Director, Marketing

West Des Moines, IA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive3+ years exp

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Drive cross‑functional marketing leadership for a sports franchise, unifying brand, partnerships, and events to boost fan engagement and revenue opportunities.

  • Own team leadership across social, community, and game-night staff.
  • Must-have: 3+ years of marketing leadership with a team, agency, or consumer brand.
  • Standout: Strong collaboration with Sales, partnerships, and creative teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team: Manage and mentor direct reports: social media coordinator & community engagement coordinator along with various game night staff. In addition, collaborate with the President and Director, Sales within to set strategies, operate the department, and connect the dots across the organization to uncover new opportunities.
  • Creative Management: Liaise between internal department clients and our team of designers. Translate business objectives into thoughtful creative briefs and manage the process.
  • Global Partnerships: Serve as a strategic thought partner with the sales and activation teams to help develop platforms and tactics that can generate revenue and be mutually beneficial to the team and partner brands. Leverage partnerships to generate fan engagement. Help ensure cobranded programs maintain brand standards.
  • Entertainment and Events: Drive collaboration among stakeholders for themed games, fan giveaways, and experiences that create unforgettable moments for our guests. Support the creative needs of our Sacramento Kings Dancers, Mascot, and other Entertainment team requests.
  • Digital & Content: Work closely with these teams to support internal content development, extend Marketing initiatives and partnered programs, and maintain the brand across digital channels.
  • Retail Marketing: With the help of the Manager, Retail Marketing, oversee Marketing support for the Team Store in-arena and ecommerce operations.
  • Social Responsibility: With the help of your team, support community programming and youth initiatives.

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (16% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.1%
Direct
30.1%
Referral
7.4%
Social
14%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~44

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Director, Marketing

Des Moines Buccaneers · West Des Moines, IA · Unknown