Director, Athletics Consumer Marketing

Tampa, FL (On-site)

$75K/yr – $90K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive USF Athletics fan growth and engagement by leading cross-channel marketing across paid media, digital platforms, and owned channels.

  • Must-have: Data-driven strategic marketing planning and decision making.
  • Standout: Directly managing two managers and shaping the fan journey across touchpoints.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead all fan-facing, revenue-generating marketing efforts across paid media, digital platforms, and owned communication channels.
  • Develop and execute integrated consumer marketing strategies that drive ticket sales, attendance, fan acquisition, engagement, and retention.
  • Oversee paid advertising, the USF Athletics website, email marketing, and the mobile app, while directly managing and developing two managers responsible for these functional areas.
  • This position plays a critical role in shaping the fan journey and ensuring cohesive, measurable, and high-performing marketing efforts across all touchpoints.

Requirements

  • Core competencies for this role include strategic thinking, strong business acumen, and a data‑driven, results‑oriented mindset.
  • Evening and weekend work to support athletic events and key campaigns.
  • Experience with strategic marketing planning and data-driven decision making.
  • Must have the ability to work in a high-energy, collaborative athletics setting.

Preferred

  • Exceptional leadership and people-management skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation abilities.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Benefits

  • medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.
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University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. With campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF serves approximately 50,000 students who represent nearly 150 different countries. U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities for five consecutive years, and this year USF earned its highest ranking ever among all universities public or private. In 2023, USF became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be invited to join the Association of American Universities, a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada. Through hundreds of millions of dollars in research activity each year and as one of the top universities in the world for securing new patents, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

Founded in 1956
Tampa, Florida, USA
19K employees (728 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$28.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
6.1%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
509 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$170.3M
Last Raise
$75K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $75K
  • Apr 2024
    Grant • $200K
  • Sep 2023
    Grant • $17.1M

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