Description:
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
Responsibilities include ensuring events are adequately staffed and properly executed. The position provides leadership to part-time events staff and assists with their selection, training, scheduling and evaluation. Specific duties also include creation of game day scripts, as well as the servicing and execution of department sponsorship agreements.
Financial
- Support ticket sales efforts through various marketing and advertising campaigns
- Provide assistance and support to Sr. Manager, Sales & Marketing, on ensuring staffing is appropriately trained and coordinated to support marketing and promotional activities
Marketing
- Development of strong relationships with key campus and community constituents.
- Lead Athletics representation at key on-campus events (i.e. Orientation Week, Open House)
- Development and implementation of marketing, advertising, and other promotional initiatives to increase attendance and awareness for Dinos events.
- Completion of market research to measure the success of advertising, promotions and marketing plans.
- Ensure that all initiatives fall within University of Calgary and Department of Athletics branding guidelines
- Coordinate student-focused promotional initiatives
- Responsible for in-scope supervision of part-time staff in their daily activities, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and scheduling; may require timesheet coordination on behalf of the manager
Event Operations
- Working with Kinesiology Operations and other stakeholders, ensure appropriate scheduling, setup, and teardown of events
- Work with external groups to ensure effective operation of games and special events (i.e. McMahon Stadium Society, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, City of Calgary Recreation, UCalgary Students' Union)
- Creation of game day script and liaison with video production crew for in-game scripting
- Ensure sponsor obligations related to in-game experience are met
- Responsible for in-scope supervision and scheduling of designated part-time event staff in their activities, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and scheduling; may require timesheet coordination on behalf of the manager