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Job listing closed on 12 Oct 2024
9 Oct 2024

Associate, Events & Experiences

đŸ‡ș🇾 Chicago, IL, USA
Full Time
2+ years exp.

Job Title: Associate, Events & Experiences

Department: Events & Experiences

Reports to: Manager, Events & Experiences

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.

What You’ll Do:

The Chicago Blackhawks are seeking a highly motivated self-starter individual as our Events and Experience Associate. This role will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day execution of all Blackhawks events and activations. As the Events and Experiences Associate this position will take a hands-on approach to ensure department needs and objectives are met. This is including but not limited to coordination of lead up event production needs, booking of live entertainment, and the setup, teardown and logistics of game activations all with the goal of delivering an elite fan experience.

How You’ll Contribute:

  • Plan and manage logistics for assigned events, from conception to execution, and ensure every aspect reflects an impeccable eye for detail
  • Assist with the set-up, execution, and tear down of various team events including home games and brand activations
  • Research trends and innovative practices to integrate into future events to continually raise the bar and increase engagement
  • Support the booking and onsite logistics for all in-game and event entertainment
  • Work with stage managers on the execution of all Game Presentation elements and production for Blackhawks home games (tv timeouts, host segments, etc.)
  • Setup, teardown and coordination of all production elements in-bowl for Blackhawks home games and events
  • Support the coordination of Events and Experience part time staff members
  • Perform all other duties as needed

What You Bring to the Table:

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field.
  • 2-4 years’ experience in event management, preferably in sports and entertainment or special events
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the event and game schedules
  • Exceptional organization and time management skills and the ability to organize resources, establish priorities and develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals
  • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to ensure excellent customer service to both fans and vendor partners
  • Team player, ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
  • Proactive and proficient problem-solving skills
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize competing demands to effectively meet deadlines
  • 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.

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