Part-Time Marketing Coordinator: North Bay

Reports to: Sr. Director of Marketing

A Clubs & Leagues Partnerships Coordinator is someone who is detail-oriented and has a passion for connecting with the local sports community. This part-time role represents Sports Basement in the field, building and managing relationships with the soccer clubs, rugby clubs, little leagues, and other organized team sports organizations that keep our Santa Rosa and Novato stores connected to the community. You'll support and grow these partnerships to introduce and drive new customers to our stores and create Sports Basement advocates. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills (written and verbal), enthusiasm for youth and adult sports, excellent organizational and relationship-management skills, and genuine energy for being out in the community.

Work closely with the Sr. Director of Marketing to build and manage relationships with soccer clubs, rugby clubs, little leagues, and other organized team sports organizations in the North Bay

Negotiate and onboard new club and league partners

Implement best practices for club and league partnerships that are both inspiring and motivating to store staff and management

Research and identify clubs and leagues that have yet to be reached in the Santa Rosa and Novato market

Actively demonstrate commitment to the growth and success of our organized team sports partnerships, developing strategies to make the channel more impactful season over season

Demonstrate reliability by working collaboratively and independently to deliver high-quality work with little supervision

Maintain awareness of all company information and quickly implement all initiatives to improve business culture

Keep the North Bay partner database current and report on partnership performance and revenue

Prioritize cultivating an environment of diversity and inclusion

Apply Core Values

Implement company core values, policies, procedures, and safety measures

Demonstrate the SB value “OK is not OK” in all aspects of your role

Demonstrate good judgment in all situations

Remain positive in challenging situations and offer creative solutions to problems

Marketing Duties

Partnership development and stewardship that delights every club and league we work with

Researching and identifying new clubs, leagues, and organized team sports opportunities that showcase Sports Basement as so much more than retail

Internal and external communication for all club and league partnerships

Represent Sports Basement at games, tournaments, and league events, delivering an experience that energizes Sports Basement advocates

Business Development: Support the marketing team in securing new club and league partnership opportunities

Staff Experience

Create an inviting ambiance by maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment for customers and staff

Efficiently prioritize and execute daily tasks/goals, and projects to achieve organizational goals in a timely manner, independently or as a team

Business Experience

Stay up-to-date on the next club or league opportunity worth pursuing

Stay up-to-date with all company information and quickly implement department initiatives

Work closely with the marketing team to utilize reports and other tools to make decisions that positively impact partnership performance and sales

Since 1998, Sports Basement has been more than a sporting goods store - we're a community hub offering the best brands at Basement prices, with giving back baked into our DNA. What started as a weekend-only shop in a San Francisco warehouse has grown into multiple fully stocked Bay Area locations, several newly opened Southern California stores, in-house snow and bike shops, a thriving rentals program, and a robust e-commerce website at sportsbasement.com . We've come a long way, and we couldn't be prouder of the company we've become.

We're here to help our communities shine a little brighter, live a little greener, and make the outdoors more fun and accessible for everyone. Because your gear is more than just stuff, and we're more than just a store.

A lot of companies say they care about customers, community, and the environment. We do too - but what sets us apart is how we actually live those values every day. A few principles that guide us:

Couches before profit

Economical vs. Extravagant

Volunteer vs. Donate

Proximity vs Productivity

O.K. is not O.K.

Doers vs. Degrees

Creativity before efficiency

Autonomy before rules

YES! vs. NO

Safety before speed