MLB + Community Initiatives Seasonal Assistant

Amaze, Inspire, Unite

Job Summary:   

The seasonal community impact assistant (outreach and engagement: MLB and community initiatives) is responsible for providing a wide range of support to the Detroit Tigers community impact department in areas including, but not limited to, the charitable donation program, fan mail and autograph request process, and outreach and engagement programming. 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Assist with the development, execution, and evaluation of Tigers community impact programming regarding youth wellness and youth education (including MLB community initiatives and special events). 

• Coordinate the team’s in-kind donation program, including daily processing of requests, allocation of merchandise, distribution of donations, inventory control, and tracking of all items. 

• Support Detroit Tigers community impact email accounts and phone lines, providing timely and considerate responses to each inquiry. 

• Manage team fan mail response program and maintain merchandise inventory; oversee all requests for fan packages, care packages, and fan experiences. 

• Support research, development, presentation, and management of opportunities to positively impact the community through intentional and innovative programs focused on youth education and youth wellness. 

• Assist with planning annual community impact initiatives, including but not limited to, the CASE Study Program, Military and First Responder programming, Strike Our Cancer Weekend, and Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, & Roberto Clemente Day initiatives. 

• Assist with meet and greets, special events, fan visits to team practices and games, Make-A-Wish events and more. 

• Assist with administrative procedures and processes to maintain fiscal accountability and control; support oversight of the budget database and provide periodic reports related to expenditures, as well as monetary and in-kind donations. 

• Develop and maintain effective working rel