Communications Coordinator

About the Company

MVP Sports Clubs is a sports facility development and management company with 5 facilities operating in West Michigan. We provide corporate service support in the areas of finance, marketing/communications, information systems, human resources, property management and operational development including sales, fitness, and operations. MVP Sports Clubs represents quality and success in health and recreation in all facets of the community. Simply put, we are a company passionate about exercise and sharing this with our communities!

Why MVP Sports Clubs

At MVP Sports Clubs, we are built around our values of professionalism, friendliness, efficiency, cleanliness, and teamwork! We believe in creating a welcoming, engaging, and fun environment for employees. To foster this type of environment, we provide employees with a full range of benefits.

• Our part-time employees have athletic club access for team member and immediate family, discounts on memberships for additional family members, member rates for participation in services/programs and a 25% off retail, food, and beverage discount.

• In addition to the benefits listed above, our full-time employees also have health, dental, vision, and life insurance, long/short-term disability, paid maternity and paternity leave, PTO, and 401k participation available after completing one year of service.

About the Position

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for providing support to the Marketing department by organizing and implementing programs and projects that drive member engagement and in-club joins/revenue. They are responsible for project management, internal communication efforts, key program promotion, supporting community outreach initiatives, as well as other efforts to support in-club needs. This position is Full-Time and a part of our Marketing Department reporting to the Director of Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Act as a project manager by supporting and tracking requests submitted by facility and corporate teams in a timely manner.

• Manage calendars and marketing creative assets needs and deadlines for multiple in-house brands.

• Manage club programs and their internal marketing efforts.

• Create distributed communications to members including monthly newsletters, promotional items, and important announcements via email, SMS, web, and print.

• Manage community donation requests and donations.

• Support in storytelling efforts which may include interviewing, writing, and content creation.

• Create copy and written content aligned with key messages for each target audience.

• Manage multiple projects and remain flexible through multiple revisions while paying keen attention to detail.

• Maintain brand standards and messaging across multiple brands within the MVP family of business.

• Provide additional support as needed to the Director of Marketing and to the Digital Content Coordinator.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, advertising, or a related field.

• A minimum of 2 years communications or marketing experience

• A minimum of 2 years of managing email marketing efforts, including copyediting efforts.

• A minimum of 2 years of creating content across social and digital platforms.

• Experience in Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, and other design programs.

• Passionate, creative thinker with exceptional visual and written skills.

• Strong understanding of brand consistency and experience working with multiple brands.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; process oriented & well organized

• Ability to lead many projects simultaneously, prioritize accordingly & adhere to timelines & quality standards.

• First Aid/CPR Training. In the event a team member is hired without CPR or First certifications, they will be required to attend MVP Sports Clubs in-house training to obtain this.

• Physical Requirements: Bend, stoop, crouch, climb, stand, sit and turn/pivot, lift/lower, push, pull and carry up to 40 lbs. Perform office tasks using simple hand grasping, fine hand manipulation and reach associated with assigned tasks such as paperwork, typing, and/or word processing, filing, calculating and use of telephone. See, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper job safety condition.