Associate, Monumental Basketball Player Engagement

Full Time Job
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates five professional sports teams: the 2019 WNBA Champion Washington Mystics, the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go, and 2020 NBA 2K League's Champion Wizards District Gaming. The company is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital One Arena (COA) in Washington, D.C. MSE also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University's campus. In conjunction with the District of Columbia and Events DC, MSE is a partner in a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth's East campus that opened in September 2018. Facility highlights include MedStar Wizards Performance Center, the brand-new training facility for the Wizards, Go-Go and Mystics, and a 4,200-seat arena which serves as the new home of the Mystics and Go-Go. MSE recently opened the first ever in-arena sports book with William Hill at COA and also co-owns and operates Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is the mid-Atlantic region's top destination for exclusive fan experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet, mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit www.monumentalsports.com.

MSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:
• You will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans.
• You will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies and gives back to the community we serve.
• You will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans.
• You will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data.
• You will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble.
• You will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk.
• You will have fun. We are in the business of happiness.

Position Overview: The Associate, Monumental Basketball - Player Engagement position will support the work of numerous departments in a fast-paced and dynamic environment across Monumental Basketball. This person will be an active contributor to the day-to-day operations of the Player Engagement team where you will work to support the continued development of our athletes off the court and in their lives.

Are you familiar with Player Development and Engagement within a basketball context and are looking to build your career in sports? We would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of all operations to host game-night family lounge for all Wizards home games.
• Collaborate with athletes and significant others/family members to coordinate activities, events, meetings, and group outings as needed.
• Curate information about the Washington DC metro area to provide all athletes and significant others/family members.
• Coordinate team messaging and communications platform content, memos, and distribution.
• Design and execute systems to track department processes, projects, meetings, and activities.
• Support the development of athletes both on and off the court.
• Assist with game day responsibilities, including pre-game setup, in-game statistical charting and post-game analysis reporting.
• Work collaboratively with the Monumental Basketball operations groups on projects as needed.
• Direct and support fellow Monumental Basketball Associates on projects throughout the year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree.
• Basic knowledge of Player Development and Engagement within a basketball context.
• Good analytical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong time management and organizational skills.
• High integrity; dependable and comfortable working with confidential information.
• Strong work ethic, detail driven, creative, positive demeanor, and eagerness to learn.
• Strong people skills and enjoys collaborating with a team as part of something bigger than yourself.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• This position is a full-time non-exempt one-year entry level associate program to support the Washington Wizards and Monumental Basketball.