Director, Athletics Consumer Marketing

Tampa, FL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive fan-focused, revenue-generating marketing for USF Athletics across paid media and digital channels, overseeing a two-manager team.

  • Own integrated consumer marketing strategy to boost ticket sales and fan engagement.
  • Strong leadership of two managers across paid media, site, email, and app.
  • Oversee the fan journey with cohesive, measurable campaigns across touchpoints.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead all fan-facing, revenue-generating marketing efforts across paid media, digital platforms, and owned communication channels.
  • Develop and execute integrated consumer marketing strategies that drive ticket sales, attendance, fan acquisition, engagement, and retention.
  • Oversee paid advertising, the USF Athletics website, email marketing, and the mobile app.
  • Directly manage and develop two managers responsible for these functional areas.
  • Shape the fan journey and ensure cohesive, measurable, and high-performing marketing efforts across all touchpoints.
  • Operate within a high-energy, collaborative athletics setting; required evening and weekend work to support events and key campaigns.

Preferred

  • Exceptional leadership and people-management skills
  • Strong communication and presentation abilities
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and life insurance plans
  • Retirement plan options
  • Employee and dependent tuition programs
  • Generous leave
  • Hundreds of employee perks and discounts
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University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, a high-impact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. With campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF serves approximately 50,000 students who represent nearly 150 different countries. U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities for five consecutive years, and this year USF earned its highest ranking ever among all universities public or private. In 2023, USF became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be invited to join the Association of American Universities, a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada. Through hundreds of millions of dollars in research activity each year and as one of the top universities in the world for securing new patents, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

Founded in 1956
Tampa, Florida, USA
19K employees (728 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$28.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
6.1%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
509 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$170.3M
Last Raise
$75K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $75K
  • Apr 2024
    Grant • $200K
  • Sep 2023
    Grant • $17.1M

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