Coordinator, Communications

Overview

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC's ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media.

Position Summary

The Coordinator, Communications will be a key contributor to the Club’s sporting public relations (PR) efforts while providing administrative support to the communications department. The position will be integral in coordinating with internal production teams and external media (international and domestic) platforms to optimally secure coverage for the club. Additionally, this role will work cross-collaboratively and cross-functionally with other marketing departments in the dissemination of information to internal stakeholders throughout all areas of the business.

Essential Functions

• Media Support
• Help coordinate and schedule players for internal media and marketing needs to drive brand awareness and interest.
• Support in facilitating media and broadcast interview requests for LAFC players and coaches.
• Brainstorm and create media pitches that elevate LAFC players, coaches and front office staff on and off the field.
• Maintain department inbox and respond to inbound messages in a timely manner.
• Match Day Coordination
• Attend all LAFC home games to assist with media hosting and logistics, such as arrival check-ins, seating assignments, and distribution of statistical information to media outlets.
• Assist the department with the management and processing of media credentials for local and visiting media for each game.
• Aid in supervising and leading part-time game day staff to ensure press box operations, press conference room set up, and on-field photography spots are prepared for home matches.
• PR Publication Production
• Research, write, and edit media guides, rosters, player bios, coach bios, game notes, press releases, and other additional media materials for the club.
• Coordinate production logistics of publications, ensuring the highest standard of creation and presentation while managing sustainability and ease-of-use.
• Upload and maintain media materials on LAFC and Major League Soccer (MLS) media portals, ensuring informative, accurate and quick distribution.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as club PR representative on select road trips throughout the season, including MLS regular season away matches and other tournament road matches as needed.
• Provide administrative and clerical support to the department.
• Work collaboratively with the Club’s community relations department to drive coverage of team activations in the local community.
• Aid in public relations efforts for LAFC2 (the official MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of LAFC).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College/University required.
• Prior experience in sports communications or public relations at the professional or collegiate level.
• Solid knowledge of Major League Soccer (MLS), statistics and soccer terminology.
• Strong storytelling ability and proactive approach to optimizing team messaging and storylines.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information.
• Positive and optimistic attitude to lead and inspire other departments.
• Productive and multi-talented in an unstructured environment with frequent interruptions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Effective communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Bilingual in Spanish or Korean a plus.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as the event calendar requires.
• Ability to obtain or possess a valid, current U.S. passport and be able to travel with the team as needed.

Salary Range

The final offer amount will consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to skill sets; relevant experience and training. Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure guidelines, the compensation for this role is $26.00 per hour.