The Portland Timbers were awarded the Digital Content Experience of the Year, for their video piece “The Rivalry,” and senior manager of team operations Spencer Childs was named the MLS Team Administrator of the Year for the 2018 season, it was announced Friday evening in Chicago as part of the 2018 MLS Club Executive Award winners. Each year the league executive awards recognize individuals and clubs for outstanding contributions off the playing field.
The Timbers’ marketing and digital departments were singled out for the their work on “The Rivalry,” a mocumentary piece in the style of filmmaker Ken Burns that chronicled the history of Timbers-Seattle Sounders FC rivalry (see above).