Corporate Communications Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

Cavaliers Holdings LLC is committed to delivering epic experiences for our fans, team members, community, and the world. Fueled by a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture, we strive to recruit individuals that will be enthusiastic and purposeful in carrying out our vision as Transformative Leaders in Sports and Entertainment. If you are ready to work in the fast-paced and high-energy setting of the Cavs, Monsters, Charge, Legion and Rocket Arena— then we want to talk to YOU!

JOB SUMMARY:

The Corporate Communications Coordinator position will play a vital role with the Rock Entertainment Group, Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Arena Corporate Communications team. This specific position will have a focus on the organization’s venue communications and the entertainment and innovations that take place within the world class venue.

The Corporate Communications Coordinator will drive strategic PR plans that tell a concise and engaging story, ignite a call to action, shape brand identity and achieve organizational goals and objectives with an emphasis on telling the story of Rocket Arena. This includes overall public relations planning and execution around (but not limited to) development, sponsorship, technology, digital, ticket and premium sales, leadership development, marketing, analytics, community relations, diversity and inclusion, venue, concerts, events and more.

The person in this role will be a proactive thinker with a keen ability to see the opportunities to promote the Rocket Arena and Cavaliers brand through fun, engaging, impactful and actionable storytelling. Our ideal candidate is a person who can join our Corporate Communication group and make an immediate impact in the evolution of how we creatively drive market and industry awareness around the successes of our organization and brand.

** Must provide a professional portfolio showcasing your writing or editing work to be considered for this role. See details below.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work collaboratively with Rocket Arena and Cleveland Cavaliers business teams across the organization to create earned-media opportunities for informational messaging, special projects and event-driven initiatives. Implement strategic PR outreach to generate market-wide awareness, ignite a call to action, shape brand identity, and achieve goals and objectives to targeted audiences.
• Attain a strong understanding of organizational culture and the inner workings of Rocket Arena and Cavaliers operations to successfully communicate “who we are” to the local, regional and global marketplace.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the business verticals that support Rocket Arena entertainment, such as Facility Operations and Booking & Events to better understand their work and support storytelling.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with local media and knowledge of regional and national media resources. Pitch and collaborate to initiate coverage and storytelling.
• Conceive and create original content for feature stories for industry trades, traditional local and national media outlets and social media influencers.
• Work with internal broadcasting, social media and digital teams to develop coverage opportunities utilizing internal assets and platforms.
• Write communications materials that include press releases, media advisories, message talking points, internal correspondence and more.
• Plan and execute media events, press conferences and publicity events.
• Track earned media coverage utilizing a media monitoring service/platform and construct recaps and summaries in a visually compelling and efficient way.
• Build presentation decks and documents that showcase communications plans and strategy in a visually compelling and efficient way.
• Maintain a flexible, confidential schedule of event announcements each month, collaborating closely with the booking team.
• Escort media personnel into high-traffic areas, ensuring they are informed about permitted content and media guidelines.
• Track month-to-month earned media coverage utilizing a media monitoring service/platform and construct recaps and summaries in a visually compelling and efficient way.
• Assist with internal communications to team (staff) members.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of public relations and media relations experience is preferred, and is a plus if prior experience is in the fields of corporate sports, lifestyle, culture and/or entertainment communications.
• Must have flexible availability to work nights, weekends, and occasional Holidays as required by the Rocket Arena events calendar.
• Must be able to showcase strong writing and editing skills through portfolio work (please include a portfolio link on your resume OR attach work examples under the ''additional documents'' section of this application).
• Must be able to showcase proficiency in Powerpoint, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Pages, Keynote and/or other related presentation and graphics software through portfolio work.
• Has an appropriate level of knowledge regarding local, regional and national media platforms, as well as emerging media trends and storylines.
• Experience with media monitoring tools, including MuckRack, Cision, TVEyes, Meltwater or other similar services.
• An independent, self-starter who routinely brings actionable ideas to the table.
• Team player; highly organized, can prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

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.