Job Description

JOB SUMMARY: The Sports Events Manager will work directly with the Director of Sports & Events and the Sports Sales & Events Manager on all sports-related tournaments and competitions in the Region. This role will work closely with event rights holders, local funding jurisdictions, and business community members to strategically plan and provide service support to make sports tournaments and competitions successful and maximize economic impact for the Richmond region.

MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS: Position is a management role and as such, requires overnight travel, after-hours work, monitoring email and online activity after hours and on weekends. Requires use of personal vehicle and a valid driver’s license. Position must exercise decorum and always represent the organization with the utmost integrity. This job description outlines the general responsibilities and requirements for the stated position and in no way is an exhaustive list. The company maintains the right to assign or reassign responsibilities to this position at any time.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interaction with event rights holders and national governing bodies to establish relationships and determine group’s specific needs based on size, special characteristics and requirements in order to facilitate a successful event. Possible considerations involve pre-promotions including attendance at prior year events, electronic and print collateral materials, identification of specific vendors/services needed and possible off-site venues.
• Facilitation of on-site event support for sports related tournaments and competitions booked through RRT, including, but not limited to, event staffing support (volunteers or athletic trainers), coordinating hospitality for college coaches and VIPs, vendor and off-site venue sourcing, presentation of amenity gifts to clients, on-site visitation as appropriate.
• Pre and Post Production calls with event rights holders and venues when appropriate to ensure rights holders needs and expectations are communicated.
• Liaison between the event rights holder / national governing body, hotels, partners, vendors and jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with other RRT departments to ensure timely and accurate response to clients/meeting planner needs.
• Develop regional and national relationships with rights holders and industry partners.
• Manage and maintain all account information from assigned markets in RRT’s customer relationship management system (currently SimpleView.)
• Develop customized services proposal for events as part of bid packages as assigned.
• Collect hotels room night pick-up or post-event attendee information and ensure incentives are paid.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

PHYSICAL DEMAND: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:

• Walk, sit, bend and squat.
• Communicate and receive information.
• Concentrate, recognize, remember, reason, and make decisions.
• Grab, pull or bend items.
• Lift and/or carry up to 40 lbs.
• View items at a close and distant range
• Sit, walk, and stand for extended periods of time.
• Use computers for extended periods of time.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Heated and air-conditioned office environment. Noise level is usually low to moderate. Maybe required to occasionally travel, work off-site, and represent the organization at work-related functions.

Note: Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

The organization is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to providing a work environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment.

Company Description

Richmond Region Tourism is the Region's primary destination marketing organization. Richmond Region Tourism (RRT) welcomes meeting planners, tournament organizers, tour operators, travel media and leisure travelers to our Region. A nonprofit organization, RRT offers a comprehensive array of information and services to assist the hospitality industry in benefiting from the powerful economic engine that is tourism. The organization is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to providing a work environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment.

Mission

Share a passion for the Richmond Region with the world.

Vision

As a thriving community, the Richmond Region is known for being inclusive and welcoming to all.

About Us

As the Region’s destination organization, we are experts who have a deep love for the community in which we live, work, and play.

We enrich the lives of our residents and visitors by sharing the unique culture and humanity that is the Richmond Region.

We generate economic prosperity through tourism by attracting conventions, meetings, sports tournaments, and visitors and ensuring that all have an unforgettable experience.

We enhance the quality of life for the people in our community by supporting the places that make the Richmond Region wonderful.

We strengthen local programs that drive tourism through our Richmond Region Tourism Foundation.

We do all of this through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Values

At Richmond Region Tourism, our people are our biggest asset. Our internal cornerstones define our organizational culture and provide a road map for engaging with our community in making the Richmond Region welcoming for all.

• Passion: Intense enthusiasm for our community and its people
• Inclusiveness: Deep commitment to equity and community engagement to advance, develop and sustain the Region
• Integrity: Dynamic culture built upon trust, honesty, and credibility
• Innovation: Leading-edge work that is rooted in creativity and transformational for the Region
• Stewardship: Ambassadors of our destination’s development, image and reputation
• Courage: Doing the right thing and upholding our values

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Life - ability to work a hybrid schedule which is a blend of in the office and remote work, but must reside in the Richmond Region.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(K) with Company Match
• Direct Deposit
• Bereavement Leave
• Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Jury Duty
• Paid Parking (downtown Richmond location)
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account