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VCU Athletics *Corporate Partnerships* Grad Asst. 2021-22

Employer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Location
Virginia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Dec 8, 2020

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Position Type
Administrative, Student Affairs, Athletics
Employment Type
Full Time

Posting Details

Job Code/Title GA - Graduate Assistant Position Number N/A Working Title VCU Athletics *Corporate Partnerships* Grad Asst. 2021-22 Department Athletics Office Organizational Overview

At VCU, we Make it Real through learning, research, creativity, service and discovery — the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.

Recruitment Pool All Applicants Anticipated Hiring Range Scholarship amounts for grad asst positions vary Campus Monroe Park Campus Position Type Student Hours/Week Max. 29 hrs Normal work days varies Normal work hours varies Job Category Accounting/ Management/ Professional Does this position provide patient or clinical services to the VCU Health System? No Does this position require a pre-placement medical assessment? No Is any portion of this position grant-funded? No Sensitive Position No Resource Critical Yes Description of the Job

VCU Athletics is seeking a graduate assistant to assist in the day-to-day operations of the Corporate Partnerships area during the 2021-22 academic year.

Specifically, the Corporate Partnerships Graduate Assistants will work closely with all identification, outreach, ideation and fulfillment tasks associated with the partners of VCU Athletics. Tasks include prospecting, presentation preparation, post-sale activation management, event preparation including marketing set up and tear down, and day-to-day office management. Efforts will support VCU’s Division I intercollegiate athletic programs and the overall VCU Athletics brand. This position will work both cooperatively and independently with the VCU Sports Properties staff, VCU Athletics administrators, coaches, and athletics department staff, as well as other University personnel and student organizations.

All duties and responsibilities will be assigned with the end goal of growing the corporate partnership portfolio for VCU Athletics, representing and promoting the VCU athletics brand and increasing revenue for the department.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Serving as department liaison with VCU Sports Properties/Learfield IMG College
• Utilizing available research and data to develop prospect call lists
• Designing various graphics for presentations and partner usage
• Coordinating team of part-time Property Assistants
• Assisting with various game day promotional activities
• Establishing effective on-campus partnership efforts (i.e. presence at non-athletics events) and
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS :

Required:
• Admittance into a VCU graduate program; and
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a graduate assistant at VCU .

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred:
• Knowledge of and prior work experience in intercollegiate athletics;
• Strong customer service skills, highly organized, and detail-oriented; and
• Exceptional verbal and written communication.
• Experience with PowerPoint and graphic design software and
• Interest in marketing and/or sales.

Job Open Date 12/08/2020 Remove from posting on or before 06/01/2021 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicants

All candidates must apply for this graduate assistant position via the VCU eJobs system at www.vcujobs.com. A cover letter and resume must be included as part of this application process.

We ask that graduate students limit their applications to three (3) graduate assistant positions of interest.

Applicants must be admitted to a VCU graduate program to be eligible for this position.

For information about applying to VCU’s Center for Sport Leadership, see https://sportleadership.vcu.edu/apply/ .

An applicant who is admitted to VCU’s Center for Sport Leadership ( CSL ) may receive funding from both CSL and the VCU Athletics Department if they are the selected finalist.

Additional Information

There is (1) open position within Corporate Partnerships.

This graduate assistant position for 2021-22 will be open until filled, and review of applications will begin immediately.

For questions regarding this graduate assistant position, please contact Erik Lowery at Erik.Lowery@vcusportsproperties.com.

For questions regarding VCU Center for Sport Leadership applications, please contact Dr. Carrie LeCrom at cwlecrom@vcu.edu

Quick Link https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/102141 Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Please list the VCU graduate program to which you have applied, including the date you submitted your application.

    (Open Ended Question)

  2. * Please list any other graduate internships for which you have or will apply. **Reminder: the limit is three VCU Athletics internship applications.**

    (Open Ended Question)

Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Other Document


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