Senior Associate, Marketing

U.S. Soccer Foundation • Washington, DC

94d • $55,000 - $65,000

About The Position

The U.S. Soccer Foundation helps young people embrace an active and healthy lifestyle and cultivate critical life skills through soccer. The Foundation’s programs are the national model for sports-based youth development in underserved communities. Since its founding in 1994, the Foundation has impacted thousands of children through its cost-effective, high-impact initiatives, which offer safe environments where kids and communities thrive. For more information, visit www.ussoccerfoundation.org. The Foundation’s headquarters are located in Washington, D.C. Remote candidates will be considered. We commit to building a workplace where every team member feels safe, valued, and empowered to bring their authentic selves. Through collaboration, innovation, and respect for diverse perspectives, we strive for excellence, drive community-led change, and support one another in pursuit of our shared mission.

Requirements

• At least three years of experience in event management, marketing, partnerships, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to manage projects from ideation through execution.
• Ability to support the execution of multiple large events at once (20+ annually nationwide), with the opportunity to take on leadership of smaller-scale events over time.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to professionally represent the Foundation to key partners, executives, funders, community representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Enjoys and excels in the fast-paced environment of public-facing events and initiatives.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects with an open, innovative, and efficient perspective; possesses a strong work ethic as well as the ability to work independently or as part of a team; enjoys creative problem solving and adaptability.
• Committed to bettering the lives of children through sports-based youth development.
• Committed to working on a diverse team and helping build a culture of inclusion internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing high-visibility events nationwide, including Just Ball Unity Cups and large, complex community soccer celebrations, and partner activations.
• Lead the planning, coordinating, and executing smaller regional and local events including mini-pitch openings, player appearances, and other local events.
• Support logistics such as vendor management, run-of-show development, staffing and onsite execution for large-scale events. Lead these elements for smaller, local events.
• Manage collateral, signage and other branded or co-branded materials.
• Coordinate the execution of corporate partner deliverables at events and proactively communicate areas of opportunities as they arise.
• Support all funder marketing and events related deliverables and report results back to key internal and external parties.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing & Communications team, and external photographers and videographers to capture content, stories, and other assets from events.
• Maintain event and partnership calendars, timelines and task trackers using Asana.
• Assist in the development of event recaps and impact reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support overall event and partnership budgets by tracking expenses, reconciling costs, and ensuring projects stay within budget.
• Process, code and track vendor invoices and payments in a timely manner.
• Develop strong relationships with external partners, such as corporate partner marketing and communications teams and consultant groups, and work collaboratively to execute events and other marketing deliverables that achieve social impact and business objectives.
• Travel, evening, and weekend work is sometimes required (approximately 30% travel; approximately 10 events a year occur on weekends or evenings).
• Draft copy for event invitations, partner communications, and recap reports.
• Gather and organize photos, videos, and testimonials to share with internal and external teams.
• Assist with social media content related to events.
• Support preparation for presentations, one-pagers, or toolkits for partners.

Benefits

• Generous medical and dental insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plans with employer match.
• Professional development.
• Mobile data plan reimbursement.
• Generous vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree