Marketing Coordinator – Athletic & Entertainment Facilities

Springfield, MO (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Lead the development and execution of marketing campaigns for events and services at two university venues, driving attendance, revenue, and audience experience while coordinating with internal teams, promoters, artists, and community groups.

  • Own cross‑functional event marketing campaigns and audience engagement
  • Drive ticket sales, attendance, and public image through digital marketing and PR
  • Collaborate with departments, partners, and talent to market a diverse calendar

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Marketing Coordinator – Athletic & Entertainment Facilities develops, implements, and evaluates comprehensive marketing strategies that promote events, programs, premium experiences, venue rentals, and services for Great Southern Bank Arena and Juanita K. Hammons Hall.
  • The Marketing Coordinator is responsible for increasing event awareness, driving ticket sales and attendance, supporting revenue generation, enhancing the guest experience, and strengthening the public image of both venues through digital marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, graphic design, and community engagement.
  • The position collaborates closely with internal university departments, promoters, touring partners, artists, and community organizations to successfully market a diverse calendar of concerts, theatrical performances, athletic events, family shows, university events, and special events.

Requirements

  • Education: A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, Graphic Design, Business Administration, or a related field is required.

Preferred

  • Experience with SEM, paid search (Google Ads), paid Meta advertising, and search engine optimization (SEO) is preferred.
  • Social media management, graphic design, email marketing, website content management, or ticketed event marketing is preferred.
  • Content creation experience utilizing social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn for marketing campaigns is required.
  • Experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro, is preferred.
  • Knowledge of website content management systems, email marketing platforms, photography, videography, video production and editing, digital advertising (Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, Google Analytics, SEO, and SEM), analytics, and Microsoft Office is preferred.
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Founded in 1905
Springfield, Missouri, USA
5.1K employees (231 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
126 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
5.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$699.2K
Last Raise
$549.2K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2025
    Grant • $549.2K
  • Sep 2023
    Grant • $150K
  • Jul 2022
    Grant

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
992K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$15.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.5%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
4.9%
Social
1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.1K

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Marketing Coordinator – Athletic & Entertainment Facilities

Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · Unknown