Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the world’s leading arena development, management, and hospitality company founded in 2015 by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff to disrupt business as usual. As the largest developer of sports and entertainment facilities in the world, OVG prioritizes the way we do business focusing on making long-term investments in our people and our planet. We focus on building a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive workplace. Each day our team members around the world and throughout our local communities work together to provide the greatest experience to our fans and partners.

We celebrate and support a strong, transparent, authentic and inclusive culture focused around four core values:

• We treat each other fairly and with respect.
• We act with integrity.
• We have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We give back to our global community.

More information at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 

Overview

Learn to coordinate, implement, and work on projects that will encompass plans for the event season at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center at Florida State University. Assist the marketing staff in completing tasks necessary for the overall campaign for the upcoming show season with a heavy focus on social media, online/internet aspects of marketing, and grassroots tactics. Looking for an outgoing, creative, hard-working, dependable, resourceful, independent thinker who is greatly interested in working in Sports/Entertainment Marketing and has a desire to learn. 

This role will pay an hourly wage of $12.50. 

For PT roles: Benefits: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

Responsibilities

• Marketing research that will require making phone calls, emailing, searching the internet, and conducting meetings with various individuals within the market
• Participate in developing and implementing event marketing plans and promotions
• Assisting with grassroots marketing, including creation and distribution of flyers, hanging posters, tabling and creating relationships with various retailers to promote events
• Brainstorming ideas for revenue generating events at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
• Assist in managing the Arena’s various social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
• Conducting demographic and psychographic research for various events and projects
• Attend various meetings that will be beneficial in completing tasks
• Represent arena at booths/tables at festivals, fairs, and other events with high traffic to be able to get the word out about the Tucker Center and its events
• Attend meetings with potential partners and learn to execute marketing with third-party partnerships
• Interact with Tucker Center staff when working on various projects
• E-mail management and venue reporting
• Perform variety of event day responsibilities within the Marketing Department
• Additional tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student
• Recommended for Sport Management, Marketing, Communications, Management, or Hospitality Majors, but open to students with other majors and a passion for Sports and Entertainment
• 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, preferred
• Availability to work 12 hours a week, including evenings and weekends
• Active involvement in on campus civic and/or leadership activities highly desired
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Canva a plus
• Knowledge of how to effectively use the internet for research
• Knowledge of various social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in the English language
• Well organized with ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

EEO

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.