Job description
Position: Japanese Bilingual Sports Agent/ MLB Player Assistant
Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Career Level: Junior Level
Work Location: New York, NY
Working Hours: 10am – 5pm
Industry: Sports Agency/ Athletes Management
SUMMARY
A sports agency representing professional athletes to Major League Baseball teams is looking for a sports enthusiast who would be interested in joining the team. Main duties include supporting the MLB player from Japan in daily life by driving him to destinations, making appointments/reservations, arranging travels, assisting with grocery shopping, arranging house maintenance, and attending guests and events. This is not a 9-to-5 desk job. The position can expect to work long hours, including evenings and weekends. Sports agents must have the willingness to travel often to meet athletes, and league representatives or even relocate to land the best deals for clients and support newly signed players.
This job is for people who love sports (especially MLB) and want to be involved on a professional level to become a sports agent.
Breaking into the sports agent field is not easy. This is a great entry-level opportunity to make the connection to the professional sports world and learn sports management work inside out. Fluency in Japanese and English languages is required to help Japanese players to maximize their playing opportunities at the MLB teams. You may get advanced to more senior roles in the future with responsibilities including procuring and negotiating multibillion-dollar employment and endorsement contracts for the clients (athletes), handling public relations matters and dealing with all aspects of a client’s finances, from investment to filing taxes.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Personal Support to the MLB Player
- Perform day-to-day supporting tasks for the MLB player to ensure the player can demonstrate his maximum potential performance at the games.
- Organize and maintain a high-volume calendar of the player by creating efficiency and balance in daily/weekly/monthly schedules.
- Coordinate heavy and complex travel including all associated logistics. Travel with the player to support the games outside the home-base stadium.
- Provide translation and liaison support to the player with the team, team members, MLB management, and external stakeholders as a collaborative and reliable representative.
- Handle internal and external requests for time, utilizing judgment in prioritization, to meet scheduling changes and shift priorities.
- Screen phones and visitors on behalf of the player and prepare correspondences accordingly.
- Administer documentation preparation, organization, and filling.
- Assist in recording meeting minutes.
- Plan and coordinate special projects including endorsements and personal appearances.
- Manage emerging issues and needs in a proactive manner with problem-solving skills even in situations with challenges.
- Perform other varying personal and professional administrative tasks as needed.
Negotiate Contracts and Handle Endorsement Deals
- Act as a representative for an athlete when negotiating a new contract, contract extensions, or endorsement signings. Review market trends and the latest contract signings, make offers and counteroffers, and explain contract details to players while keeping the athlete’s best interests in focus.
Oversee Player Marketing and Promotional Strategies
- Effectively make a sales pitch on the client to present the players to team owners and companies seeking endorsements. Manage the marketing and promotion of athletes. Supply news outlets and maintain “damage control” and maintain their professional images when any negative actions are displayed by the players on the contract.
Assess New Talent
- Scout new clients by using cold-calling techniques and referral systems. Assess new talent by viewing games and contacting players seeking representation.
Handle Client Finances
- Help to ensure that clients are building assets, managing expenses, and making the proper distribution of income for payments, savings, and investments.
Other Duties Requested by Management as Needed
- Form relationships with players, plan the sponsor parties and event attendance coordination, assist in off-season training and nutritional needs, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management preferred.
- Fluency in Japanese and English.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and professionally with athletes, team executives, lawyers, and tax professionals.
- Flexibility to work overtime and possible relocation
- Analytical skills to analyze contract specifics, endorsement deals, and other documents pertaining to their client’s finances.
- Time management skills to help and support clients’ various requests in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of baseball can be drawn on when negotiating contracts or building client relationships.
BENEFITS:
Medical and Dental Insurance, Partial housing support, Car/Auto insurance/Gas expense coverage, and OPT-and after-OPT visa support may be considered.
The base pay range above represents the low and high end of the base compensation range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual base compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, actual experience, and job performance. This job posting is not a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee.
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