Responsibilities

• Write and present with clarity, confidence, and persuasion
• Build strong relationships through responsiveness, trust, and collaboration
• Manage client communications with professionalism and poise
• Contribute to client presentations and reports, highlighting relevant themes, trends, and implications for program development
• Proactively pitch stories and develop relationships with influencers and media across platforms
• Build and maintain strong media lists, pitches, and messaging aligned to client objectives
• Write and distribute press materials, including releases, fact sheets, and media kits
• Identify media opportunities and proactively solve challenges with smart solutions that are on-brand and on-strategy
• Contribute to big ideas across events, partnerships, influencer programs, content, and more
• Support program execution and ensure everything runs smoothly, on paper and on the ground

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience, we value real-world learning, too
• 2-4 years of experience in PR, communications, or marketing ideally across sports, lifestyle, entertainment, or consumer brands
• A genuine passion for sports and cultural trends, and how brands show up authentically within them
• Experience pitching media and supporting earned media campaigns
• Clear, confident communication skills – written, verbal, and in the room
• Familiarity with influencer engagement and social media platforms
• Experience supporting integrated campaigns across events, partnerships, influencers, and content
• Based in the New York Metro area, with the ability to be in our Manhattan office as needed

Nice To Have

• Respecting What's Right: makes ethical choices and treats others with respect by embracing diversity of backgrounds and thought
• Entrepreneurial Enthusiasm: takes initiative and doesn't wait to be tapped. Leads from wherever they are and delivers irreplaceable value
• Committed to Curiosity: open-minded and learns from all sources. Experiments and creates meaning in uncertainty
• Pride In Partnership: uses empathy to build trusting relationships and ensure effective communication. Is open to others' ideas and viewpoints
• Inspired Innovation: is imaginative with big dreams and goals. Invents and iterates to shape hearts, minds, and culture for the better