Associate, Mascot and Education

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; in-person attendance required. Work hours may include evenings, weekends, and holidays during peak event periods. LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

Annual base salary: $70,500–$82,000.

Company

LA28 is an independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee responsible for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What you will do

• Build and continuously optimize project management plans, integrated timelines, workback plans, and Gantt charts.
• Coordinate activities, milestones, deliverables, and work plans across the Mascot and Education Programs.
• Consolidate vendor schedules, monitor risks and dependencies, and recommend timeline adjustments.
• Maintain project trackers, documentation systems, version control, and schedule updates.
• Prepare weekly and ad-hoc status reports covering progress, risks, milestones, and decisions.
• Coordinate stakeholders, support meetings, track action items, and provide on-site operational support during activations and Games-time execution.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in account management, project coordination, agency operations, or program management preferred.
• Experience building and managing project schedules, timelines, Gantt charts, deliverable trackers, reports, and presentation decks.
• Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, synthesize information from multiple sources, and anticipate issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project management and tracking tools; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Values include optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation, and boldness.
• Open-floorplan office environment with on-site collaboration.
• Working conditions may require evening, weekend, and holiday availability during major event periods.