Assistant General Manager

3 Weeks ago • All levels

About the job

***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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