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Assistant General Manager

Illinois, United States (On-site)

Assistant General Manager

3 Months ago • All levels • Community Management

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Job Description

Assistant General Manager needed for sports organization. Must have strong leadership, event management, and customer service skills. Experience in sales and community relations is preferred.

Must have:

Event Management
Strong Leadership
Customer Service
Community Relations

Good to have:

Sales Experience
Project Management
Social Media
Graphic Design

Perks:

Flexible Schedule
Team Environment

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***Candidates must already live in Chicagoland***

The Assistant General Manager will be responsible primarily for community relations/promotion, gameday planning and entertainment to optimize fan experience, as well as managing interns and supervising social media.

The overall fan experience at our gamedays includes:

Booking bands, face painters, balloon artists, and entertainment for each game
Writing the PA script and videoboard script
Interviewing, hiring, and managing staff for gameday and team operations
Overall supervision at the game venue

The Assistant General Manager will also be heavily involved in:

Developing and maintaining relationships with community groups
Ticket Sales and prospecting
Sponsorship Sales
Planning and executing themes for each game
Planning and running events throughout the year, including our tryouts, practices, Training Camp Weekend, overnight tournaments, leagues, youth camps and clinics, and others.
Content creation and management/oversight for social media, graphic design, and written articles
Developing and managing our Internship Program
Maintaining and updating staff training methods and plan
Interfacing with media & the public

Knowledge, skills, abilities

Availability to work all Union events
Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
Previous experience in project and event management
Previous experience in sales and/or service preferred
Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide vision and direction
Strong customer service skills
Ability to multi‐task, prioritize workload, and time manage
Strong written, verbal and listening skills
Strong organizational skills, sense of urgency, and attention to detail
Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, business partners, board members, guests, and fans
Must display the ability to be resourceful with internal assets
Ability to think creatively and adapt to quick changes/requests
Self‐motivated, ability to take initiative and learn quickly
Proficient in the Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, etc)
Enthusiastic team player, shows enjoyment and interest in working collaboratively

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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