Community Relations Associate

This is a Part Time Job

Community Relations Associate (Part-Time)

Summary:

This position is responsible for providing administrative and operational support to the Washington Nationals Community Relations (CR) department.

This position will run for the duration of 24 weeks (approximately 6 months), end of March through September. This is a paid position that will require 34 hours a week on-site at Nationals Park, including nights and weekends based on the game and program schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensuring a smooth experience for guests of the Community Relations department during gameday activations.
• Assist in the execution of Community Relations events and outreach, including gameday programming (special events, tabling set-up, meet and greets, VIP game-day experiences, pregame ceremonies, and in-game activations).
• Support in the fulfillment and distribution of autographed memorabilia and tickets to community groups.
• Collaborate with the Community Relations Coordinator to support the management and inventory of shared storage spaces.
• Provide administrative support for the Senior Vice President of Government & Community Relations.
• Assist in the execution of programs/events assigned by the supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned by the Community Relations department.

Requirements:
• Strong candidates will have experience and demonstrated interest in baseball/softball and experience engaging with community.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Successfully pass a background investigation.
• Available for entire term of internship.
• Ability to frequently work nights and weekends.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities necessary to perform essential functions
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer) required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must have the ability to appropriately handle challenging situations and coordinate large groups of people with customer service in mind.
• Must present self in a professional manner to interact with fans of all ages, sponsors, and game day guests, and on occasion, players and their families.
• Ideal candidate will be a details-minded, energetic self-starter with an outgoing personality.
• Interest in community relations work required.
• Working knowledge of Major League Baseball preferred.

Physical/Environmental Requirements
• Office: Working conditions are normal for an office environment, however the position will have gameday responsibilities that may include exposure to weather conditions including extreme temperatures.
• The position will require walking throughout the facility, as well as standing for extended periods of time.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.
• Must have a flexible schedule that allows for the possibility of working a combination of days, evenings, weekends and holidays.