Title:
LA Clippers Mascot
Entity:
LA Clippers, LLC
Reports to:
Director of Game Presentation
Status: Full-Time; Salaried Exempt
EEO:
Job Summary:
The LA Clippers are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and talented individual to become the new mascot for the team. The ideal candidate has experience performing as a mascot; possesses excellent non-verbal communication skills, is athletically and physically fit, and has a creative and humorous personality. In addition, the preferred candidate has sales and marketing experience, character branding experience and is capable of generating revenue through promotional appearances.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent GED degree. College graduate preferred
- Minimum 2 or more years' experience as a mascot at the collegiate, minor or professional league level.
- Choreography and/or skit writing experience.
- Good interpersonal skills (especially with children).
- Good with spontaneous crowd-interaction.
- Ability to dance (professional dance training a plus).
- Athletic (ability to dunk is a plus).
- Acting experience a plus.
- Performer training a plus.
- Music and video editing a plus.
- Great personality.
- Must be reliable and punctual.
- Strong non-verbal communication skills.
- Organization skills.
- Sales/marketing/customer service experience or background a plus.
- Ability to handle the extreme physical stress of mascot performance.
Essential Job Functions:
- Perform as mascot at all LA Clippers home games (41 regular season, plus playoffs).
- Enhance the LA Clippers Game Presentation experience (develop, create and execute new performances and skits).
- Spontaneous crowd interaction during games and at events.
- Perform as mascot at all LA Clippers season ticket holder, sponsor and community events/programs, sponsor appearances as well as other "community events" as deemed important to the organization (200-300 year).
- Responsible for maintaining the costume, wardrobe, props, etc.
- Work extended and/or irregular hours including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Coordinate mascot appearance schedule.
- Actively generate revenue for the mascot program which includes, but not limited to, merchandise sales of mascot identified merchandise, new appearance opportunities, sponsorship opportunities and new character branding initiatives for mascot programs.
- Attend weekly creative meetings with marketing and game operations staff.
Nonessential Job Functions:
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Physical Demand and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands:
While performing duties of job, the employee will be constantly in costume. Move about the arena and during events to interact and entertain clients/fans. Work in excessive heat or cold under stressful physical conditions.
Work environment:
The duties of this position are performed indoors and outdoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud to during events and minimal during non-events.
Audition Dates
Invitation Only! Individual must be available to participate in audition to be held tentatively on
January 30th in Los Angeles, so please hold that date now. Applicable travel expenses will be reimbursed for the auditions. The final candidates will be required to submit to a background check through an independent resource.
Contact:
LA Clippers Mascot
Attn: David Raymond
Raymond Entertainment
E-mailed submissions only! Submissions
must include resume with references and performance video no longer than 3 minutes in length.
You may send video links. You must include a performance DVD or link to be considered!!
