LA84 Foundation Careers
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TITLE: Program Associate
THE ORGANIZATION: As a legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games, the LA84 Foundation continues to be a nationally recognized leader in support of youth sport programs and elevating the importance of sports in positive youth development. LA84 seeks to provide an opportunity for every child to participate in sports and experience the wide range of positive outcomes associated with youth sport participation. The Foundation accomplishes this through grantmaking, research, coaching education and direct support. The LA84 Foundation continues to promote the spirit of the 1984 Olympic Games by convening and engaging local, national and international audiences about the role of sport in society, and the impact of the Olympic Games on host cities. LA84’s headquarters is located in the historic Britt House near downtown Los Angeles, where it houses meeting facilities and one of the world’s largest collections of Olympic artifacts. For more information, please visit www.la84.org.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for providing support and project coordination for research, grants monitoring and analysis, communications and outreach efforts, and special events.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Project and Research Support:
- Researches and analyzes trends and issues of importance to LA84 from written materials, interviews, community meetings, online resources, or other useful sources. Presents findings in written and oral formats to program officers and others as appropriate.
- Generates reports and analyses data from the Foundation’s grants management database.
- Assists with special projects for LA84, ensuring a thoughtful and measured process, timely preparation and coordination of key activities and materials focused on partners, review panels, advisory committees, and LA84’s Board of Directors.
- Maintains accurate database of initiative partners and records (i.e., minutes, meeting materials, invoices, vendor contracts etc.), coordinates special project timelines and handles meeting/events logistics.
- Interacts with grantee and community partners to collect and maintain various data projects with multiple parties
- Grants Management and Analysis:
- Monitors and reports regularly to program officers on proposals and the grant process including grant agreements, progress reports, payment requests, and other related correspondence.
- Updates and maintains databases.
- Works closely with the Grants + Programs Team to develop new reports and improve processes.
- Communicates and meets with grantees, as directed.
- Assists with the intake, review, and processing of grants, as needed.
- Under the direction of the program manager/officer, assists with review of applications for funding support through written analysis, site visits, knowledge of the field, interviews with other funders and comparisons with other funding requests, as needed..
- Coordination:
- Collaborates with the LA84 interdepartmental teams to lead coordination of regular communications, project team meetings, convenings, dissemination of reports, etc.
- Outreach:
- Seeks opportunities to inform nonprofit organizations of opportunities to partner with the foundation. Builds and maintains relationships with project stakeholders, grantees, community leaders, policy makers.
- Internal Integration of Work:
- Identifies opportunities for and integrates the functions and skills of Grants + Programs, Research, Collections, and Partnerships + Events to drive successful strategic outcomes for the organization.
- Engages with internal and external resources to secure necessary competencies.
- General:
- As appropriate, assists other departments and works as a member of interdepartmental teams to ensure the effective and efficient operations of LA84.
- At all times, demonstrates cooperative behavior with supervisors and coworkers.
- Other duties as assigned, dependent on organizational needs and employee skills. The duties and responsibilities listed are designed to provide typical examples of the work performed; not all duties and responsibilities assigned are included here.
DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- One to three years of experience, including strong administrative or coordination work.
- Confidence to not get rattled in the face of competing priorities and demands on time
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build cross functional relationships
- Takes the initiative in seeking training on company processes/procedures
- Works collaboratively as part of a team
- Innovative thinker and creative problem solver
- Shows an entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong attention to detail
- Possesses strong organizational and follow up skills
- Experience with project management
- Superb internal and external communication skills (verbal, written, listening)
- Solid research skills
- Passionate about improving youth development through sport
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in communications, marketing, business or related sports / health/science field
Job Type: Full-time; non-exempt
Benefits offered:
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- General office environment.
- Physical demands include lifting and moving equipment and supplies up to 25 pounds, visual acuity in reviewing detailed computer records, physical requirements related to sports activities and periodic travel.
- Occasional weekend, late afternoon, and evening hours.
The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to limit the scope of potential work assignments.
COMPENSATION: Commensurate with experience; Non-exempt; Full-time; eligible for overtime
SALARY LEVEL: $39,520-$45,760 per year, Commensurate with experience.
REPORTS TO: Director, Grants & Programs
To apply: Please send resume, cover letter and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of three professional references by e-mail to officemanager@la84.org . Please use as subject heading “Program Associate” and your last name. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
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TITLE: Communications & Audience Engagement Manager
Position Summary:
Responsible for the management and coordination of overall social engagement strategy and schedules for all relevant social platforms, working with internal teams and partners on brand development, social promotion strategies, content amplification, audience engagement strategies, and managing social coverage of live events (for both LA84 and the Play Equity Fund).
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for the management and coordination of overall communications strategy for LA84 Foundation and the Play Equity Fund across platforms, inclusive of: email, social media, websites, PR, events, B2B and B2C campaigns and others.
- Responsible for the audience engagement strategy, social media content strategy and production, and the programming/scheduling strategy for all relevant social platforms, working with internal teams and external consultants/advisors.
- Responsible for all the copywriting functions of the organization for any communications material, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners, advisors and consultants.
- Responsible for executing social promotion strategies, fan engagement strategy and execution, and managing social coverage of live events (for both LA84 and the Play Equity Fund).
- Lead creation of social-first content assets for brand development and marketing initiatives, creating and distributing custom content for larger initiatives.
- Develops all paid social media strategies for the organization.
- Work closely with the Marketing Director and the CEO to gather and operationalize strategic insights from analytics and historical data, establish benchmarks, and work toward KPIs and goals.
- Develop social media marketing strategy and execution for key initiatives as The LA84 Sports Summit, the Play Equity Movement campaign, Play Day and others.
- Develops and executes influencer marketing strategy for the organization and specific key initiatives.
Basic Qualifications :
- Minimum 3 years experience in social media marketing or social content creation.
- Minimum 1 year experience in email marketing or newsletter creation and distribution.
- Extensive social media knowledge and content development experience.
- Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to align creative strategy with overall business objectives.
- Video production skills (using mobile devices or small portable cameras like GoPro and similar).
- Entrepreneurial spirit.
- Strong problem solving, analytical and presentation skills.
- Polished in presentation and communication.
- Demonstrate ability to champion projects from concept to completion.
- Highly creative mind with a passion for storytelling.
- Ability to operate on both analytic and creative levels.
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
- Proven competency across social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, as well as staying up to date on emerging platforms.
- Proven competency across email marketing and newsletter platforms.
- Strong work ethic and high level of confidentiality, as well as precise attention to detail and sound judgement as it relates to brand safety.
- Experience in Sprinklr publishing and reporting, Facebook ad manager, Facebook Business Manager Insights, Keynote presentations, and various social media reporting tools (Shareablee, ListenFirst, Tubular, Crimson Hexagon, others).
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- General office environment.
- Physical demands include lifting and moving equipment and supplies up to 25 pounds, visual acuity in reviewing detailed computer records, physical requirements related to sports activities and periodic travel.
- Occasional weekend, late afternoon, and evening hours.
The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to limit the scope of potential work assignments.
To apply: Please send resume, cover letter and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of three professional references by e-mail to officemanager@la84.org . Please use as subject heading “Communications & Audience Engagement Manager” and your last name. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
