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Job Summary
The Coordinator, Fan & Community Engagement oversees fan & community engagement initiatives, special events and promotions. This position also assists with marketing functions and supports PR/communication and game presentation.
Responsibilities
Primary:
- Oversee all aspects of the Pirates Community Commitment Program for minor league players in Bradenton including Extended Spring Training, Bradenton Marauders, and Florida Complex League.
- Oversee scheduling of community engagement and special events, including the coordination of player and mascot appearances.
- Fill and record all community donation requests and keep accurate record of donation inventory, including autographed items.
- Serve as the Marauders’ community relations liaison with Minor League Baseball (MiLB), including completion of charitable contribution reports and activation of MiLB charitable initiatives.
- Coordinate Corporate Cares ticket donation initiative.
- Maintain strong relationships with key community partners and non-profits.
- Represent the Pirates and Marauders at local networking and promotional events.
- Update internal and public calendars of community appearances and promotional events.
- Responsible for hiring, training and supervision of 50/50 Raffle Sellers, and Mascots.
- Assist with development and execution of marketing plan.
- Coordinate all aspects of planning and development of promotions and theme nights.
- Manage all scheduling and content for advertising in traditional and social media.
- Manage all aspects of advertising and marketing including but not limited to: maintaining third party advertising agency relationships and developing and maintaining content and collateral for advertising.
- Act as primary liaison with Pirates creative & content department.
- Oversee the Bradenton Marauders social media accounts and assist with designing graphics and content for use on social media and Marauders website.
- Order and maintain inventory of promotional products for gameday giveaways and general purposes.
- All other projects as assigned by the Manager, Marketing & Game Presentation.
Secondary:
- Assist with corporate partnership sales and services for special events.
- Assist with ticket sales and corporate partnership services, specifically related to community programs and partnerships.
- Assist with video board and press box gameday operations.
- Maintain photo and video archive.
- Pull tarp and assist with game-day operations, as necessary.