Vice President - Hospitality and Experiential

March 21

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Oak View Group

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Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet. OVG is committed to sustainability and creating extraordinary experiences for fans, teams, artists, and communities, as well as being a collaborative partner in the local and global events landscape.

Arena and Stadium Alliance • Consulting • Sponsorships and Partnerships • Hospitality • Live Entertainment

5001 - 10000 employees

⚽ Sports

💰 Private Equity Round on 2018-03

📋 Description

• Lead the Hospitality and Experiential team within the Global Partnerships Division of OVG. • Create a world-class hospitality and experiential practice focused on consumer/B2B brands. • Manage existing client work across US Based and global events. • Support hospitality and experiential requests across Global Partnerships sales team. • Oversee all facets of programs including budget, accommodations, F&B, security, transportation etc. • Manage multi-million dollar budgets with fluency in both macro and specifics. • Build and manage a team of diverse professionals focused on delivering for clients. • Collaborate across OVG divisions and with external partners to ensure execution of programs. • Retain existing clients and secure new clients through proactive outreach.

🎯 Requirements

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree • Master’s degree/MBA preferred • Minimum of 10 years’ experience with demonstrated development, management and execution skills in hospitality, events, and or experiential marketing ideally within the sports & entertainment industry, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. • Knowledge of and ability to apply basic marketing concepts (e.g., brand positioning, SWOT analysis, competitive assessment, marketing objectives/strategies, category analysis, etc.) to the hospitality, event, and/or experiential marketing space. • Experience working in global events, internationally, including strong relationships and experience working with brands, properties, leagues, media rights holders and domestic and international organizing committees. • A natural curiosity about technology as well as a creative and risk-taking mentality. • Creative problem solver with the ability to quickly understand brands/partners’ business models and research solutions for how to grow their business. • Highly driven self-starter, with ability to work independently without supervision. • Ability to manage long-term projects as well as quick turnaround assignments. • Strong management and leadership skills with desire to develop and manage junior talent/staff. • Focused, diligent and hard-working; ambitious and Strong interpersonal Trustworthy, loyal and ethical. • Curious by Nature Values the “How” as much as the “What” • Willingness to work the hours required to fulfill the commitments of the role. • A lifelong passion for winning supported by an exceptional track record of results. • Strong references across multiple sectors of the sports and entertainment industry.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance • Pension matching • paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)