Vice President of Programming

  Sports & Live Entertainment
  Central Region
  Sports Services
  Posted/Updated: 10/14/20

Job Summary

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and provide strategic leadership to the Booking department who are responsible for planning, coordinating and scheduling all events held at arena, including up to approximately 80 concerts/entertainment events, basketball games,  and 45 community/rental events each year
  • Assist with event & revenue strategies
  • Assist with development of plans for backstage, tour, and artist hospitality
  • Produce event proformas and assist in new event creation
  • Provide administrative support as well as project-based support to their direct supervisor
  • Review industry trends and make recommendations on new business opportunities that support departmental strategic plans
  • Drafts event contracts and maintains files and databases for upcoming and past events
  • Manages venue calendars and communicates the schedule details to all necessary parties
  • Primary contact with the University for holding and scheduling all NCAA basketball games and related events at the venue
  • Key link to Booking department
  • Ensures that all booking systems, policies, and general communication with all parties involved are accurate, clear and consistent
  • Represent booking department at relevant meetings including but not limited to: Production Meeting, Sales & Marketing Consortium, and All Staff
  • Integral part of the Event Settlement Meetings, ensuring proper communication of contractual elements with all internal stakeholders
  • Integral part of the financial settlement process of events 
  • Works with staff to ensure consistency and accuracy on the event settlement process
  • Assist direct supervisor on Business Advancement projects on an as needed basis; coordinates full time staff events; other duties as assigned
  • Other duties as assigned

 

 Required Experience & Qualifications:

  • 8+ years’ experience booking arena and/or stadium or theaters with direct responsibility for supervising/directing staff across a wide-range of functions in a fast-paced environment in sports & entertainment industry
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
  • Previous experience working with a professional sports team or sports tenant, concerts, trade/consumer shows
  • Prior responsibility and experience for calendar and scheduling for professional sports team and use of booking software
  • Proven relationship and success working with Live Nation
  • Possess strong organizational and communication skills, a strategic thinker and planner with a proven track record of success 
  • Proven record of developing and maintaining strong partnerships and collaborative spirit with peers in all lines of the business
  • Solid experience in leading, motivating and developing employees
  • Superior listening skills with a level of intellectual ability/agility
  • A high degree of personal integrity and consistently put the interests of the organization ahead of his/her own

 

 



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