Amaze, Inspire, Unite

Job Summary:

The Commercial Operations Project Coordinator will provide project management, support the strategic budget process and provide communications support to all Marketing and Corporate Partnerships departments within Ilitch Sports + Entertainment. The coordinator will play a key role in supporting major projects and initiatives that the Marketing and Corporate Partnerships departments are involved with for both the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, this colleague will collaborate cross-functionally with leaders across our business, ensuring that Marketing and Corporate Partnerships is represented, and progress is tracked as we continue to amaze, inspire, and unite fans across the globe.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic marketing and corporate partnerships support across Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, relaying information on behalf of the department and keeping marketing and corporate partnerships leaders apprised of key events and initiatives elsewhere in the company that impact the department’s operations.
• Support the Chief Commercial Officer with managing all revenue and expense budget responsibilities.
• Serve as project manager for significant marketing and corporate partnerships initiatives, including building timelines, assigning roles, collaborating cross-functionally with relevant departments, and building summary decks for IS+E executive leadership.
• Create and maintain a master marketing and corporate partnerships calendar, helping to foster an efficient business environment in a fast-moving, forward-facing workplace.
• Support the coordination and facilitation of strategic planning sessions – ensuring effective marketing and corporate partnerships, collaboration, and performance.
• Utilize marketing and corporate partnerships metrics, to track and measure performance across all departmental goals and objectives.
• Assist leaders in identifying areas of strength and weakness and develop strategies to drive meaningful development in both directions – improving deficiencies and maximizing departmental and organizational marketing and corporate partnerships strengths.
• Monitor emerging trends and benchmarks in the marketing and corporate partnerships space, authoring regular reports to department leaders on concepts that could help push our business forward.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines in a fast- paced environment.
• Monitor program milestones, deliverables, and objectives – raising risks and issues appropriately.
• Assist the Chief Commercial Officer and other department leaders with administrative tasks and projects as needed, including attending meetings on their behalf to represent the department.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Sport Management, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience of professional business experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and develop actionable insights.
• Impeccable work ethic and a passion to drive positive change.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Flexible work hours.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working in the sports and entertainment industry.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive.  They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Olympia Entertainment.

Olympia Entertainment  is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.                                   

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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