Communications Assistant - Atlanta United FC

Communications Assistant - Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United joined Major League Soccer in 2017 and won the 2018 MLS Cup in just its second season, the earliest an expansion team has won the title since 1998. The club has set multiple league records including season tickets sales (36,000-plus), single‑season average (53,002) and total home attendance (901,033). Owned by Arthur M. Blank, Atlanta United plays its home matches at Mercedes‑Benz Stadium.

For more information about Atlanta United, including how to purchase season tickets, visit: , and follow @ATLUTD.

Officially launched in 2016 prior to its first season in MLS, the Atlanta United Academy program aims to be the leading platform of youth soccer development in the Southeast. The ATL UTD Academy consists of teams in age groups U‑13, U‑14, U‑15, U‑17 and U‑19. The U‑13‑U‑17 teams compete in MLS NEXT, the youth development platform created by Major League Soccer, while the U‑19s compete in the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL).

Shared with the first team, the Academy trains and competes out of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground.

ATL UTD 2 is owned and operated by AMB Sports & Entertainment and is the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United. ATL UTD 2 joined MLS NEXT Pro for the 2023 season and plays its home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Atlanta United Regional Development School (RDS) is a tryout‑based program focused on creating high‑level training environments to push and challenge advanced‑level players. A pre‑academy feeder system, RDS is the first step on the development pathway for Atlanta United players.

AMB Sports & Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of AMB Group, LLC, and is comprised of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club, LLC, Atlanta’s Major League Soccer team, Atlanta United FC, and the new Mercedes‑Benz Stadium.

We use our core values as a compass to guide our decisions because they are our North Star. If we live our core values daily, we know everything else will take care of itself. We enjoy a culture rooted in giving back to others through our time, talents, labor, and financial commitment. We are successful when we collaborate with and value each other like family, maintain a hunger to delight guests and continuously innovate, listen closely for even the smallest need for improvement, stand up for convictions, and genuinely own our responsibilities as if our name is on the outside of the building.

• Actively Listen – Take an active role in listening by being present in the moment, using healthy body language, and ensuring joint understanding.
• Collaborate – Realize that we are better together than we are alone. We achieve much better results when others have the opportunity to add their diverse perspectives.
• Engage in Servant Leadership – Put others ahead of yourself even when it’s difficult.
• Build Relationships – Cultivate trust in relationships by showing respect and sensitivity.
• Own Results – Own issues you encounter even when they are outside of your area of responsibility by taking action or seeking out the needed resolution.

The Atlanta United Communications Assistant will be joining a four‑person staff and will be involved in the day‑to‑day operations of the club’s sports communications department, with an emphasis on Atlanta United
2. Typical duties will involve coordinating media interviews, writing official club communications, and providing on‑site support for all club matches. This is a part‑time position that will have variable working hours to include evening, weekend, and/or holiday hours.

• Serve as the day‑to‑day media relations lead for Atlanta United 2, including, but not limited to, writing media communications, coordinating team personnel interviews, and liaising with MLS NEXT Pro communications and broadcast personnel. This requires attendance for all ATL UTD 2 home matches and remote support for…