Director of Marketing - Live! at the Battery

Cobb County, GA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive district marketing and event programs that align with sales and branding, with a leadership role and hands-on ownership of budgets, partnerships, and sponsorships.

  • Must-have: 4+ years leading marketing teams/events with budgeting and district-scale programs.
  • Standout: deep experience in digital advertising, event orchestration, and cross-promotional partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate business goals into marketing strategies and objectives that facilitate overall business growth including creating and implementing innovative and effective sales and marketing programs to drive traffic and increase sales to the district
  • Manage the annual marketing calendar to include concert series, festivals, community events, restaurant promotions/specials and one-off special events
  • Develop and execute marketing plans (EBS), budgets and event recaps for all events and promotions and ensure they are aligned with the company’s sales, profits, branding and media objectives
  • Participates in the planning, coordination and execution of all district events
  • Maintain tenant relations by communicating with all district tenants on day-to-day marketing efforts and actively assists in coordination
  • Manage all paid advertising from budgeting, negotiation ad placement, reserving ad space, coordinating of ad design, developing radio copy, receiving and processing invoices
  • Oversee and manage the development and production of the district’s branded print collateral, non-printed collateral (websites, e-blasts, etc.), menus, signage, social media, etc. and ensure brand standards are adhered to
  • Handle and fulfills all brand related filming and photo needs
  • Oversee all aspects of digital advertising including Google Search and Display and paid social media
  • Develop strategic partnerships with retailers, restaurants, corporate partners, local teams and more to cross-promote the District and its venues
  • Coordinate and fulfill marketing trade deals with media partners
  • Mentor, motivate, manage and develop the marketing team
  • Execute trade agreements and marketing partnerships
  • Lead all sponsorship activation ensuring all sponsorship requirements are implemented into the annual marketing calendar and sponsor contracts are fulfilled
  • Formulate and execute marketing and P.R. initiatives for the district and coordinate all logistics pertaining to press conferences
  • Work with local business partners to drive large group events to the district including convention groups
  • Provide overall cohesive direction and event details to internal marketing support teams, outside agencies and vendor partners to ensure all marketing communications are unified, properly branded and support overall marketing objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in marketing or related field or equivalent and at least 4 years of experience, with direct supervisory experience over a sales and/or marketing team.
  • Must be at least age 18.
  • Must speak fluent English, other languages preferred.
  • Frequently standing up or moving within and outside of the facility
  • Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 25 pounds
  • Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when completing paperwork and management reports, interpreting results, giving and receiving instructions, and training.
  • Mathematical skills, including basic math, budgeting, profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are utilized frequently.
  • Problem solving, strategic planning, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities are used often.
  • Ability to as build and maintain relationships

Preferred

  • Other languages preferred.
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Live! Hospitality & Entertainment

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Live! Hospitality & Entertainment was created in 1999 and have been a staple in The Cordish Company developments thereafter. Today, Live! Hospitality & Entertainment operate successfully throughout the U.S., most notably Power Plant Live! in Baltimore, MD; Kansas City Live! in Kansas City, MO; Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, KY; XFINITY Live! in Philadelphia, PA; Ballpark Village in St. Louis; Waterside District in Norfolk, VA; Live! at the Battery in Atlanta, GA; Texas Live! in Arlington, TX and Cary, NC at Fenton.Live! serves up big, bold dining experiences. Award-winning concepts like fast-growing Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar. Partnerships with world-famous chefs like Guy Fieri and Hall of Fame professional athletes like Troy Aikman. Premier concert and event venues like Arlington Backyard and The Hall. Live! attracts more than 55 million people each year. Each district is unique and embodies the local flare and culture that is special to each community and share a common commitment to quality and providing patrons best-in-class entertainment experiences. The focal point is the energy and excitement of live entertainment featuring approximately 200 major concerts, festivals and events throughout the year. The Company has partnered with and created entertainment concepts for many of the leading brands in the world including Anheuser Busch, NBC Sports, Comcast Spectacor, Hard Rock, Cardinals, Bally Sports, Molson-Coors, and others.Live! offers a unique culture to its Team Members well as a strong career path and growth opportunities. Managers are exposed to the many aspects of dining and entertainment business. Live! is dedicated to great food and hospitality in an entrepreneurial environment, with career paths in restaurant and culinary management, multi-unit operations, nightlife operations, marketing and promotions, live entertainment and events, and corporate positions.

Founded in 1999
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
212 employees (46 in marketing)
49% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.6%
Direct
27.2%
Referral
4.8%
Social
12.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~212

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
44 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years

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