823 Advizers

Saya

Community Relations Senior Manager

San Francisco 49ers

Trinity College, 2012
N/A

Saya has over 10 years of experience in community partnership development, event planning and project management, across industries including sports, nonprofit and community engagement.
Sports & Fitness
Communication and Marketing
International Relations & Affairs
Student Athlete

Q1Career path

International Relations

Nonprofit Work

Community Engagement

2:47

"my biggest thing is I just wanted to be passionate about what I did"

Q2Main responsibilities

Event Planning

Community Engagement

Nonprofit Partnership

2:35

"Our primary function in community relations is to create events and opportunities for our players to give back and truly uplift the community, particularly the Bay Area."

Q3Day in the life

Community Relations

Nonprofit Partnerships

Event Planning

2:45

"So a day in my life doesn't look the same between any given day, which is also the reason I love this job."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

2:55

"You have to be hyper organized and really pay attention to small details in order to execute a bigger vision and project."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Social Impact

Nonprofit Partnerships

Community Relations

1:34

"I love that I get to work with a lot of different nonprofits and change makers and people advocating in the community and making the world a better place."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Community Relations

Resource Allocation

Nonprofit Collaboration

1:50

"The most challenging part of my job is figuring out how to say no; you want to help so many people, and there is always something more we could all be doing."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Community Relations

Nonprofit

Sports Management

1:39

"Sports is this unique platform to bring people together from all different walks of life and you can use it as a vehicle for change."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Passionate

Hardworking

Communicative

1:26

"I think there is truly a role for everyone."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Professional Fulfillment

Career Passion

Work-Life Balance

1:41

"I love what I do. I wake up, I am excited. I literally got out of a meeting yesterday and I said, 'This is why I love what we do!'"

Q10Entry-level positions

Career Development

Networking

Entry-Level

2:34

"It's like you have to know someone to break into the industry, which I don't agree with."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

1:58

"Treat everyone with kindness. When you walk past someone, look them in the eye, ask how they're doing, and mean it."