Government Affairs & Social Impact Coordinator

The Coordinator will provide assistance to the entire Department staff as needed. He/she will primarily be responsible for providing project, research and administrative support to the Government Affairs team. The secondary responsibility of the Coordinator will be to provide support to the Social Impact team (including the Garden of Dreams Foundation).

What will you do?

For the Government Affairs Team:

• Assists on specific projects as defined by other members of the GA team
• Ensures that documents are properly filed physically and digitally
• Handles legal and other documents in a confidential manner
• Tracks or assists in tracking relevant legislative agenda items and important issues relating to the Company’s business
• Reads, reviews, researches and verifies media and other reports related to government affairs issues on a daily basis and timely reports any relevant information to appropriate personnel for action
• Drafts letters and other documents, such as meeting materials, including presentations, charts, reports, etc.
• Conducts research as needed and drafts research memoranda
• Handles a wide variety of miscellaneous situations and tasks, sometimes involving clerical and administrative functions
• Assists in the management of the department’s legislative calendar
• Assists in operating MSG’s political action committee (PAC) including vetting of candidates, facilitating donations, raising funds internally, etc.
• Assists in operating MSG’s independent expenditure committee (superPAC) including polling and preparation of campaign materials such as mailers, digital ads, radio spots, videos, etc.
• Prepares agendas for internal and external meetings as well as summaries of certain meetings as needed
• Reviews incoming messages on the Community Relations inbox and directs internally to appropriate staff for response
• Helps the department to communicate relevant and timely information to internal audiences
• Builds relevant contacts to maintain professional network
• Participates in trade associations and professional organizations as assigned
• Participates in special projects and performs other related services as may be required to support the Company’s businesses and initiatives
• Updates relevant job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
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For the Social Impact Team:

• Assists in operating and maintaining the MSG Cares/Cybergrants system
• Coordinates or assists in coordinating the logistics for department-sponsored events within the community, including preparing necessary materials, ordering and tracking merchandise, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external participants and logging information in the CRM system
• Assist children and families at Garden of Dreams events, including attendance at sports and concert events
• Assist in the implementation of Garden of Dreams’ fundraising activities, grants to community partners and Inspire Scholarships
• Assist in the preparation and execution of the Garden of Dreams annual Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall
• Assist Social Impact team and GDF with other activities as needed
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What do you need to succeed?

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 1-2 years’ work experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to interact with all levels of management
• Strong research skills
• Well organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to work within diverse internal and external groups
• Ability to maintain highest degree of confidentiality and diplomacy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Behavior consistent with MSG values
• Expert with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
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Preferred:

• Interest in and familiarity with New York City and/or New York state government and political processes
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SUPERVISION:

The Coordinator will report to the SVP, Gov’t Affairs & Social Impact.

Why is MSG for me?

About Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment. The Company presents or hosts a broad array of events in its diverse collection of venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre. MSG Entertainment is also building a new state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian. In addition, the Company features the original production – the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – and through Boston Calling Events, produces the Boston Calling Music Festival. The Company’s two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG+, deliver a wide range of live sports content and other programming. Also under the MSG Entertainment umbrella is Tao Group Hospitality, with entertainment dining and nightlife brands including: Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan and Omnia. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.

We invite you to create an exceptional career at MSG

At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds

At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.