Position:
The Brand Ambassador is part of the Marketing & Communications department for Minnesota United Football Club (MNUFC), a sports business located in the Twins Cities area of Minnesota and a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier soccer league in North America.
Job Description:
Love soccer? Love talking to people and building relationships? Want to spend your weekends surrounded by 19,600 passionate fans? As a Brand Ambassador, you will receive a behind-the-scenes look at how to execute large and small events as well as how to engage with fans and people in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area to continue to grow a fan base. This hands-on position will allow you to merge a passion for event marketing and soccer, and promote your career growth in professional sports.
This is a part-time position reporting to the Experiential Marketing Coordinator.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- Execute a consistent brand experience by knowing and embodying the MNUFC brand
- Act as an energetic, highly engaging extension of the MNUFC brand at events and activations
- Generate excitement through in-person conversations with fans at events and activations
- Setting up activation footprints according to MNUFC brand standards
- Tear down with effectiveness and organization in mind
- Write post event recaps following an activation
- Participate in fan engagement and activations at home games
- Assist with general needs including inventory, organization, and data entry
You might be a fit for this role if you:
- Are passionate about growing the game of soccer in the Twin Cities
- Enjoy building relationships and talking to people about soccer
- Have experience in event marketing or promotions
- Are a team player with a positive attitude
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and another language
Requirements:
- Bilingual in English and another language
- Ability to work flexible hours include evenings, weekends, and potential holidays, along with a majority of home games at Allianz Field
- 18 years of age or older
- Access to reliable transportation (not all locations are accessible via public transit)
Company Profile:
MNUFC is a professional soccer club playing in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier of soccer in North America, and which operates under the oversight of the U.S. Soccer Federation, a member of FIFA. The Club is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN. Soccer operations are located at the MNUFC Training Center in Blaine, MN, and the team plays its home matches at Allianz Field in St. Paul, MN.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
