Manager, Brand Consulting | OVG Corporate Denver & NY

Oak View Group:

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Overview:

Suitable for the role are commercially aggressive professionals with experience in brand activation, ticket management, premium hospitality and experiential marketing. This role requires self-motivation, attention-to-detail, mutli-tasking, creative problem solving and a passion for the planning, execution and logistical coordination in sports and live entertainment.

This role pays a yearly salary of $75,000 to $90,000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits 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).

This position will remain open until May 9, 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute world class partnership and hospitality programs for prospects and clients of OVG Global Partnerships. This includes creating necessary sales materials, coordinating package fulfillment and ensuring flawless delivery of ticket and experiential hospitality commitments.
• Maintain continuous communication with venues and properties on hospitality and experiential programs and commitments for clients. Responsible for tracking and delivery confirmation of ticketing requests, add-on experiences, and concierge-like client service.
• Manage the scope of work with vendors, partners and brands on the delivery of projects, procurement of goods and services, and other tasks as directed, to ensure all client objectives are achieved and surpassed. This includes researching and building programs based on client requests.
• Create performance recaps highlighting learnings, measurement and client recommendations.
• Collaborate with OVG Creative Services on all deliverables including building the structure of sales presentations, departmental or company-wide tools, program marketing assets, etc.
• Articulate and present integrated sponsorship platforms to internal and external decision-makers and project stakeholders. This includes collaboration with legal and finance teams.
• Develop sales tools for new business including client proposals, RFP’s, term sheets, prospecting sheets and thought starters. Support in researching experiential and hospitality opportunities for clients as needed.
• Participate in weekly team meetings to report on and discuss ongoing owned projects. Preparation of meeting materials and recap documents for clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Undergraduate and/or graduate studies in marketing, business, sports business management, marketing and communications
• 5+ years of cumulative experience, including 2-3 years in experiential marketing, strategy or hospitality, with proven skills in development, project management, client service and execution. Demonstrated success in one or more of the following industries: sports, venues, music, or entertainment.
• Ability and desire to travel up to 50% of the job, including nights, weekends and national holidays. Willingness to work the hours required to fulfill the commitments of the role.
• Creative problem solver with the ability to quickly understand brands/partners’ business models and identify creative solutions for how to solve for indicated KPI’s.
• Strategic and critical thinker who is dynamic, forward thinking, analytical and extremely well organized. Demonstrated successes managing sports and live entertainment experiential marketing, and hospitality programs.
• Assist with contract negotiations, renewals and positioning documents.
• Highly driven initiative-taker, with ability to work as a team or independently on projects.
• Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to manage long-term projects as well as quick turnaround assignments and manage deadlines.
• Focused, diligent; ambitious and driven.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and storytelling skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven track record of providing exceptional client service.
• Trustworthy, loyal, and ethical.
• Curious by nature.
• Values the “How” as much as the “What”.
• A lifelong passion for winning supported by an exceptional record of results.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference:

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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.