Job Title: Associate, Community Outreach (Seasonal)

Department: Chicago Blackhawks Foundation

Reports to: Manager, Community Outreach

Perks and Benefits:

FREE: breakfast, lunch, parking, on-site gym and training classes, and gym membership at Chicago Athletic Clubs. Casual dress environment, access to United Center concert events, competitive total rewards package, full benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, paid life insurance), comprehensive PTO package, social events, volunteer opportunities, and focused learning and development.

What It’s Like Working Here:

The Chicago Blackhawks experience isn’t just on the ice. Our office, located in the United Center, promotes a fun, engaging, fast-paced and collaborative atmosphere where we can celebrate both hockey and each other. Our commitment to curating an environment where all individuals feel empowered to bring their best self to work each day can be seen throughout our organization. Whether you are a job seeker looking to join the organization, a current member of our amazing team, or someone looking to help support our mission, our goal is the same – to reimagine the potential of hockey, which we strive to achieve through memorable, inclusive experiences.

The Top Shelf:

The position is a ten-month, full-time contract position that will directly report to the Manager, Community Outreach and will provide capacity across our Foundation team by supporting various initiatives and programs related to our three Foundation Pillars and our broader Community Outreach work.

How You’ll Contribute:

Community Outreach

Support execution and fulfillment of our year-round in-kind donation program, tracking fulfillment and ROI on all donations to nonprofit organizations including providing management of inventory in all storage spaces.
Work with our military support organizations to execute our Hero Salutes Program on Ice, identifying 2-3 active service and military veterans to be honored on the ice for every CBH home game and supporting program from initial outreach, in game engagement, and post-game communication.
Support execution of specific community-based events, including any theme nights, parades, events, or engagements at the direction of Foundation leadership or Manager, Outreach.
Ability to work Chicago Blackhawks home games
Ability to work unconventional hours

Program and Event Engagement

Support planning and execution on programs including LEAD, GameChangers, and Healthy Hawks.
Provide planning, operational and logistics support for events managed across the team including but not limited to Warriors Classic, Market Days, Toy Drive, Fiesta de Hockey, etc.

Fundraising

Provide support with planning and execution of Silent Auction and Mystery Puck programs

Player Stats and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Strong organizational and operational skills in order to manage people and resources to complete projects; able to multitask across various priorities;
Demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders across our Foundation in an inclusive and engaging way that helps move our work forward;
Ability to foster a positive team culture, work well with and collaborate across teams within an organization;
A demonstrated ability to manage effectively towards outcomes, including setting and managing against short-term goals at the execution level;
Demonstrates excellent personal motivation and encourages others to be motivated and enthusiastic; shows persistence and overcomes obstacles
Identifies and resolves issues in a timely manner; ability to develop solutions quickly and effectively, and to communicate challenges to manager in a timely manner;
Ability to build trust inside and outside the organization; conduct work through honest communication and maintain the organization’s values
Strong interpersonal skills; can effectively communicate and relate to all levels within and outside of the organization; creates and builds positive and productive relationships
Responds quickly and effectively to changing trends and circumstances; embraces changes and welcomes fresh perspectives
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Has experience building and engaging in safe and inclusive practices or demonstrates a willingness to learn
Understands the sport of hockey either from direct experience or through love of the game; must be able to navigate systems currently in place and engage with leaders from those systems/organizations in a knowledgeable manner
Ability to address, adapt to, and overcome challenges in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Demonstrated aptitude for driving results
High attention to detail
Demonstrates Chicago Blackhawks core values of integrity, curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and originality

The Team:

The Chicago Blackhawks started their journey as one of the NHL’s “Original Six” professional ice hockey teams in 1926. Members of the Central Division in the NHL’s Western Conference and six-time Stanley Cup Champions (1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, 2015), the team calls the United Center home.

Each day the Team works to uphold our mission to reimagine the potential of hockey. At its core, the team and greater organization uphold its mission through its core values centered around integrity, curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and originality. They are fiercely dedicated to evolving and delivering new and legendary fan experiences and captivating new and diverse audiences, both on and off the ice. As part of their unwavering commitment to drive impact and purpose in the Chicago community, the organization opened the Fifth Third Arena (the team’s official practice facility and community space for youth hockey development), continues to make expansions to the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, and acquired the AHL team the Rockford IceHogs.

The Chicago Blackhawks continue to grow in its commitments to honor and celebrate Black Hawk's legacy by offering our platforms, making meaningful contributions, collaborating with Native American people, and reimagining ways to support the many Native American people and communities they live amongst and alongside. They engage in this work through their formal partnership with Black Hawk’s ancestral tribe, the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, which the tribe established with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2021.

The Chicago Blackhawks is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.