Assistant Director - Sales, Athletics

Position Overview  

The Assistant Director of Sales is responsible for driving ticket sales and working collaboratively with the athletic development team to increase attendance and department revenue. Provides excellent customer service to all patron groups including season ticket holders, single game attendees, corporate partners and prospects.

Responsibilities 

• Drives department revenue by retaining current season ticket holders and bringing in new season ticket holders via cold calling of prospects from marketing lists, contacts with previous season ticket holders, single game buyers and various University club members, etc. 
• Gameday ticketing responsibilities and assisting single game buyers 
• Responsible for ticket operations for all outside events at Butler Athletic facilities
• Works collaboratively with the other division management in corporate sponsorships, ticket sales and fan development, and marketing and promotions to ensure superior customer service and optimization of sales goals 
• Other duties as assigned 

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years’ experience in ticket sales
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in metric tracking and project management
• Ability to prioritize, meet multiple deadlines and handle a variety of duties simultaneously
• Flexibility to adapt to irregular work hours to include nights, weekends and holidays
• An understanding of sales planning, forecasting and marketing concepts
• Ability to work in a team oriented, fast-paced customer service environment

Preferred Qualifications  

•  Experience with Archtics or similar program

  

BU Benefits and Perks   

• Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:  
• Paid Time Off and Holidays:   
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year  
  • 8 Paid Holidays   
  • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day  
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)  
• Health:   
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs  
• Retirement:   
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment  
• Tuition Assistance:   
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.  
  • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment  
  • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees  
  • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree  
    • Covers tuition only  
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions 
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:   
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty  
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses  
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App  
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT  
  • Discount at the College Bookstore  
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances 

Butler University is a private, nationally recognized comprehensive university encompassing seven colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Founder's College. Approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate and doctoral students are enrolled at Butler, representing 46 states and 24 countries.
Join us at the crossroads of tradition & transformation. A career at Butler University means so much more than a job. Join the dedicated, innovative, and supportive community of faculty and staff that is moving Butler Beyond.
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