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Posted: 31-Jul-25

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Type: Full-time

Categories:

Operations Operations - Marketing/Promotions

Sector:

Collegiate Sports The Director of Marketing will develop, implement and execute strategic marketing, digital, branding and promotional plans for its assigned sports. This position will identify and execute innovative elements to ensure an entertaining and engaging in-venue atmosphere at men’s basketball and other assigned sporting events; promote events across multiple mediums for assigned sports; work with the ticket office to coordinate ticket sales and attendance initiatives, maximize revenue streams and other duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities  Actively participates in planning, development and implementation of short and long-range marketing strategies. Works closely and collaboratively with Communications, Operations Ticket Sales and other university departments to develop and implement marketing, promotional, social media and digital advertising plans and campaigns This role will oversee marketing and fan experience elements, implement sponsor activation and game presentation for men’s basketball and other assigned sports Assume responsibility for planning and implementation of efforts to drive ticket revenue, game day attendance and overall brand awareness. Generates revenue through season ticket sales, single game and group ticket sales and other identified or new revenue streams Manage applicable department budgets Lead department initiatives for Athletics advertising efforts Oversees and executes the creation of marketing collateral (i.e. print, digital) and in-venue entertainment items for men’s basketball and other assigned sports Ability to leverage internal assets/channels and develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners Define key metrics to measure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives; utilize reporting, develop insights and communicate program and strategies to key members of the athletic department Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing

 

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field is necessary. A Master’s Degree is preferred. A minimum of 3-5 years of previous experience is necessary. Previous experience with an email platform such as Oracle Eloqua and Adobe Creative Suite is necessary. Knowledge of digital marketing strategies is necessary. Be a proactive thinker who is interested in developing and executing new ideas to better improve the efficiency of the overall brand is necessary. Organized, detail oriented and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision is necessary. Proactive thinking with interest in developing and executing new ideas to better improve the brand is necessary. Ability to work a non-standard work week including nights, weekends & holidays is necessary.

Create a Job Match for Similar Jobs About Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University’s Athletics Department prepares student-athletes to become leaders and champions in life by placing the highest values on integrity, character, sportsmanship and victory. Vanderbilt is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference and is the conference's only private school. The university fields 17 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 11 women's teams, a total of 351 student athletes), 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference. Connections working at Vanderbilt University https://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/jobs/21545076/director-of-marketing-athletics Return to Search Results