Assistant Athletic Director, Corporate Sponsorships and Sales

Responsibilities:

• Builds relationships with current corporate partners seeking their input on strategies to enhance existing elements of their contracts.

• Leverages and promotes the visibility of the department of athletics to seek additional corporate support from local, regional, and national businesses.

• Develops and implements strategies to increase corporate involvement through ticket opportunities, corporate nights, and hospitality events.

• Engages and consults with corporate partners regularly, promoting quality customer service and contract fulfillment.

• Identifies opportunities and establishes corporate partner relationships to enable the development of marketing and advertising opportunities.

• Serves as the department’s primary liaison with external corporate partner entities, in coordination with the senior associate athletic director for development and the division of institutional advancement.

• Plans and implements revenue funding techniques to enable long-term strategic plans.

• Ensures corporate partnerships are compliant with NCAA, Conference and University rules and regulations regarding corporate partnerships and use of student-athlete likeness.

• Responsible for securing radio and television packages.

• Assists the department of athletics in all game day and special event promotions, specifically engaging sponsors to participate and attend these events.

• Responsible for working and attending events and promotions including occasional nights, weekends and holidays.

• Responsible for cultivating and building a good working relationship with different personnel and departments within RMU and the surrounding Pittsburgh region.

• Performs other duties and assists with special projects as directed by the director of athletics.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree in business administration, marketing or a related field.

• From an accredited institution of higher education required.

• Master’s Degree in business administration, marketing or a related field. From an accredited institution of higher education preferred.

• Three (3) years experience in corporate sales, development, or marketing and promotions in either the collegiate, professional or sports marketing field required.

• Three (3) years experience in corporate sales, development, and/or marketing and promotions, including previous administrative experience at a NCAA Division I or Division II institution preferred.

• Writing, sales and communication.