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.
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Overview
The Director of Marketing is responsible for the promotion of food and beverage services to conventions, sporting events, concerts, and shows within the facility, while developing creative marketing campaigns that promote public/community awareness. The Director of Marketing is responsible for maintaining relationships with media partners, other marketing support contractors and or agents, 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 and assist the Director of Catering Sales and venue booking team in booking and sales efforts to reach budget goals and generate revenue for the facility. The Director of Marketing will develop and implement marketing plans for the facility/events, manage event advertising budgets/promotions, engage in booking/sales calls with potential facility users and assist in developing new events for the facility.
This role will pay a salary of $80,000 to $100,000.
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
McCormick Place located in downtown Chicago is the largest and most flexible convention center in North America., With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space, the campus proudly hosts some of the world’s largest and most prestigious conventions, meetings, and trade shows, welcoming approximately 3 million visitors to Chicago every year.
Responsibilities
• Ensure the development, implementation, and reconciliation of comprehensive marketing programs.
• Coordinate with OVG Corporate Marketing team onsite marketing planning.
• Plan, organize, lead, and control public relations efforts for the facility.
• Negotiate advertising and media-related sponsorship agreements.
• Develop, edit, and issue press releases.
• Communicate clearly and concisely in the English language, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain positive, cooperative working relationships with contacts and co-workers.
• Explore non-traditional marketing opportunities for the facility and its events.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate annual marketing budget; set and manage achievement of department and facility objectives.
• Negotiate and maintain promotional partnerships with corporate and media partners.
• Develop, direct, coordinate, and review the strategic plan to maintain cooperative, positive relationships.
• Track, analyze, and compare event sales information.
• Work directly with the other departments to implement campaigns.
• Develop collateral, including fliers, newsletters, websites, posters, postcards, and email blasts.
• Manage day-to-day promotions and event activities.
• Provide direction to Catering Sales with regard to events.
• Coordinate team efforts with other departments to implement marketing ideas/tasks.
• Oversee grassroots program and collateral created.
• Create marketing plans for events being promoted at the facility in conjunction with a promoter, a meeting planner, or on behalf of the facility.
• Mentor staff in the department to assist in their department.
• Promote positive attitude and company principles within department and facility.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or better from an accredited college or university with major coursework in marketing, public relations, business administration, or other related field.
• • Minimum of five 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.
• Minimum of 5 years of increasingly responsible experience with media buying and promotions.
• Knowledge of marketing and advertising/sponsorship program development.
• Knowledge of public relations.
• Knowledge of website maintenance.
• Knowledge of social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Familiarity with booking procedures, offers and lease agreements in a sports facility, convention center, performing arts facility, or other multi-purpose public assembly facility preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation, graphic design, PowerPoint, and Internet software.
• Familiarity with publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher, Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
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.