DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 1-2 team members and interns, setting clear goals, providing ongoing feedback, and fostering a high-performance creative culture.
• Lead planning and execution of all special event activations, including Bantam events, Youth All-Star, League Playoffs, Opening Day, etc.
• Own launch messaging for new youth verticals, collaborating cross-functionally to ensure consistent and compelling positioning with a strong go to market strategy.
• Partner with the marketing team as the subject matter expert on all youth initiatives - driving program goals, setting key objectives, and establishing the story points and messaging that marketing activates across campaigns....Builds a team culture rooted in trust and growth, invests in the development of direct reports, and inspires others to do their best work.
• Brings a strong eye for design, brand consistency, and storytelling craft; pushes the quality bar on all creative and event deliverables.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, sports management, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in marketing, sales enablement, or a related role, including experience leading projects and/or people; sports or entertainment industry experience a plus.
• Experience with CRM platforms, project management tools, and marketing software.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work a non-traditional schedule as sports and entertainment events may require, including extended days and hours, holidays, and weekends.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug screening.
• Proficiency in Canva,