Job Summary: The BlueClaws marketing team is looking for a multi-talented Promotions Manager to lead the team’s on-field and in-stadium entertainment across the season.
Responsibilities - Overview
- Promotions: work with marketing team to build the promotional calendar for the season, managing budgets for giveaways and other in-park entertainment and activations.
- Active participation involved with the creation, ordering, and implementation of sponsorship giveaways and any/all other related sponsor inventory related to game presentation.
- Ensure that in-game sponsorship activations are fulfilled to the best of our ability and within the guidelines outlined in each partnership contract (frequency, completed with necessary POP delivery items, etc.)
- Oversee the various pre-game, in between inning, and postgame activities that include: ceremonial first pitches, finding contestants for in-game activities, t-shirt launches, mascot skits and races, etc. This includes both game day preparation and brainstorming of new skits and promotions.
- Mascots: serving as the lead for Buster, our team mascot, and his vast array of community appearances. This includes staffing, scheduling, organization, finding new events, costume maintenance and cleaning, and maintaining the Claws Crewser.
- Gameday set up around the ballpark including: leading pre-game staff meetings with Claws Crew, maintaining gameday equipment for promotions, making sure all manual TVs are set up for each game, ensuring all on-field waivers are properly cataloged, and setting up gate giveaways for scheduled items.
- Day-of and advance coordination with outside vendors for various events, including Education Day, Buster's Birthday, First Responders Night, Military Night, Star Wars and other themed events to maintain positive relationships to ensure seamless event execution.
- Hire, train, manage, and schedule the promotions team made of 30 staff members for all pre-game ceremonies, in-game sponsor activations and post-game experiences, including daily staffing assignments.
- Assist with ballpark music and ambiance to reflect the theme of the night and tie in with creative promotions.
- Actively hire, train, and oversee the promotions team including Mobile 50/50, Information Booth, Check-In Kiosk, Promo Zone, Claws Crew, Mascots, and On-Field Emcee.
- Collaborate with videographer and in-game production manager to ensure scripts and game day sheets are set and carried through on gamedays.
- Create PA-reads and gameday scripts.
- Other duties as assigned.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.