Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute the communications strategy established by the Owner, Team President, and R&R Partners.
• Maintain a communications calendar aligned with player announcements, ticketing campaigns, sponsorships, community initiatives, home matches, league activity, and organizational milestones.
• Develop key messages, talking points, frequently asked questions, briefing documents, and internal communication materials.
• Ensure public-facing information is accurate, consistent, timely, and aligned with the Vegas Thrill brand.
• Identify compelling team stories and recommend proactive opportunities for media coverage.

• Build and maintain relationships with television, radio, print, digital, podcast, volleyball, sports-business, and community media.
• Maintain an accurate media database and targeted distribution lists.
• Respond promptly and professionally to media inquiries in coordination with the Team President and R&R Partners.
• Pitch relevant stories, features, interviews, community initiatives, and business announcements.
• Coordinate media credentials, seating, work areas, interview access, press materials, statistics, and post-match availability for home matches.

• Draft and edit press releases, media advisories, statements, executive remarks, player and coach biographies, website stories, newsletters, award submissions, and organizational announcements.
• Proofread communications and verify names, titles, dates, statistics, quotations, sponsor references, links, and league terminology.
• Maintain approved biographies, boilerplate language, fact sheets, historical information, photographs, logos, and media resources.
• Coordinate approvals from ownership, team leadership, volleyball operations, the league, sponsors, legal counsel, and R&R when appropriate.
• Archive final materials and maintain a reliable record of published communications.

• Schedule and prepare players, coaches, ownership, and executives for interviews and public appearances.
• Provide participants with background, likely questions, key messages, logistics, and interview expectations.
• Coordinate press conferences, media availabilities, media day, introductory events, and major organizational announcements.
• Work with volleyball operations to protect competitive priorities, player schedules, and appropriate access.
• Be present at home matches and designated events to manage media needs and communications responsibilities.

• Serve as a day-to-day communications liaison with R&R Partners for assigned projects, media opportunities, announcements, and issues.
• Give the Social Media Manager accurate messaging, approved quotations, announcement timing, and supporting information.
• Coordinate with the Marketing Managers so paid, earned, owned, and community messaging supports the same priorities.
• Work with ticketing, partnerships, fan engagement, game presentation, merchandise, and volleyball operations to identify stories and communications needs.
• Provide internal staff with approved language and timing before public announcements.

• Monitor media coverage and public conversation for issues that may affect the team, personnel, sponsors, venue, or league.
• Immediately elevate sensitive inquiries, inaccurate reporting, legal concerns, player matters, or potential reputational issues to the Team President.
• Help prepare holding statements, response plans, talking points, and internal notifications in coordination with leadership, R&R, legal counsel, and the league.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow the approved chain of communication during sensitive situations.
• Do not issue public statements or responses on sensitive matters without authorization.

• Accuracy, quality, and timeliness of communications materials.
• Growth and quality of earned-media coverage.
• Responsiveness to media and internal partners.
• Successful execution of announcements, interviews, press conferences, and match-day media operations.
• Consistency of organizational messaging and readiness during sensitive situations.

• Write clearly, accurately, and in the established voice of the organization.
• Develop trusted, professional relationships with media and internal stakeholders.
• Anticipate communications needs and prepare materials before deadlines become urgent.
• Exercise sound judgment with confidential, sensitive, or rapidly developing information.
• Communicate early when facts, approvals, or leadership decisions are needed.
• Represent the Vegas Thrill with professionalism, integrity, responsiveness, and a team-first attitude.

• Relevant professional, agency, internship, volunteer, independent-project, training, or comparable experience will be considered. A college degree is not required.
• Professional experience in public relations, communications, journalism, media relations, or sports communications preferred.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, interviewing, and media-relations skills required.
• Experience with press-release distribution, media monitoring, credentialing, and crisis communications preferred.
• Two or more years of relevant experience in professional sports, entertainment, agency, events, marketing, communications, or a related environment preferred.
• Strong organizational, project-management, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining close attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with senior leadership, coworkers, agencies, vendors, and community partners.
• Ability to remain calm, adaptable, and solutions-oriented in a fast-paced live-event environment.
• Knowledge of volleyball and the Las Vegas/Henderson market is helpful but not required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours based on the team's schedule.