Community Relations Coordinator

About the position

The Community Relations Coordinator for the Nashville Sounds is responsible for representing the team at community events and ensuring a significant presence in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area. This role involves creating partnerships with local nonprofits and educational institutions, overseeing fundraising programs, and implementing community-related initiatives that utilize baseball to positively impact the community. The coordinator will work closely with the Director of Marketing to develop and execute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, manage mascot appearances, and coordinate community player engagements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a representative for the team at community events.
• Create and cultivate partnerships with local nonprofits, public schools, private schools, and colleges/universities in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area.
• Work directly with the Director of Marketing to develop and implement all club Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.
• Utilize baseball to positively impact communities throughout Middle Tennessee through Pop Up baseball, field renovations, and promote baseball education to youth.
• Oversee all fundraising programs including donated tickets, Charity of the Game, and Hit City Hero Program; develop new ways for nonprofits to fundraise utilizing the ballpark.
• Plan and implement any in-game activation for community-related programming along with the Entertainment and Promotions Manager and Group Theme Coordinator.
• Collaborate with departments for fundraising initiatives and to ensure all contractual community-related activations are completed.
• Assist in managing mascot appearances, community events, and serve as the handler for the mascot for public appearances.
• Coordinate all speaking engagements for the leadership team; plan and implement staff volunteer opportunities.
• Coordinate community player appearances and provide transportation to and from events; organize autograph sessions with players on select game days.
• Oversee the donation request database and complete donation requests in a timely manner; track all donations including financial contributions and in-kind donations.
• Manage the reporting system for Minor League Baseball for all charitable activities and implement all league-wide community initiatives from MLB.

Requirements

• Strong problem solving, attention to detail, execution, management, and customer service skills.
• Ability to identify and develop relationships with potential clients and vendors.
• Initiative to seek out relationships within Middle Tennessee to build connections that are beneficial to the Nashville Sounds Foundation and Nashville community.
• Excellent leadership, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build collaborative partnerships.
• At least 1 year of experience in community outreach or the nonprofit sector is preferred.
• Good time-management skills with the ability to multitask various projects and deadlines.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred.