Sr. Associate, Mascot Asset Management

LA28•Los Angeles, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities. LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what’s next through sport, community and the power of our differences. The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community’s creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games. The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors. The Senior Associate, Mascot Asset Management will serve as the central hub for all mascot-related assets across the LA28 ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of creative production, brand governance, and operational delivery – ensuring that mascot assets are developed, versioned, and deployed accurately and efficiently across internal teams, venues, and partners. This role will partner closely with our external creative vendor and internal functional teams to manage a high volume of assets supporting 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