor management, production, integration and testing
• Continually look for innovative solutions and production methods.
• Contribute to After Action Review to capture key learning’s of the FWCTT Team

Global Team

• Support the Production Group Directors, Host Countries Tour Lead and Global Tour Director as needed on workstreams such as routing, logistics, aviation, carnet, asset production
• Provide input to Global Guidelines – a toolkit for global program activation and plan for local markets to leverage against
• Occasionally t