Sr. Associate, Mascot Asset Management

LA28•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

LA28 is the organizing committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, aiming to create an unparalleled Games experience. The organization is an independent, non-profit, privately funded entity governed by a board of directors, committed to optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation, and boldness. The Senior Associate, Mascot Asset Management will be a central figure for all mascot-related assets within the LA28 ecosystem. This role bridges creative production, brand governance, and operational delivery, ensuring mascot assets are developed, versioned, and deployed accurately and efficiently across internal teams, venues, and partners. The Senior Associate will collaborate closely with external creative vendors and internal functional teams to manage a high volume of assets for both pre-Games and Games-time execution at scale.

Requirements

Strong understanding of creative workflows, asset lifecycles, and file formats
Proven ability to manage high volumes of assets across multiple stakeholders and deadlines
Exceptional organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail
Proficiency in verbal and written communications, with comfort in authentic and creative writing
Ability to synthesize information and build decks from scratch
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
Minimum 4+ years of experience in creative asset management, production, or creative operations
Experience working in an agency environment or working with external creative partners on large-scale campaigns
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) or equivalent
Experience using collaborative asset management tools (such as Sharepoint, Box, Smartsheet)

Responsibilities

Assist in management of activities with external studio vendor producing mascot assets (graphic, animated, and costume)
Manage asset intake, feedback cycles, approvals, and final delivery across multiple workstreams
Ensure all assets meet brand and technical standards
Implement and maintain LA28’s library of digital mascot assets
Assist in the management of the establishment and ongoing adherence to naming conventions, version control, tagging systems
Ensure internal teams and partners are accessing approved, up-to-date assets only
Assist in the management of requests from internal teams for mascot assets across functional areas such as Comms, Digital Marketing, Partnerships, and Look & Signage
Translate creative needs into clear asset requirements and timelines
Partner with Sports Presentation and Venue teams to define technical specs for in-venue displays (screens, jumbotrons, and other formats)
Coordinate with Look & Signage teams on asset adaptation and implementation across physical environments
Help build and manage scalable workflows for asset creation, approval, and distribution
Administer and report tracking systems for assets in progress, asset requests from internal functional teams, delivery timelines, and usage across venues and teams