TITLE: Brand Alliances Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Brand Alliances
REPORTS TO: Manager, Brand Alliance Marketing
FLSA: Part Time, Hourly, Seasonal
What Sets You Apart
Brand Alliances at Orlando City SC/Orlando Pride is seeking a hardworking, positive and passionate individual who wants to supplement their classroom instruction with practical experience in facilitating corporate events, gameday operations, lead generation and prospecting, asset tracking and inventory, contract fulfillment and overall account management. We seek someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment with great organization skills, an unequaled willingness to learn by doing, and the ability to be an innovative problem solver. The assistant will be required to do an end of year project in sales or activation that aligns with the candidate interests and experience.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Review and comprehend Brand Alliance contracts, analyze fulfillment needs and strategy.
- Support Brand Alliance Marketing team on account management for all partner contractual obligations and communication.
- Learn to track all partner assets and performance.
- Collaborate with various internal departments and external vendors to plan and implement in-office/stadium events, game day promotions, digital/social platforms, in-market campaigns as well as partner recaps.
- Learn about internal and league initiatives by developing and creating a weekly newsletter reporting on all National, Local and Partner activation events as well as other league initiatives.
- Learn to prospect new corporate sponsorship/media partnerships for all Orlando City SC entities.
- Learn how to develop unique and customized proposals and sales presentations for new business prospects.
- Actively research new ideas for new and existing partnerships.
- Understand Brand Alliances Business Development strategies of deal structures, proposals, premium suite sales, fulfillment, rate card and more.
- Other duties as assigned.
Gameday And On-Site Event Responsibilities
- Support gameday activities by preparing gameday assets such as: run of show and Fan Zone partner activations, gate giveaways, LEDs, and more.
- Support sales staff on game day with prospect and/or new partner communication where needed.
- Participate and learn to lead the Fan Zone pregame shift meeting and gameday responsibilities.
- Professionally act as liaison between player(s) and/or partners during off-site player appearances and other corporate events.
- Develop plans to host youth clinics and camps at different locations, review assets to fulfill partner contractual obligations, which could include: managing registration, guest flow, equipment drop off and set up, and event breakdown
Qualifications
To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of eligibility requirements, knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary:
- Applicants preferably should be working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree with an emphasis in Sports Marketing/Management or related field. Master’s Degree candidates preferred.
- Able to work all Orlando City and Pride home games played at the Stadium as well as other corporate events during the year.
- Preferred 6 months to 1 year of experience with a sports team/organization, athletic department, or a similar field.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
- Exceptional reliability, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills required.
- An innovative individual who can come up with ideas and work extremely well within a team to come up with creative solutions and identify new opportunities, often in a high-pressure, fast-changing environment.
- Able to work nontraditional hours, in a nontraditional setting within a team atmosphere including weekends
- Strong attention to small details is a must.
- Strong knowledge of a wide variety of social media platforms.
- Strong interest in soccer and sports is a plus.
- A sense of humor is a must (prepare to tell us about a good joke in your interview).
- Position role will be working around 20-30 hours weekly, plus gamedays and events.
- Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Must be comfortable working outdoors and be able to lift objects up to 40 lbs.
Other Details
- Candidate can be working toward an academic credit for this opportunity.
About Orlando City SC & Orlando Pride
In November 2013, Orlando City Soccer Club was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, becoming the league’s 21st franchise. The team began play in March 2015, with 62,510 fans packing the then-Orlando Citrus Bowl for the Club’s MLS debut.
The Lions have reached the postseason in five-consecutive seasons (2020-24), qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup (formerly Concacaf Champions League) in both 2023 and 2024, and reached their first final in 2020 during the MLS is Back Tournament. In 2022, Orlando City won its first championship of its MLS era, lifting the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy, which also marked the first championship by any professional team in the City Beautiful. Prior to its time in MLS, Orlando City boasted a decorated history in the United Soccer League, winning the league’s championship in both the 2011 and 2013 seasons.
In October 2015, the Orlando Pride was announced as the 10th team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), bringing professional women’s soccer to the state of Florida for the first time. The team began play in April 2016, setting a then-league single-game attendance record in its first-ever home game, with 23,403 fans witnessing the Club’s first win.
The Pride feature a star-studded roster of domestic and international talent and, in 2024, brought the first professional major league title to the city of Orlando, with the Club winning the NWSL Championship. The season saw the Pride complete the double, winning both the Championship and the NWSL Shield as the best team in the regular season, capping off a historic campaign that set numerous league records. Former Orlando City defender Seb Hines serves as the team’s head coach, not only the first Black head coach in the league, but also the first to win both the Championship and the NWSL Shield, and the 2024 NWSL Coach of the Year.
In 2017, both teams moved into its privately-owned, soccer-specific venue - Inter&Co Stadium - located in the heart of downtown Orlando.
In July 2021, the Club - which includes Orlando City SC, the Orlando Pride, Orlando City B (MLS NEXT Pro) and Inter&Co Stadium - was purchased by the Wilf Family, who also own the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
For more information on Orlando City SC and Orlando, visit OrlandoCitySC.com or Orlando-Pride.com.
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.
