Partnership and Community Relations Coordinator
Basketball Team (WNBA)
West Region
Sports Services
Posted/Updated: 05/20/19
West Region
Sports Services
Posted/Updated: 05/20/19
Job Summary
Job Description
- Works directly with the Corporate Partnerships and Community Relations teams.
- Responsible for leading and executing all activations.
- Involved in community affairs outreach and programming including players programs, community initiatives and activities that inspire fans and community members.
- Must fulfill all contractual elements with each client, including integrated signage, promotions, internet advertising, hospitality, tickets and all other marketing resources.
- Seasonal position
Duties & Responsibilities
- Planning and executing day-to-day activation operations.
- Tracking and assuring fulfillment of contractual obligations to partners.
- Leads activation process to develop and grow current clients along with identifying new business opportunities.
- Serves as liaison to neighbors and community partners.
- Assists with planning and execution of various community programs and events including team, player, sponsor, and WNBA community initiatives.
- Runs all major deliverables to ensure quality standards and that client expectations are met.
- Assists in crafting community players program, leads event(s), logistics, group/organization selection, meet & greets.
- Works with the sales team in finalizing agreements including developing strategic touchpoint plans for each partner.
- Collaborates with other departments within the organization to strategically build positive publicity for the team.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a 4-year Bachelor’s degree or educational equivalent in Business Administration, or other closely related field.
- Minimum of 1-3 years of sponsorship, community relations or related experience.
- Strong personnel management, communication, social and time-management skills.
- Shown ability to multi-task and lead projects on strict deadlines.
- Work in tandem with internal and external customers with a positive customer service attitude.
- Excellent communication skills
- Professional image and demeanor.
- Work requires flexible hours including evenings, weekends and holidays, as needed
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