Marketing Manager | Full-Time | Ryan Field at Northwestern University

Evanston, IL (On-site)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns for football games, concerts, and events, driving ticket sales and attendance while coordinating with partners and agencies.

  • Lead cross-channel campaign strategy and execution.
  • Analyze performance data and optimize for revenue growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns for football games, concerts, and special events.
  • Create strategic marketing plans designed to drive ticket sales, attendance, premium seating, and event awareness.
  • Collaborate with Northwestern Athletics, promoters, artists, event organizers, and Oak View Group leadership to develop event-specific marketing strategies.
  • Manage paid advertising campaigns across digital, social media, radio, television, print, and out-of-home media.
  • Oversee email marketing campaigns, website content, and digital communications.
  • Coordinate promotional events, community outreach initiatives, and grassroots marketing efforts.
  • Monitor ticket sales trends and adjust marketing strategies to maximize revenue and attendance.
  • Analyze campaign performance using data and analytics and prepare reports with recommendations for continuous improvement.
  • Manage relationships with advertising agencies, media partners, designers, and production vendors.
  • Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials and communications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Sports Management, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of marketing experience in sports, live entertainment, hospitality, higher education, or a related industry.
  • Experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns.
  • Strong knowledge of digital marketing, social media platforms, email marketing, and paid advertising.
  • Experience analyzing campaign performance using marketing analytics.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred

  • Experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, live entertainment, or venue management.
  • Experience working with ticketing platforms and CRM systems such as Ticketmaster, Paciolan, Salesforce, or similar.
  • Familiarity with Google Analytics, Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, and email marketing platforms.
  • Experience managing agency relationships and creative production.
  • Graphic design or content management system (CMS) experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

Oak View Group

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We are here to be a POSITIVE DISRUPTION to business as usual in the sports and live entertainment, and hospitality industries.

Founded in 2015
Denver, Colorado, USA
4.5K employees (372 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$65K/yr – $75K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$100M
Last Raise
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
88.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.3%
Direct
41.5%
Referral
17.8%
Social
1%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K