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

The Director of Marketing is responsible for the promotion of concerts, sporting events, conventions and other events / activities within the facility, while developing creative marketing campaigns that promote public/community awareness. This position is responsible for maintaining relationships with media partners, and ensuring fulfillment of contracts while overseeing the media buying and billing process. This individual will manage, supervise and coordinate all the activities of the Marketing department to reach budget goals and generate revenue for the facility. The Director of Marketing will implement marketing plans, manage event advertising budgets and promotions and ensure successful sales for events.

This role will pay a salary of $65,000 to $75,000.

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

About the Venue

The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center features a 12,500-seat arena, 34 luxury suites, 476 club seats, over 54,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibition space and an arena view restaurant, the Spotlight Grille. The arena is home to Florida State Men’s and Women’s basketball and is known for its electric atmosphere and fierce home court advantage. Not only a music and sports venue, the arena also is frequently used for trade shows, large catered functions, receptions, religious services, and classes. You can learn more about our venue at tuckerciviccenter.com.

Responsibilities

• Provide marketing support for concerts, family shows, sporting events, conventions, and other miscellaneous events / activities
• Enhance existing promotional initiatives and develop new marketing programs and initiatives to maximize ticket sales and other revenue streams, such as third party partnerships, new media avenues, Food and Beverage, and non-traditional marketing opportunities for the facility and its events.
• Aggressively create new ways to sell tickets
• Work with sales team to market the venue for conventions, banquets, meetings and tradeshows
• Provide support to sales team with creative collateral for sales presentations and outreach to include: brochures, website enhancements, social media campaigns, and other creative assistance to enhance sales efforts for events, suite sales, club ticket sales and sponsorships
• Assist in public relations efforts such as media releases, story pitches, media drops, interviews,
• Participate in the development and implementation of annual marketing goals, objectives, and management of department budget
• Manage and coordinate all marketing, advertising and promotional activities, including development of marketing plans.
• Negotiate contracts with media and promotional partners
• Explore non-traditional marketing opportunities for the facility and its events
• Develop, monitor and evaluate annual marketing budget
• Create, prepare and implement advertising and promotional plans for booked events
• Communicate daily with media partners, promoters and entertainment agencies to maintain cooperative, positive relationships
• Track, analyze and compare event sales information
• Be involved with the community and act as the voice for the venue
• Manage event settlement packets, including collecting invoices, coding and creating a back-up packet
• Develop collateral, including fliers, newsletters, websites, posters, postcards and email blasts
• Manage day-to-day promotions and event activities
• Responsible for the management, content creation, and growth for all venue social media platforms such as: Facebook and Instagram
• Create social media campaigns to engage customers, vendors, sponsors and community, collect data and generate awareness for new items and specials
• Prepare written letter of agreements including negotiating terms
• Prepare weekly corporate marketing reports and participate in monthly conference calls with other Oak View Group entities
• Coordinate marketing efforts between promoters, artist management and local media
• Direct and plan promotional projects and coordinate focused marketing programs developed to enhance overall building image and reputation.
• Update website, marquee and in-venue digital systems
• Manage and grow database and develop email campaigns
• Work in conjunction with Group Sales and Premium Services managers to maximize revenues.
• Recruit and assist managing student intern recruitment and assignments
• Responsible for the creation of the Annual Report and Annual Venue Marketing plan
• Explore non-traditional marketing opportunities for the facility and its events
• Interpret the venue customer experience through surveys and other means and aggregate results for presentation
• Research, analyze and monitor industry factors so that market opportunities may be capitalized on and the effects of competitive activity may be minimized
• Conduct focus groups and market research
• Perform all other duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or better is preferred from an accredited college or university with major coursework in marketing, public relations, business administration or other related field
• Minimum of 6 years of increasingly responsible experience in sales and/or marketing required, preferably with a sports facility, convention center, performing arts facility or other multi-purpose public assembly facility
• Knowledge of marketing and advertising/sponsorship program development
• Proficient with media buying, promotions and public relations
• Knowledge of ticketing platforms and marketing assets available
• Knowledge of Website maintenance
• Ability to work with wide array of client groups, vendors and business partners enterprise-wide
• Analytical skills to forecast and identify trends and challenges using website analytics
• Basic computer proficiency: Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher, Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to project a professional manner and appearance, and communicate effectively with clients, senior management, staff and the general public
• Digital expertise with various digital channels including website optimization, social media, and data acquisition
• Demonstrated experience influencing peers and leadership teams
• Ability to operationalize a strategy
• Flexible skill set that can be applied across a variety of relationships/situations
• Demonstrable track record of success
• Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies and methodologies in graphic design, web design, production, etc.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as required

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.