The Ontario Fury is looking for individuals with high energy, a positive attitude and are highly motivated with strong aspirations to be successful. Those interested should submit their resume and cover letter to Liz Aguillon EAguillon@ontariofury.com. For more information about the Fury visit ontariofury.com
Sales And Service Representative
The Inside Sales Representative is an entry-level position in which you will learn about the sports industry. You will be soliciting current and potential clients by phone to sell Full/partial season ticket memberships, group outings, and premium inventory while providing outstanding service to all our customer and clients.
Status: Full Time; plus commission
Employment: Starting August 2018
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maximizing revenue through the sale of Ontario Fury ticket packages, including season ticket memberships, partial plans, group tickets, and party areas
- Identifying and reaching out to new group and season ticket prospect and converting those prospects into new groups and season ticket clients with the Ontario Fury
- Outbound focus making 60+ outbound calls daily to increase your sales pipeline
- Contact area businesses and individuals via phone, in-person appointments and networking events to sell ticket packages
- Emphasis places on self-generated lead acquisition through referrals and networking
- Run appointments and tours at Citizens Business Bank Arena to aid in obtaining new business and developing new relationships
- Attend community events throughout the year
- Meet or exceed weekly, monthly, and/or long term sales goals
- Properly learn to use the ticketing system in place
- Work all home games, performing various ticket sales, service, and other game day duties
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- College – Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
- High comfort level making cold calls
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and Outlook is required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills required, attention to detail
- Aggressive, competitive, and dedicated attitude
- Highly motivated with strong aspirations to be successful
- High Energy and positive attitude
- Act as a role model within and outside of the Ontario Fury Organization
- Desire for learning and professional development
- Strong work ethic with a competitive approach to exceeding goals and expectations
MEDIA And MArketing Manager
The Media and Marketing Manager oversees the public relations of the Ontario Fury. This person will focus on strategic communications and media relations to generate coverage of the Soccer team, players, coaches, community and fan development initiatives.
Status: Full Time/Part Time
Employment: Starting August 2018
Responsibilities:
- Draft and prepare press releases, write feature stories, game previews, post-game notes/stories, and compile game notes and team rosters
- Work all Ontario Fury Home game days
- Manage all Ontario Fury Social Media Accounts
- Write articles based on team news, transactions, feature stories and interviews, as well as human interest stories
- Assist media at all games
- Publish and update content to the Fury’s website and microsites
- Proactively pitch stories to local media members
- Oversee production and distribution of media credentials
- Assist with team and front office publicity at community and partner events
- Develop strong relationships with members of the media
- Oversee organization of club photography archives
- Collaborate with all internal departments to provide public relations/communications support for marketing, community relations, ticketing and sales initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or Journalism
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in communications or media relations, team setting preferred
- Strong writing skills
- Understanding of sports marketplace and entertainment industry, familiar with media relations practices and community outreach a plus
- Extremely strong communication skills, written and oral, with a detail-oriented eye
- Strong organizational skills with ability to take on multiple tasks, completing them on short deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Working knowledge of basic PC applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.) and design applications such as Adobe Suite (Photoshop and InDesign)
Flexible schedule, including the ability to work all home games
Corporate Sales ACCOUNT Executive
The Corporate Sales Account Executive is responsible for producing corporate sponsorship sales revenues. The CSA must set appointments with local business leaders and sell new corporate sponsorship for the team as well as service and maintain existing sponsorship accounts.
Status: Full Time; plus commission
Employment: Starting August 2018
Responsibilities:
- Set appointments over the phone with decision-makers, consistently meeting the weekly goals for sales appointments.
- Master all sales presentations, tailoring packages according to each company's needs, and handling objections in an effort to bring in new accounts
- Sell new local corporate sponsorships for the organization. Must be proactive in cultivating new business.
- Renew Sponsorship accounts that are assigned.
- Sell group sales inventory.
- Work with the Sales team as it pertains to developing new season ticket holder relationships/groups.
- Manage any customer concerns, expectations, and issues as they come up.
- Visit with accounts and maintain and develop relationship with sponsorship clients throughout the season and off-season to ensure personalized, continual contact.
- Prospect for quality leads.
- Provide support for all Ontario Fury Events
- Support the Activation of all sponsorships
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree, in Marketing, Sports Marketing, Business Administration or related field is preferred.
- Candidate must have 1-2 years minimum experience in Sales preferably in sports sales
- Experience selling advertising, sponsorship, digital and promotional programs preferred
- Superior communication skills are a must.
- Must be able to multi task in a fast paced environment.
- Superior organizational and time management skills.
- Exceptional customer service skills required.
- Ability to solve problems quickly
- Attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of basic PC applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.)
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