Community Impact Seasonal Assistant – Outreach and Engagement 1

Detroit Red Wings • Detroit, MI

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About The Position

The community impact assistant is responsible for aiding in the development, implementation, and progression of a wide range of programs for the sports and entertainment group. Centered around enhancing the lives of children through the power of sport, community impact assistants provide seasonal support in one of three main areas – outreach and engagement, sport participation and growth, or fundraising and development.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate must be at least a college senior or recent college graduate.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• The ideal candidate must possess analytic, strategic, communications, and interpersonal skills.
• The ideal candidate must be available full-time.
• The ideal candidate must be willing to work longs hours, including days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the research, development, execution, and evaluation of community impact programming focused on supporting youth wellness, youth education and League initiatives.
• Support community-based and in-venue events including youth-focused programming, athlete or front office appearances, and special experiences.
• Aid with all facets of the memorabilia donation program such as responding to email inquiries, reviewing/approving requests, and packaging items for distribution.
• Assist in creating program summaries for the website, social media, and team publications in cooperation with the media relations and marketing departments.
• Responsible for general correspondences with fans in response to written and email inquiries including fan pack requests, birthday recognition, anniversary recognition, letters of encouragement, and letters of bereavement.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level