Associate Manager, Retail & Local Collaborations

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have a description about the club at top. Should we include an "About the role" heading? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. The posting includes: description of club (intro), then "The Role" paragraph describing role. Then "Key Responsibilities" list. Then "Qualifications". Then "Capabilities & Other Characteristics". Then location, work schedule, travel, etc. Then benefits and salary range. Also "Job type: Full-time position". Also "Gotham FC requires its associates to live in its market". Also "Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required". Also "Location: This role will work at Gotham FC’s business office...". Also "Ability to attend all home games...". Also "A willingness to travel for other business-related needs". Also "Gotham FC requires its associates to live in its market". Also "Gotham FC is an equal opportunity employer..." (EEO boilerplate, should be removed). Also "Job description is a broad summary..." (legal boilerplate, remove). Also "This employee must follow and enforce all policies..." (legal, remove). Also "The existence of this job description does not modify the employee’s “at-will” status." (legal, remove). Also "Job type: Full-time position (as determined by P&C/Legal)" maybe keep as metadata? Probably we can include in a short p. We need sections: About the role? Could combine intro and role description under "About the role". Or we could have "About the role" heading with paragraph summarizing role and club intro. The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Capabilities & Other Characteristics maybe map to Skills? Or we could treat "Capabilities & Other Characteristics" as Skills. Benefits and Pay sections: we have salary range and benefits. Schedule: we have ability to work evenings, weekends, travel, location expectations (in-person days). So we can have Schedule section. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific salary range $65,000 - $75,000 annually. Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family, Employee funded 401(k) option. That's specific. Location: we can include in About the role or maybe separate? Not required heading. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Associate Manager, Retail & Local Collaborations". Good. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. We must preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive content: Club intro paragraph: "NJ/NY Gotham FC (“Gotham FC” or “the Club”) is a National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) team representing New Jersey and New York. The team plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. At Gotham FC, we don’t just play soccer; we set trends, challenge the status quo, and lead with bold creativity. While our roots are grounded in the tradition of the beautiful game, everything else about us is fiercely original. We’re here to redefine expectations, break boundaries, and build something that hasn’t been done before. If you’re ready to push the limits and make an impact, you belong at Gotham FC." The Role paragraph: "Gotham FC is seeking an Associate Manager, Retail & Local Collaborations to help shape and drive the Club’s merchandise and apparel strategy, identifying opportunities across merchandise, local collaborations, and brand partnerships to drive sales, brand awareness, and fan growth across the New York/New Jersey market. Reporting to the Director, Brand & Fan Experience, this role will work closely with the Director to translate broader Club and brand priorities into merchandising plans and initiatives, while owning execution from concept through delivery. The Associate Manager will manage merchandise planning, requests, vendors, inventory needs, launches, and cross-functional coordination across Brand, Ticketing, Partnerships, Soccer Operations, and other teams to ensure merchandise initiatives are delivered effectively. In addition to merchandising, this role will identify, secure, and manage local collaborations with businesses, brands, artists, and cultural partners that increase Gotham FC’s local awareness, strengthen our connection to the New York/New Jersey market, and support broader brand and fan growth goals. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, culturally curious, and comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. They should be able to identify opportunities, bring forward recommendations, and independently drive projects from concept through launch." Key Responsibilities list (bullet points). We'll convert to

• . Qualifications list (bullet points). We'll convert. Capabilities & Other Characteristics list (bullet points). We'll treat as Skills maybe. Location and schedule: "Location: This role will work at Gotham FC’s business office, which is located at 15 Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey. There is an expectation of three in-person days, with the ability to be on location more depending on project needs. Ability to attend all home games and any mandatory events as well as away games, as necessary. A willingness to travel for other business-related needs, as they arise. Gotham FC requires its associates to live in its market, that is, within reasonable commuting distance of Gotham FC’s offices, practice facility and Sports Illustrated Stadium." We can put location and schedule under a Schedule heading? Or maybe separate Location heading not in list. But instruction only gives examples; we can add other headings if needed but better to stick to given ones. We could put location details in About the role paragraph or in a separate

  without heading. Probably fine to include in About the role. Pay: Salary range: $65,000 - $75,000 annually. Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family, Employee funded 401(k) option. Job type: Full-time position (as determined by P&C/Legal). Could be included in About the role or maybe a short p. We must not include filler like "not specified". We have specifics. Now produce HTML fragment:

  About the role

  Club intro + role description combined.

  Responsibilities

  • ...

  Qualifications

  • ...

  Skills

  • ...
  (Capabilities & Other Characteristics)

  Pay

  $65,000 - $75,000 annually

  Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family
  • Employee funded 401(k) option

  Schedule

  Location: This role will work at Gotham FC’s business office, which is located at 15 Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey. Expectation of three in-person days, with ability to be on location more depending on project needs. Ability to attend all home games and any mandatory events as well as away games, as necessary. Willingness to travel for other business-related needs as they arise. Associates must live within reasonable commuting distance of Gotham FC’s offices, practice facility and Sports Illustrated Stadium.

  Optionally include job type: maybe add a short p under About the role or separate. We must not include any markdown fences. Let's craft the paragraphs. About the role paragraph: combine club intro and role description. Club intro: "NJ/NY Gotham FC (“Gotham FC” or “the Club”) is a National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) team representing New Jersey and New York. The team plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. At Gotham FC, we don’t just play soccer; we set trends, challenge the status quo, and lead with bold creativity. While our roots are grounded in the tradition of the beautiful game, everything else about us is fiercely original. We’re here to redefine expectations, break boundaries, and build something that hasn’t been done before. If you’re ready to push the limits and make an impact, you belong at Gotham FC." Role description: "Gotham FC is seeking an Associate Manager, Retail & Local Collaborations to help shape and drive the Club’s merchandise and apparel strategy, identifying opportunities across merchandise, local collaborations, and brand partnerships to drive sales, brand awareness, and fan growth across the New York/New Jersey market. Reporting to the Director, Brand & Fan Experience, this role will work closely with the Director to translate broader Club and brand priorities into merchandising plans and initiatives, while owning execution from concept through delivery. The Associate Manager will manage merchandise planning, requests, vendors, inventory needs, launches, and cross-functional coordination across Brand, Ticketing, Partnerships, Soccer Operations, and other teams to ensure merchandise initiatives are delivered effectively. In addition to merchandising, this role will identify, secure, and manage local collaborations with businesses, brands, artists, and cultural partners that increase Gotham FC’s local awareness, strengthen our connection to the New York/New Jersey market, and support broader brand and fan growth goals. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, culturally curious, and comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. They should be able to identify opportunities, bring forward recommendations, and independently drive projects from concept through launch." We can combine into one paragraph. Now Responsibilities list: copy bullet points exactly. Bullet points: - Partner with the Director, Brand & Fan Experience to help shape and drive the Club’s merchandise and apparel strategy, bringing forward recommendations and opportunities that support merchandise sales, brand awareness, and fan growth. - Manage the Club’s merchandise request process from intake through delivery, including product selection, quantities, approvals, ordering, production timelines, distribution, and internal communication. - Develop and maintain a centralized merchandising calendar and request tracker to ensure match-by-match, campaign, event, and organizational needs are anticipated and delivered on time. - Manage merchandise and apparel needs for Club-wide initiatives, including matchdays, events, VIPs, community programs, merch-inclusive ticket offers, internal teams, and special projects. - Manage the Club's day-to-day relationship with Soccer Post and other retail, merchandise, fulfillment, and league-approved vendors and support matchday retail execution . - Coordinate purchasing and seasonal product planning with league retail partners and vendors. - Own the operational execution of annual kit launches and other priority merchandise launches. - Develop creative briefs and coordinate with the Creative team on assets needed to support merchandise launches and promotions. - Own outreach, relationship development, and coordination with prospective local businesses, brands, organizations, and cultural partners that align with Gotham FC’s brand and audience growth priorities. - Own day-to-day project management for approved collaborations, managing timelines, deliverables, approvals, logistics, and communication between external collaborators and internal Gotham FC teams. - Maintain a pipeline of potential collaborators and help identify new opportunities for Gotham FC to authentically show up within the New York/New Jersey market. - Regularly track and report on performance of all merchandise initiatives and collaborations to help inform future opportunities and partnerships. This includes providing recaps and learnings to inform future planning. Note there is a trailing space after "execution ." but we can trim. Qualifications list: - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Merchandising/Retail, Business, Sports Management, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. - 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in merchandising, retail, brand marketing, project management, sports, entertainment, consumer brands, or a related field. - Demonstrated experience independently managing projects from initial brief or request through execution. - Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally across multiple departments. - Experience with merchandising, retail operations, product development, production, or inventory management is strongly preferred. - Experience within sports, entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, retail, or