MLS is looking for a passionate soccer fan with a video production and asset management background to join the ranks of the Content and Operations Team. The ideal candidate will be able to seamlessly transition from working within our archive to acting in numerous crew positions on various studio productions.  This is a temporary position. 

Major League Soccer is searching for a Senior Director, Talent Acquisition to help us hire the best talent to support the growth of the league. This person will focus on senior level talent search and placement, with a focus on creating partnerships and initiatives to help drive a diverse talent pipeline.    The candidate must be willing to roll up their sleeves and thrive in an innovative, fast-paced, and collaborative environment, while successfully managing, prioritizing, and closing searches against a timeline. The ideal candidate will draw on extensive knowledge of talent acquisition practices, and have experience with driving diversity recruitment as well as setting, and performing against, benchmarks and metrics.

In 2020, MLS Next was successfully established as an academy for the development of elite youth athletes and coaches through enhanced and accelerated programs in the areas of competition, team environments, coaching, individual growth, and talent recruitment.     In 2022, Major League Soccer will launch a new Lower Division League (LDL) that will continue a player development and competitive pathway from MLS NEXT to MLS.  The LDL is designed as a competition league to continue to grow the game of soccer in North America.  The LDL will provide an additional stage of opportunities for elite athletes, coaches, referees and be a platform for innovation both on and off the field.    In this position, the Vice President, Human Resources will be responsible for establishing and leading the Human Resources function for the newly formed Lower Division League (LDL). In this role, you must be able to roll up your sleeves and thrive in an innovative, fast paced environment while providing strategic human resources leadership, consultation and coaching to business leaders to develop and execute HR strategies that will foster organizational and people effectiveness as well as an inclusive and equitable culture.

MLS is looking for a passionate, organized, and detail-oriented information security engineer to join the Information Security Office. The security engineer will drive the security awareness program, correlate threat intelligence to actionable security events, and participate in incident response efforts. This Information security role is responsible for protecting MLS staff, digital assets, and the brand by collaborating with teams across the enterprise and maintaining the technology assets that safeguard the organization. The Individual in this role will proactively identify and manage risk by educating staff on current cyber-attack tactics, techniques, and procedures while performing a basic level of cyber analysis on security alerts and integrating indicators of compromise (IOCs) into sensors and SIEM.  Problem-solving and the ability to adapt current processes to meet project goals and requirements are essential elements of this position.

The Senior Coordinator, Partnership Marketing is responsible for proactively managing, supporting, and streamlining assigned corporate partner accounts from the point of a deal closing through campaign execution, and ultimately, renewal.

The Events department oversees the strategic development, planning and execution of numerous MLS and SUM events in North America each year, including marquee events like MLS All-Star Week, CONCACAF Gold Cup, MLS Cup, the Mexican National Team U.S. Tour, MLS NEXT CUP, MLS Rivalry Week, MLS Decision Day, Campeones Cup, and U.S. Soccer Federation programming. Annually, the Events Team also manages cross-departmental initiatives including hospitality/B2B programming, press announcements, department/executive meetings, competition events and other strategic projects for the Enterprise.   The Director, Hotel & Meetings will lead the planning and successful execution of all MLS/SUM meetings and hotel contracts. They will lead the process for all hotel RFP’s for all MLS & SUM events (average of 75+ contracts per year). This includes procurement of hotels/venues, oversight of the overall timeline and planning, programming and coordinating with staff, meeting program stakeholders, logistics, budget and negotiations.   The position will also be responsible for using post-meeting analysis to recommend ways to improve the meeting experience (added value) and for recommending ways to effectively manage expenses and/or find new budgetary efficiencies and improve attendee experience at the meetings.   This position will also be responsible for developing a strategy for a short-term and long-term booking process that leverages Hotel Brand Representatives and CVB relationships, total spend and market analysis to secure concessions that are consistent across the department (elevating MLS processes to be consistent with the industry standard).  

The Senior Director, Partnership Marketing will be responsible for managing and leading key Enterprise marketing partner relationships to enhance promotion and visibility, meet partner objectives, and increase revenue for the League. The Senior Director will drive the ideation process (cross departmental) and oversee the creation, implementation, strategic management and profitability of partner promotional programs and initiatives. This role will focus on improving the league's marketing partnership infrastructure, identifying efficiencies and best practices, with a focus on driving business opportunities for new and existing partnerships.

The Lead DevOps Engineer operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to work collaboratively with technology and project leads to help develop solutions commensurate with both the needs and budgets of those projects. They should have a vibrant interest in the evolution of these technologies and the various providers and services available. They are tasked with the management and development of continuous integration and deployment solutions for production applications across various sites/software. They will be spearheading the creation of new technology infrastructures and maintaining configuration management and automation tools.

In this position, the Senior Coordinator, Human Resources will partner with the HR team to deliver solutions that will foster organizational and people effectiveness by providing support and guidance for health & safety compliance protocols and policies, employee engagement, and HR initiatives.

The Senior Coordinator will support the implementation of MLS WORKS initiatives that target key social issues, raise visibility of the League, its clubs and players, and help drive value to the enterprise. The ideal candidate should have strong executional and organizational skills, possess creative thinking to add value in program concepting, have experience with digital, experiential and cause related programs.  They should be able to think strategically and work collaboratively across various departments within an organization.

The Senior Coordinator, Social Media is responsible for helping position the League as the most engaging and innovative sports brand in social media. The Senior Coordinator, Social Media will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day tasks associated with all MLS social media platforms, with the goal to create the best possible content experience for our audience and grow the League's foothold in culture.

MLS is looking for a passionate, organized Project Manager to join the newly formed Project Management Office. The Project Manager will drive project teams, deliverables, and schedules for the creation and execution of site updates, applications, and new technology initiatives. The Project Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining a collaborative work environment, interacting with the team throughout all project phases, creating/monitoring detailed project plans, and associated project deliverables.   The Project Manager will have experience in defining, planning, scheduling, and communicating project activities.  They must be able to apply creative and strategic thinking and project management skills to satisfy project requirements.  They should also be able to proactively identify and manage risk. Problem solving and the ability to adapt current processes to meet project goals and requirements are essential elements of this position.

The Manager will function as a threat assessment and research expert and collaborate with stakeholders around the league to ensure proper safety and security protocols are in place.  They will monitor global events that could impact leaguewide operations, team security, and sport integrity using open-source information, media, commercial software platforms, and third-party resources. In addition, the individual will conduct social network analysis, monitor groups and individuals, and develop recommendations in the form of briefings, reports, or dashboards to MLS leadership.

Major League Soccer is looking for a talented, thoughtful and impact-oriented Director of User Experience to lead the ongoing design evolution of our digital products as we build towards World Cup 2026 in North America.   As UX Director, you’ll be involved in all aspects of user experience design, leading a small team to research, ideate, direct and deliver amazing user experiences that have a positive impact on our fans and our business. Your team will own UX and UI design on a wide range of projects, from features on our league and club websites to the next evolution of the MLS app, new fan engagement platforms and more. In addition, you’ll be a leader in our growing Digital Experience team, working closely with Product and Engineering groups to make sure our work is rooted in smart strategy and delivering measurable impact.   The ideal candidate will have a high standard for quality, a serious attention to detail, an insatiable curiosity about interaction design and a passion for soccer. If all that resonates with you, let’s talk.

The Media Partnerships team is exposed to many facets of the organization and in this position, you will be responsible for working collaboratively with various departments including Brand Marketing, Consumer Products, Content Distribution, Broadcast Operations and Communications. As Senior Coordinator, Media Partnerships you will provide support to the day-to-day management of all league media partners in the US and Canada, including digital/social partners.

The Senior Coordinator of content is responsible for supporting the creation and production of content initiatives that directly supports a wide-array of enterprise priorities for the Major League Soccer media department which services the League Office, the MLS Digital ecosystem (incl. MLSsoccer.com, and MLS Social platforms), clubs and League partner platforms   A creative storyteller and dynamic team player, (the Senior Coordinator – Content) will be tasked to support content leadership in the execution of content with an enhanced emphasis in video, that drives digital engagement and overall interest in the league.

The MLS Media team is looking for motivated and high performing individuals to join the team. MLS Media oversees all of the League’s content including match broadcasts, highlights, video and written content as well as the League’s digital channels MLSsoccer.com, the MLS App, podcasts and newsletters.   MLS has the youngest and most diverse fan base in American pro sports and is looking for an individual to help manage MLSsoccer.com and the MLS App. Our digitally native fans are ravenous consumers of digital media about their favorite Club and players. This exciting new role will help market the League to new and existing fans while showcasing the burgeoning talent and atmosphere in MLS.    The Content Producer will help oversee the daily content production of MLSsoccer.com and will be responsible for helping to create and layout stories, review content, manage the layout of the League site and app and develop story and video ideas to ensure complete coverage of MLS matches throughout the season.  

The Director of Digital with join the Media team to support the growth of MLS’ digital platforms and products.  Additionally, this role will manage digital partners and monitor trends, new emerging technology and opportunities. The Director of Digital will also oversee the Digital Club Services team. Digital Club Services supports MLS Clubs by providing the tools, training, best practices and expertise to help them leverage their content and digital systems to drive business results. This role will be responsible for maintaining relationships with the club digital teams by helping them maximize their digital engagement, coordinating network-wide initiatives and supporting their business goals.