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Form of workThe Las Vegas Aviators have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada. The Aviators are the triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The Aviators home games are played at the Las Vegas Ballpark in the master planned community, Summerlin, Nevada, a community in Las Vegas.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Las Vegas Aviators are searching for a driven, creative, and well-rounded individual to plan, coordinate, post, and monitor Social Media content for the Las Vegas Aviators and Las Vegas Ballpark accounts. Will be responsible to increase audience, affinity, engagement, and views across the team's social platforms. The ideal candidate must possess a keen understanding of the Social Media landscape and will identify unique opportunities to engage fans in collaboration with ticket sales, sponsorship team and outside events to develop content unique to each social platform. Candidates must have a deep and detailed knowledge of the game of baseball and the Oakland Athletics organization.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Provide in-game live action updates on all game activities for both home and away games.
Demonstrate creativity and the ability to post engaging content several times a day across all social platforms.
Develop original content series across social and digital platforms.
Maintain a year-round content calendar for both Social Media and marketing initiatives with collaboration efforts through Minor League Baseball.
Have a keen understanding for baseball statistics and tracking. Able to report regularly on player performance and team standings and statistics.
This role will cover all facets of the Las Vegas Aviators brand, including but not limited to baseball activities, Las Vegas Ballpark Entertainment, food/beverage/retail, community, etc.
Monitor Social Media trends, tracking clearly-defined KPIs, and reporting on player and club social metrics.
Developing content for social ad buys.
Build the brand and drive revenue through ticket sales and corporate partnerships.
Create on the spot graphics packages for each social platform.
Own all aspects of social giveaways, contests and sweepstakes, from communication with legal to shipment of product.
Tracking and reporting across all the club's digital and social properties on a monthly basis.
Assistance with Aviators and Las Vegas Ballpark websites.
Assistance with Aviators portion of Summerlin App.
This role is also responsible for the creation, maintenance and programming of the Las Vegas Aviators Junior Aviators Kids Club.
Serve as a brand lead for all departments and special events meetings.
Attend Spring Training, Minor League Baseball Meetings and Baseball Winter Meetings.
Will be responsible for the hiring and management of up to two seasonal marketing employees to assist with marketing projects related to Social Media coverage, Kids Club, Aviators appearances, etc.
ABOUT YOU:
Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Marketing or Communications.
2-3 years of experience, with a one-year minimum working in Minor or Major League Baseball.
Must possess strong communication and people skills; be personable, enthusiastic, professional and courteous.
Passion for Sports and Entertainment; experience in other Entertainment fields outside of MLB or Sports is a plus.
Strong familiarity with managing Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads and X (Twitter) accounts (along with new channels that may arise).
Strong prioritization, time management, and organization skills.
Ability to work under extremely fast turnaround times.
Proficiency in Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud, or other creative software, Email Campaign building, and hunger to improve your craft.
Exceptional writing ability and strong understanding of English grammar.
This position will require a flexible schedule as night, weekend and holiday coverage should be expected.
Candidates will be expected to maintain professionalism at all times, especially when working with professional athletes, as pictures with and/or autographs are strictly prohibited.
Candidates are required to be flexible; work when the games are being played, consisting of days, nights, weekends and holidays.
Availability to work from 9 to 5 and the duration of all games.
In regard to Social Media; it is required that the candidate stay up to date on digital and pop culture trends, especially those relating to the 120 minor league baseball teams and 30 Major League Baseball teams.
This job description is not meant to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of this job. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned. Howard Hughes and the Las Vegas Aviators reserve the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Please note Howard Hughes and the Las Vegas Aviators do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Howard Hughes and the Las Vegas Aviators will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Howard Hughes and the Las Vegas Aviators explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Howard Hughes and the Las Vegas Aviators.
Employment Type: ["FULL_TIME"]
