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:
Reporting directly to the Vice President, Partnerships & Events, the Associate is responsible for events and administrative support to the Partnerships & Events Team; coordinating and staffing all logistical aspects of LA84 Foundation’s events, both internal and external, including supplies, inventory, and coordination of meetings, conferences, galas, rentals, etc. This position interfaces with all internal and external constituents and assists in coordination and planning of events. Once an event is confirmed, the position will be responsible for ensuring successful event execution. The role requires analytical and communication skills to appropriately prioritize duties, engage and work collaboratively with the team in a proactive and positive style, and to produce results on-time with meticulous attention to detail. S/he will be involved with a large range of contacts ranging from entry level to extremely high-level and may be exposed to sensitive information requiring discretion, good judgement and confidentiality. S/he will also coordinate/interface with other departments. This position requires comfort and agility in working in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to well-represent the organization to external audiences by phone and email.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lead staff and support for all in-house events, including digital and virtual events
- Manages rental contracts, fees and other administrative details of facilities rentals and on-site film shoots. Maintains communication with approved vendors (including Rental Co, caterer, linen rentals, AV, florist etc) and updates the rental package as needed..
- Follow up on planning information to implement the event and follows up as necessary to ensure successful event.
- Provides high quality customer care and service to all including hands-on logistical support, planning and trouble-shooting before, during, and after events.
- Actively strives to ensure a meaningful experience for all events, by engaging groups in a broader understanding of the mission and programs of the LA84 Foundation, and by informing appropriate LA84 staff about attendees from key markets.
- Coordinates scheduling and activities for all on-site events
DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 3-5 years experience in event/meeting coordination with increasing responsibilities
- Well-versed and advanced skills in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Experience with project management
- Possesses strong organizational and follow up skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong problem solving, analytical and presentation skills
- Considers impact when executing daily tasks
- Shows an entrepreneurial spirit
- Superb internal and external communication skills (verbal, written, listening)
- Solid research skills
- Passionate about improving youth development through sport
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree
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-$47,840 per year, Commensurate with experience.
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Partnerships & Events
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 “Partnerships & Events Associate” and your last name. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
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TITLE: Communications Associate
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director, Marketing & Communications, the Associate is responsible for the 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). Strong project management skills are a must.
Essential Functions:
- Support the management and coordination of overall communications strategy for LA84 Foundation and the Play Equity Fund across platforms, inclusive of email campaigns, social media, websites, PR, events, B2B and B2C campaigns and others.
- Support 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.
- Assist with the copywriting functions of the organization for any communications material, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners, advisors and consultants.
- Support executing social promotion strategies, fan engagement strategy and execution, and managing social coverage of live events (for both LA84 and the Play Equity Fund).
- Support creation of social-first content assets for brand development and marketing initiatives, creating and distributing custom content for larger initiatives.
- Facilitates all paid social media strategies for the organization.
- Work closely with the Director, Marketing & Communications, Chief Strategy Officer and the CEO to gather and operationalize strategic insights from analytics and historical data, establish benchmarks, and work toward KPIs and goals.
- Supports the social media marketing strategy and execution for key initiatives as The LA84 Sports Summit, the Play Equity Movement campaign, Play Day and others.
- Assists in executing the influencer marketing strategy for the organization and specific key initiatives.
- Other roles and responsibilities as assigned.
Basic Qualifications :
- Minimum 3 years experience in social media marketing or digital 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 and editing 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, both written and verbal.
- 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
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and other online meeting platform skills.
- 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 WordPress, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Premiere/After Effects, Sprinklr publishing and reporting, Facebook ad manager, Facebook Business Manager Insights, Powerpoint presentation and various social media reporting tools (Shareablee, ListenFirst, Tubular, Crimson Hexagon, others).
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- General office environment, depending on health and safety precautions. May be working remotely.
- 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 including links to your portfolio and social media handles, 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 Associate” and your last name. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
