Director of Events | Full-Time | Blue Arena

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Utilizing independent judgment, the Director of Events is primarily responsible for overseeing all aspects of post-booking stage service delivery methods. Directs, manages, supervises and coordinates the activities and operations of Event Services functions assuring the highest quality service program to assure rebooking of events. Provides highly responsible staff assistance to the General Manager.

This role pays an annual salary of $66,000-$76,000 and is bonus eligible

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)

This position will remain open until April 10, 2026.

Opening in September of 2003, the Blue Federal Credit Union Arena (Blue Arena) is a 6,800 seat multipuorpose facility owend by Larimer County and located in Loveland, Colorado. This facility has the ability to host many indoor sporting events, rodeos and dirt shows, family shows in any configuration, diverse concert settings in various capacities, trade shows and offers a diversity of setups to accommodate just about any event. The Blue Arena, is less than an hour's drive from Denver and Cheyenne and has become the focal point for sports, live entertainment, and hospitality in Northern Colorado.  

The Blue Arena is part of a larger 374,000 square-foot fairground complex called The Ranch Events Complex which is the official name of the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex. The Ranch includes The Ranch Equestrian Center with two livestock pavilions, Pedersen Toyota Center, Origins Arena, and Thomas M. McKee 4-H, Youth, & Community Building. Blue Arena and The Ranch have become the sports, entertainment, and agricultural hub for one of the fastest-growing areas in the country.

• Oversee event management activities for all facility events
• Direct, coordinate and oversee the activities of employees engaged in providing event coordination, telecommunications, technical support, audio-visual services, food & beverage, event security, fire regulation compliance, exhibitor services, box office, parking and overall client satisfaction during events
• Coordinate event conversions and work with technical, engineering, and production staff to meet technical specifications
• Recruit, interview, select, train, motivate and evaluate Event Managers; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures
• Exercise direct supervision over Event Managers, Event Coordinators and Event Staff
• Prepare departmental annual budget; recommend capital improvements; control and monitor departmental expenditures; assist in preparation of estimated revenues for facility budget
• Coordinate with promoters, agents, team representatives, and production managers to determine event specifications and deliverables
• Inspect facilities to ensure they are being maintained properly for events
• Develop crowd management and event staffing plans and supervise event staff during events
• Ensure accuracy in computing of costs for post-event billing of services and equipment rental charges
• Review and approve final billing to facility users prior to settlement or release of invoice
• Work closely with the general public by monitoring services provided and addressing complaints in a timely manner
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Conduct planning and operational meetings as required to ensure smooth coordination of event activities
• Track, record and report labor allocations in all areas of functional responsibility for purposes of forecasting, benchmarking and budgeting
• Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of all event related programs and activities
• Prepare and present regular staff reports and other related correspondence
• Work with other department directors in a variety of tasks
• Conduct a variety of industry operational studies; recommend modifications to service delivery methods and operational policies and procedures as appropriate
• Interpret and apply all relevant federal, state and local regulations
• Serve as Event Manager as needed
• Drive customer satisfaction initiatives to elevate the arena’s reputation as a premier event destination

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of increasingly responsible experience in event management in an arena, stadium, convention center or other multi-purpose public assembly facility
• Supervisory experience required
• Bachelor’s degree or better from an accredited college or university
• Graduate of IAAM Public Assembly Facility Management School preferred
• Experience working with AutoCAD software preferred
• Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid state driver’s license
• Ability to prepare, track, control and analyze budget
• Ability to work flexible hours including, but not limited to, nights, weekends, evenings, and holidays, with extended hours ranging from a couple of hours up to 20 hours
• Ability to work indoors, be exposed to environmental conditions including extreme heat and cold, dust, dirt, extreme noise and potentially hazardous materials
• Ability to withstand prolonged walking, standing, bending, pushing, stooping and kneeling without restrictions
• Ability to lift 50lbs
• General knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations
• Effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in written form
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.