The NFL Live Events team is responsible for the planning and execution of the league’s tentpole events and International Games. The Associate position plays an integral role in supporting the Events team with the execution of all tentpole events and executive meetings with a focus on production, design, operations, communications, meeting planning and execution.

This is a long-term hourly contract opportunity based onsite at the NFL League Office in New York City. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage the fan communications for all U.S. tentpole events including Super Bowl, Draft and Combine.
• Attend relevant planning meetings and track action items for fan experiences.
• Create all department cross organizational presentations for senior leadership including for Super Bowl, Draft, and select international events.
• Create all staff briefing materials for all U.S. tentpole events including management of sharepoint sites.
• Attend all planning meetings, as needed, for current and future tentpole events and outline goals and objectives for each trip.
• Work cross functionally with various internal departments on advancing collective goals including FLAG, commercial partners, and internal initiatives.
• Work with finance team on budget reconciliation for select tentpole events and meetings.
• Support the team in various capacities including contract management, updating the special events calendar and tracking budgets and invoicing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2 years of experience in communications or related field
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Ability to lead others and collaborate with a variety of groups at different levels
• Strong organizational and presentation skills
• Strong writing, deck building and communications skills
• Proactive self-starter who works well within a team, strong interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word PowerPoint skills
• Experience with Canva or equivalent

Other Key Attributes / Talent Characteristics:

• Team player with positive attitude
• High energy
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong work ethic

Physical Demands:

This is a Special Events role and at times may require physicality.  This could involve lifting, long hours of standing and physical movement during an event and extensive travel requirements.  

Travel:

Significant domestic and international travel required, including some weekends, up to 50%.   Several weeks on the road during event delivery.

Terms /Expected Hours of Work:

This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.

Salary / Pay Range:

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials, or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.