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Description

 Media Relations Manager

FC Dallas is looking for a Media Relations Manager to serve as a liaison to local, national, and international media for FC Dallas. This role will also support media relations efforts for the club’s affiliated properties: National Soccer Hall of Fame, North Texas SC, FC Dallas Academy, Toyota Stadium, the Frisco Bowl, etc.

The right candidate has media relations experience for a team, college, conference or brand, a growth mindset, understands the dynamic media landscape and embraces the concept of consistent media outreach in an incredibly crowded sports market. This is an in-office position that requires working nights, weekends and holidays in addition to normal 9-5 hours.

 Key duties include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying story ideas and communications campaigns to proactively pitch to media
• Managing matchday operations including credentialing, preparing game notes, game recaps, pregame/in-game/postgame interviews, press box operations (including set-up and breakdown)
• Serving as primary sports communications manager for the FC Dallas first team and head coach
• Scheduling and managing player/coach interviews on non-matchdays
• Overseeing FC Dallas media schedule
• Managing FC Dallas player appearances
• Overseeing a team of one to two interns per season

 Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong demonstrated writing and editing ability
• Associated Press-style writing skills
• Computer skills should include proficiency in Microsoft Office as well as layout and design software (Photoshop and InDesign)
• Proficiency in media monitoring software (Meltwater)
• Experience operating computer stat packages (Elias, Opta, etc)
• Ability to meet deadlines

 Thinking about applying? Make sure you can answer “yes” the following questions:

• Do you have media relations experience for a team, brand, college/university or conference?
• Do you have connections in the Dallas/Fort Worth media market or unique connections with soccer media at the national/international level?
• Are you willing to work nights, weekends and holidays in addition to normal 9-5 hours?
• Do you know how to produce game notes, write press releases (in Spanish and English) and identify storylines that resonate in a crowded media landscape?
• Have familiarity with InDesign, Meltwater (or other media monitoring service software), Elias and Opta?

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or relevant fields and a minimum of four years of experience in the professional, minor league or collegiate athletics communications field

 Success in This Position Requires:

• Creativity
• Organization
• Familiarity with the Dallas/Fort Worth media market
• Passion for working in sports
• Bilingual (Spanish)

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and, therefore, pledges to provide equal op­por­­tunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected class.  This pledge applies to all employees and applicants for employment in connection with the material terms and conditions of employment, including without limita­tion: recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, demotions, treatment during employment, bene­fits, compensation, leave of absence, training, or terminations.  Supervisors who control these actions are respon­sible for fair and equal application to all employees.  It is the Company’s intention to comply with all federal and state equal opportunity laws and executive orders forbidding any type of discrim­in­a­tion against employees or applicants.

The Company is committed to maintaining an atmosphere where all employees can perform their duties free from harassment and intimidation based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected class. Employees are encouraged to accept their share of responsibility for successfully carrying out this pledge.