Coordinator, Community Relations

Job Description

Job Title: Coordinator, Community Relations

Department: Community Relations (CR)

Reports to: Associate Director, Community Relations

Departmental Goal: The Los Angeles Lakers community relations team serves the greater Los Angeles area through a variety of programs and initiatives, partnering with a range of community partners to maximize reach and impact.

Position Summary: The Community Relations Coordinator is responsible for supporting, organizing and facilitating a wide-range of community events and activities for the Los Angeles Lakers and South Bay Lakers. This role engages community partners and community groups on a regular basis for programming, special events and game-related activities, including community programs integrated with corporate sponsors.

Essential Functions (Duties & Responsibilities**):
• Support planning and execution for local community events including reaching out to partners, arranging logistics, creating event flows, tracking tasks and tracking expenses
• Work cross functionally to leverage community programs with other departments including marketing, communications, basketball operations and corporate partnerships
• Implement in-game theme nights for community programs (Hoops for Troops, Girl Dad)
• Implement in-game community activations including High-Five Kids and Half-Minute to Win It
• Ensure all corporate obligations are fulfilled across community programs and events, working with the sponsorship team to understand and monitor requirements
• Ideate and develop new community programs that serve the organization's needs
• Facilitate website and social updates for community activities
• Coordinate community efforts with a focus on El Segundo and the South Bay for South Bay Lakers
• Coordinate in-kind donation inventory and storage and giveaway inventory and storage
**Responsibilities subject to change based on organizational needs and direction from management.

Education (Required/ Preferred): Bachelor's degree (required); (A degree in Non-profit management, Public Relations, Communications, Public Policy, Marketing, Sports Management, or other closely related field preferred.)

Previous experience:
• A minimum of two years of work experience
• Work experience with youth sports or community programs preferred
• Partnerships experience preferred
• A background in volunteer work preferred

Knowledge, skills, abilities:
• A passion for serving the Los Angeles community
• Broad knowledge of local community programs and community engagement activities
• Knowledge of the Los Angeles community landscape including awareness of key non profits
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Self-starter with a can-do attitude, willing
• Working knowledge of basketball
• Ability to interact and be a role model for youth
• Proven ability to make pitches to partner organizations regarding youth program benefits
• Ability to work with kids
• The ultimate team player who is willing to pitch in wherever needed to execute high-quality events for the Los Angeles community

Physical Demands: Ability to lift min 25 lbs. and the ability to withstand multi-hour events with lots of movement and coordination

Location: El Segundo (offices M-F), downtown Los Angeles (Crypto.com Arean for Lakers home games), pre-season games, and other weekly off-site (including basketball clinics, Team Up events, etc.)

Travel: Up to 20% of the time

The pay range for this role is $20.00 to $22.00/hour. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and certifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwk4vj-216-73-216-177-42 in your application.