Responsibilities

• Marketing research that will require making phone calls, emailing, searching the internet, and attending meetings with various individuals within the market.
• Participate in developing and implementing event marketing plans and promotions.
• Assisting with grassroots marketing, including creation and distribution of flyers, hanging posters, tabling and creating relationships with various retailers to promote events.
• Brainstorming ideas for revenue generating events at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
• Assist in managing the Arena’s various social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Conducting demographic and psychographic research for various events and projects.
• Attend various meetings that will be beneficial in completing tasks.
• Represent arena at booths/tables at festivals, fairs, and other events with high traffic to be able to get the word out about the Tucker Center and its events.
• Attend meetings with potential partners and learn to execute marketing with third-party partnerships.
• Interact with Tucker Center staff when working on various projects.

Requirements

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student.
• Recommended for Sport Management, Marketing, Communications, Management, or Hospitality Majors.
• Availability to work 12 hours a week, including evenings and weekends.
• Active involvement in on campus civic and/or leadership activities highly desired.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Canva.
• Knowledge of various social media sites – Facebook and Instagram.
• Well organized with ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Develop skills in media buying, graphic design, promotion, and grass roots marketing efforts.
• Learning how to quickly anticipate and resolve potential problems in an organized and communicative manner.
• Learning how to interact with media representatives/personalities, promoters, partners, and community leaders.
• Working within a team and understand how to collaborate and communicate effectively with multiple departments.