This position is responsible for solicitation and execution of Advertising, Sponsorship, Activations, and Corporate Partnership sales for Kentucky Venues on behalf of Global Partnerships. Examples include securing Naming Rights for the Kentucky International Convention Center and the Kentucky Exposition Center, Official Partnerships for specific vendor categories, Presenting Partners for events; brand activation opportunities, and other assets to be determined.

Essential  functions of this role include: the extensive sales, development, and servicing of corporate sponsorship and partnerships while maintaining high levels of client service, as well as collaborating with Global Partnerships executive team on the development of a new strategic plan for securing sponsorships

Oak View Group is a sports and entertainment company engaged in a wide variety of activities, including arena development, facility management, arena and stadium alliance, sponsorships and partnerships, security services, publications, conferences, and consulting. The company, privately held, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices throughout the world.

• Responsible for prospecting, selling, cultivating and maintaining new corporate sponsorships, advertising and corporate partnerships for Kentucky Venues-approved inventory.
• Responsible for client outreach (phone or email), developing and making sales presentations on behalf of Kentucky Venues for cash and value-in-kind partnerships
• Responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of corporate partnership fulfillment for his/her clients as well as ensuring that all department fulfillment is handled
• Responsible for providing sales reports and updates
• Responsible for creating recaps and sponsorship summaries for partners
• Responsible for servicing all corporate sponsorships through various means including, but not limited to, direct contact and Partner gatherings
• Responsible for the creation of sales proposals and presentations for potential Partners
• Responsible for creating and implementing new ideas and opportunities that will help drive Partnership revenue for Kentucky Venues
• Responsible for tracking prospective sales and inventory throughout the season
• Responsible for cultivating and building a good working relationship with different personnel and departments at the client to ensure proper execution of Partnership agreements
• Other duties as assigned by Vice President of Global Partnerships

• Minimum of 7+ years in outside sales with extensive sponsorship sales experience; industry experience in sports, entertainment, or municipal marketing strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills
• Has advertiser contacts and relationships in Louisville, KY market, or the ability to pro-actively secure these contacts and relationships through personal interaction
• Demonstrates or has prior advertising/sponsorship experience/knowledge of local corporate market and/or industry
• Bachelor’s degree or better from an accredited college or university, preferred
• Proficiency with data processing and MS Office applications (including Power Point, Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint)
• Ability to work nights, all events, weekends, events and holidays as required
• Ability to work independently both efficiently and effectively
• Ability to handle multiple projects

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.

We are committed to ensuring all our buildings and office locations are the safest in the world for artists, teams, employees, and fans. Based on recent encouraging trends in the U.S. and Canada. We highly encourage our employees to continue to get vaccinate and boosted against COVID-19.   Should circumstances change, we may need to reinstate vaccination requirements, in whole or in part, to safeguard the health of our employees, guests, performers, athletes, and partners.

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.