Background:

Every professional sports team plays an important role in the civic fabric of its community. Washington Nationals Philanthropies, the official charitable arm of the Washington Nationals, is on a mission to help children, families, and communities thrive through sport-based youth development and access to healthy food. The organization delivers on this commitment through direct delivery of programs and grants, and by spurring investment in community-based programs that address the disparity of opportunity for residents of the region.

Since 2007, the foundation has issued over $7 million in grants to local organizations. Through its signature program, the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, the organization operates year-round youth development and baseball instruction activities, as well as a holistic food access program – supporting the delivery of over 1 million meals into the Washington, DC region since 2018. Since 2013, the organization has invested $50 million for facility construction and annual programming through the Academy.

Summary:

Organizational excellence and community impact depends heavily on the implementation and success of fundraising initiatives, effective storytelling, and cross-collaboration. Leveraging the Nationals brand through marketing-led tactics, Washington Nationals Philanthropies (WNP) makes targeted calls to action that encourage Nationals fans to donate money and time to its core issue areas – food access and year-round youth development programming at the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, as well as in support of the grant-making nonprofit partners.

The Coordinator will have a hand in creation and strategic deployment of all organizational outward-facing content. They will support the operations of all in-stadium fundraising initiatives and the execution and planning of all WNP events across a variety of audiences and stakeholders. This role includes cross-collaboration with other departments at the Washington Nationals Baseball Club, Major League Baseball, and the WNP team – including Nationals Youth Baseball Academy staff. The ideal candidate understands the value of demonstrating impact through a clear articulation of measurable results achieved by the organization – both through its own programs and activities as well as in the context of similar efforts regionally, nationally, and across sports philanthropy and youth development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Content Development – WNP requires robust and compelling print and digital content for its in-stadium fundraising initiatives, fundraising events, and Nationals Youth Baseball Academy programming. In addition to partnering with the Sr. Director on content strategy, this role will be responsible for content management across WNP channels, including but not limited to social media, web, email, and print materials.

In-Stadium Fundraising Support – Fundraising initiatives that occur at Nationals Park and encourage attendees to donate to the Nationals foundation or a partner organization are considered “in-stadium fundraising”. This role requires efficient and effective support of each in-stadium fundraising program. The portfolio of in-stadium fundraising initiatives includes, but is not limited to, the 5050 Raffle, Academy Day, Jerseys Off Their Backs, Scoreboard Messages, and the WNP License Plate program.

Event Operations Support – The foundation hosts events throughout the year for a variety of audiences and stakeholders aimed at supporting the community and raising funds and brand awareness. Events include but are not limited to the Nationals Homecoming Gala (March), Nationals Youth Baseball Academy Graduation (May), Mushball Classic (October), and Turkeypalooza (November). This role will support each WNP event through the development of thorough marketing materials and support of logistics and operations.

Management of Player Philanthropy and MLB Initiatives – Support Senior Director with the stewardship of charitable player initiatives and activations related to MLB Together initiatives and theme games (i.e. Lou Gehrig Day, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month). This role will oversee all WNP-led MLB Auctions serving as the lead liaison with MLB Auctions personnel to stand up online auctions for the Nationals Homecoming Gala, Jackie Robinson Day, and the WNP charitable “storefront” as well as any new auction opportunities.

Key responsibilities related to the above include:

•  Creation and deployment of written and graphic content across the WNP website (nats4good.org), social media channels, and marketing emails, among other platforms.
• Maintain and organize evergreen content including generic collateral, photograph and document libraries, links and other relevant marketing assets.
• Attend meetings relating to WNP initiatives and activations, maintaining a current knowledge base of episodic campaigns, slogans and trends.
• Support the Sr. Director in the management / oversight of third-party creative service providers.
• Support the fulfillment of donor activations such as auction items, Nationals player experiences, and pre-game ceremony participation.
• Oversight of game-day logistics for league-led charitable theme days and player philanthropy initiatives at Nationals Park.
• Work with Sr. Coordinator, Operations to manage the Nationals Scoreboard Message platform.
• Oversight of event execution elements including select vendor management, supply sourcing, volunteer recruitment, and other event logistics
• Effective liaising with multiple departments including, but not limited to, Marketing, Creative, Game Production, Player Relations, Communications, and Purchasing.
• Oversight of WNP memorabilia inventory for use in fundraising, auctions, and other charitable initiatives.
• Oversight of game-day logistics for league-led charitable theme days and player philanthropy initiatives at Nationals Park.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation:

The projected wage rate for this position is $23.07 to $24.03 per hour.  Actual pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s: qualifications, skills, expertise, education/training, certifications, and other organization requirements. Starting salaries for new employees are frequently not at the top of the applicable salary range.

Benefits:

The Nationals offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that presently includes:

• Paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays throughout the year and a holiday break in December
• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) and pension plan
• Access to complimentary tickets to Nationals home games
• Employee discounts
• Free onsite fitness center

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Nationals are dedicated to offering equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

• • Must successfully clear a background check.
• • Must have U.S. work authorization.
• • Uphold Core Values: Innovation, Integrity, and Teamwork. These core values set the tone in everything we do, help us succeed on and off the field, make a difference in the community and provide the best guest experience in sports. It is important that the person in the position commits themselves to these core values so that we can constantly move forward in the same direction – Together.
• • Position will require weekend and/or evening work.
• • Gameday Seasonal: Job requires employee to function in a high activity and heavily crowded outdoor professional sports venue. May work at heights. Employee will be exposed to inclement weather of varying degrees. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances, and climb up/down stairs. The employee may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit and must lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.
• • Office: Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Less than 2 year(s): • Some work experience in operations and/or charitable fundraising, sports philanthropy.
• • Ability to learn and master new software programs.
• • Strong ability to work well independently as well as with co-workers, supervisors, vendors, etc.
• • Working knowledge of trends and techniques associated with written and visual content development.
• • Experience with marketing automation tools as well as compiling marketing campaign results and creating initial analysis.
• • Ability to work in fast-paced and high-pressure environments, often managing deadlines that are triggered by external / uncontrollable events.
• • Strong client-service orientation with an understanding of how to “manage up” and proactively answer questions before they’re asked.
• • Must be extremely organized with meticulous attention to detail and a skilled multitasker.
• • Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills.
• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• • Must have the ability to work evenings, weekends and necessary holidays.
• • Excellent computer skills, with a strong familiarity in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).

• • Interest in sports philanthropy or youth sports preferred.
• • Interest in gaining knowledge within the sports industry preferred.
• • Familiarity with fundraising tools such as Salesforce Nonprofit/Pardot and Classy/GoFundme preferred.

• Bachelors or better

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