Marketing Manager | Full-Time | Ryan Field at Northwestern University

Evanston, IL (On-site)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end integrated marketing program for Northwestern Athletics events, leading cross‑functional collaboration, campaign development, and data-driven optimization to drive ticket sales, attendance, and event awareness.

  • Develop and execute integrated campaigns across digital, print, and on-site channels.
  • Drive data-driven optimization and reporting to maximize revenue and attendance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns for football games, concerts, and special events.
  • Create strategic marketing plans designed to drive ticket sales, attendance, premium seating, and event awareness.
  • Collaborate with Northwestern Athletics, promoters, artists, event organizers, and Oak View Group leadership to develop event-specific marketing strategies.
  • Manage paid advertising campaigns across digital, social media, radio, television, print, and out-of-home media.
  • Oversee email marketing campaigns, website content, and digital communications.
  • Coordinate promotional events, community outreach initiatives, and grassroots marketing efforts.
  • Monitor ticket sales trends and adjust marketing strategies to maximize revenue and attendance.
  • Analyze campaign performance using data and analytics and prepare reports with recommendations for continuous improvement.
  • Manage relationships with advertising agencies, media partners, designers, and production vendors.
  • Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials and communications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Sports Management, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of marketing experience in sports, live entertainment, hospitality, higher education, or a related industry.
  • Experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns.
  • Strong knowledge of digital marketing, social media platforms, email marketing, and paid advertising.
  • Experience analyzing campaign performance using marketing analytics.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred

  • Experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, live entertainment, or venue management.
  • Experience working with ticketing platforms and CRM systems such as Ticketmaster, Paciolan, Salesforce, or similar.
  • Familiarity with Google Analytics, Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, and email marketing platforms.
  • Experience managing agency relationships and creative production.
  • Graphic design or content management system (CMS) experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

Oak View Group

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Denver, Colorado, USA
4.5K employees (372 in marketing)
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Salaries

Posted range

$65K/yr – $75K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$100M
Last Raise
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
88.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.3%
Direct
41.5%
Referral
17.8%
Social
1%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K