Associate/Assistant Athletic Director for Revenue Generation & Fan Experience

Nashville, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the revenue engine for campus athletics, combining ticketing, partnerships, and premium experiences with data-driven pricing and attendance optimization.

  • Revenue and Attendance Strategy: Own the end-to-end plan for ticketing, sponsorships, and ancillary revenue across all sports.
  • Audience & Channel Ownership: Drive season tickets, group sales, and consumer experiences with dynamic pricing and retention tactics.
  • Partnerships & Activations: Lead corporate partnerships, premium seating, and sponsor activations with cross-team alignment.

Job Description

  • Develop and implement comprehensive revenue-generation and overall attendance strategies across all sports with a primary focus on team sports that compete on campus during the regular season.
  • Establish and achieve ambitious annual targets for ticket sales, corporate partnerships, premium seating, and ancillary revenue streams.
  • Utilize data analytics and market research to identify new revenue opportunities, including NIL partnerships, digital content monetization, and experiential marketing.
  • Provide regular revenue forecasting, performance analysis, and strategic reporting to the Athletic Director.
  • Provide strategic oversight and direct supervision of the ticketing operations staff, focusing on high-level sales and attendance strategies and inventory management.
  • Develop and execute aggressive season ticket, group sales, mini-plan and individual campaigns designed to maximize venue capacity.
  • Implement dynamic pricing models and retention strategies to optimize revenue and improve year-over-year fan loyalty.
  • Take ultimate accountability for attendance metrics, using promotions and sales tactics to ensure a vibrant home-court advantage.
  • Provide direct oversight and strategic direction to the Director of Marketing & Promotions and their staff (Assistant Director, GAs, interns and volunteers).
  • Own the "game-day product" by approving all in-game creative, music, PA scripts, video board content, and promotional activations.
  • Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years in an athletics environment or the equivalent.
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Lipscomb University

Lipscomb University is a faith-based, liberal arts institution in Nashville, Tenn., dedicated to challenging students academically, spiritually and as global community citizens.The colleges of the university include College of Bible & Ministry, College of Business, College of Computing & Technology, College of Education, Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering, College of Entertainment & the Arts, College of Leadership & Public Service, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and the College of Professional Studies. Lipscomb University was founded in 1891 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. The university has endowment assets of $70.4 million.

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Monthly Visitors
119.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$222.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.3%
Direct
40.3%
Referral
4.8%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
102 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years

Funding

Total Funding
$23M
Last Raise
$23M
Grant, 8 years ago

Funding History

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