Director of Marketing & Fan Experience

Boulder, CO (On-site)

$71K/yr – $75K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the gameday marketing engine for CU athletics by coordinating campus partnerships, game day ops, and sponsor activations to drive attendance, engagement, and revenue.

  • Marketing Plans and Promotions: align branding, social, email, and data acquisition for Men’s Basketball and Soccer.
  • Game Day Operations and Production: plan scripts, videoboard content, and in game entertainment with coaches, staff, and student interns.
  • Sponsorship Activations and Cross-Functional Partnerships: work with Buffalo Sports Properties, Communications, Ticket Office, and alumni groups to drive ticket sales and sponsor value.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Marketing Plans and Ticket Promotions:
  • Partner with the external team to strategize branding campaigns, advertising elements, social media marketing, email and data acquisition for Men’s Basketball and Soccer.
  • Collaborate with the team for Marketing Strategy to develop and cultivate relationships across campus and implement initiatives to increase student attendance and engagement at athletic events while working closely with Student Life, Greek Life, Residence Life and the Alumni Association.
  • Craft promotional messaging for upcoming games or events by working with graphic design team on assets for digital (website, social and emails) and traditional and non-traditional advertising, and videoboard graphics for gameday.
  • Create pre-, post-, and in-game promotional activities to increase revenue and improve game atmosphere.
  • Work with coaching or team staff and Creative Design team on team photo shoots.
  • Partner with liaisons from designated team, Communications, Ticket Office, Community Outreach, Facilities, Buff Club, BuffVision and Buffalo Sports Properties to coordinate and implement successful social, in-game promotions, halftime activities, and ticket sales effort.
  • Work closely with social team on pushing out content to promote up coming games and help increase digital engagement with the team's social accounts.
  • Game Day Operations
  • Develop programming to improve gameday atmosphere elements, including videoboard content, pyrotechnics and special effects, on-field/court recognitions, halftime shows, sponsor activations, in-game promotions, fan contests, and other entertainment elements.
  • Game Producer- plan, write and implement game scripts for Men’s Basketball and Soccer, which includes but is not limited to communicating the game information and performance cues for Band, Cheer and Dance, Mascots, PA Announcer, DJ, Interns, Video, and Audio team.
  • Coordinate the on-field duties at CU Football games. Indirect oversight of the gameday student interns, collaborate to enhance student engagement and overall atmosphere within Folsom Field.
  • Collaborate with Buffalo Sports Properties multi-media rights team to create unique sponsor activations that meet all contracted requirements and provide value to both parties.
  • Supervision
  • Lead daily operations of one full-time employee and student interns.
  • Supervise the Assistant Director in their development and implementation of marketing plans for CU Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, and Lacrosse programs.
  • Provide guidance and support to supervised staff while fostering a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and growth.
  • Additional Duties
  • Follow the budget guidelines and restrictions.
  • Assist in special projects or events related to the athletic department and support efforts for all sports.
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University of Colorado Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder is Colorado’s leading public research university, transforming lives since 1876.As the state's flagship university and one of only 38 U.S. public research institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU), CU Boulder has proudly served Coloradans since the state's founding.Home to five Nobel Laureates since 1989 and the only university to send space instruments to every planet in the solar system, CU Boulder provides a strong return on investment by aligning efforts to achieve research and creative excellence, global sustainability impact and the success of all students, faculty and staff.

Founded in 2019
Boulder, Colorado, USA
16K employees (694 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$576.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
49.8%
Referral
6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
491 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
6.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$29.2M
Last Raise
$1.4M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2023
    Grant • $1.4M
  • Jun 2022
    Grant • $25K
  • Sep 2021
    Grant • $22M

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