Our Purpose:

We are building a championship organization that serves our fans, community, and business partners through world-class sports and entertainment. We believe that Winning Matters, our Fans Come First, with Risk Comes Reward, Great Teams Can Achieve Unimaginable Results, Honoring the Pacific Northwest is Our Duty, and Driving the Business is Our Responsibility.

Climate Pledge Arena, located at Seattle Center, is the complete redevelopment of an historic landmark, originally built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The arena is home to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, WNBA's Seattle Storm, PWHL Seattle and the world's biggest performers of live music and events. The arena is named after The Climate Pledge, an initiative founded by Amazon and Global Optimism asking global corporations to become net zero carbon by 2040. Climate Pledge Arena has one of the most progressive sustainability programs of any building its size, including being the world’s first Zero Carbon Certified arena. Climate Pledge Arena opened October 19, 2021. Visit climatepledgearena.com

Position Summary:

The Marketing Assistant Role is a key support role within Climate Pledge Arena. This role will report into the Sr. Director of Marketing and is responsible for assisting with social media content coverage and capture at events, email content, distribution and design, website maintenance and design. The ideal candidate is a storyteller! Well-versed in social media, pop culture trends and has a desire to learn about email marketing and web design and content.

Key Responsibilities:

• To support email and website content management and distribution in support of the arena’s events and supplementary programs.
• In collaboration with both premium sales teams (CPA and Seattle Kraken), manage and maintain email sales team contact information and secondary email contact lists.
• Assist with the content and build out emails requested by the premium sales team, private events, tours and group sales.
• Assist with the content curation for CPA social channels for events and special projects.
• In collaboration with the marketing team, execute on marketing projects, including, but not limited to website, emails, and social channels

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in marketing.
• High proficiency in email marketing platforms, Microsoft Suite, Smartsheet or task tracking platforms.
• Experience capturing video content
• Knowledge of Adobe products.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work some nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

• Storytelling – written and visual
• Experience in a website management system (e.g. WordPress)
• Passion for sports, entertainment, sustainability and the Pacific Northwest community.
• Experience working in a live events, stadium, or large-venue setting
• Knowledge of SMS Marketing
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, statistics, business analytics, economics, or related field.

Working Conditions:

• Potential hybrid office/home schedule (pending manager approval)
• Availability to work some evenings, weekends, or holidays in support of major events.
• Extended periods of sitting, screen time, and walking through the venue, including stairs.

Compensation:

• In accordance with the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the expected base pay range for this position is $27.00-30.00 per hour.
• This role is classified as temporary, part-time, non-exempt, and eligible for overtime pay.
• Approximately 20-25 hours per week
• Temporary role to last approximately 4-5 months. (Subject to change)

Benefits & Perks: 

• Employee recognition program
• Company-paid Orca, local transit card 
• Complimentary onsite parking

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring:

Climate Pledge Arena aspires to write a new playbook in sports and entertainment that includes everyone. In alignment with this vision, if you don’t meet every job requirement listed—or if you haven’t worked in the industry or are still learning about the industry—we still encourage you to apply. We understand you may bring other relevant experiences and expertise to help us become the highest performance organization we can be. One of our core values is ‘Make Us Better’ and we recognize diversity, equity and inclusion as a critical business strategy.

If you’d like to request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing: [email protected].

Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC and Seattle Arena Company, LLC are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate on basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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