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Fax: (916)928-8151
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Sacramento Kings
Human Resources
One Sports Parkway
Sacramento, CA 95834
CURRENT OPENINGS
Executive Assistant to the President
Summary:
This position is responsible for providing a wide range of administrative and clerical assistance to the President. These tasks include but are not limited to coordinating President’s schedule, answering and screening telephone calls, arranging conference calls, providing service to internal and external customers, acting as the primary contact for the President, hosting client events on behalf of the President, composing and typing routine correspondence, organizing and maintaining filing system, and assisting with special projects. The position will need to independently perform administrative work of a complex nature handling confidential information and interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide consistent, accurate, timely administrative support for the President in order to contribute to the achievement of Organizational objectives.
Provide friendly, professional and supportive correspondence (oral/written) to facilitate information flow, and achievement of customer and Team Member satisfaction.
Provide accurate and timely support in organizing and communicating meeting and special event arrangements for Sacramento Kings.
Manage internal/external information processing and distribute information to appropriate Team Members for action and disposition.
Serves as liaison, responds professionally to inquirers and internal and external client requests.
Performs independent project based work with little supervision.
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years of administrative assistant to a professional executive-level manager experience.
Demonstrated experience as a primary gatekeeper for the President.
Demonstrated experience hosting client events on behalf of the President.
Demonstrated experience dealing with confidential information.
Demonstrated experience handling a busy executive’s calendar in a professional, efficient and, effective manner.
Demonstrated ability to multi-task with a calm and professional demeanor.
College degree required.
In-depth working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
To apply for this position, please email your application to
jobs@kings.com
Event Security Officer
Summary:
The Event Security Officer is responsible for providing safety for the all of our guests and employees within Sleep Train Arena. Proprietary Private Security Employer License #PSE-96, expires 2/2015.
Key Responsibility Areas:
Inform and enforce all security policies and regulations of the arena.
Ensure that arena and surrounding property remain intact and undamaged.
Provide for the safety of players, entertainers, officials and V.I.P’s.
Protect the assets of the arena and practice facility while the buildings are unoccupied.
Implement the Emergency Preparedness Plan when necessary. Alert management to safety concerns within the pavilion and the practice facility.
Patrol the arena, practice facility and surrounding grounds.
Examine doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.
Warn violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying prohibited articles.
Inspects equipment, bags and all other items that are carried into the arena.
Records data such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, and forwards to management.
Regulate pedestrian traffic at pavilion entrance to maintain flow.
Welcome guests, provide assistance and direction for other arena services, and answer any questions our guests may have.
Qualifications & Job Requirements:
A Guard Card or Proprietary Private Security Officer License (PSO) is REQUIRED!
You must submit a copy of your Guard Card or PSO License with a certificate showing you have completed the required training with your application or resume.
Incomplete application packages will not be considered.
Hours vary from week to week based on scheduled events and department needs.
The ideal candidate is available to work evening games and concerts, which includes nights, weekends and holidays. Shifts are from 4-8 hours in duration.
Represented by the Arena Security Officers Association. An initiation fee and dues will be required after the first 31 days of employment.
Starting wage $12.05/hr (probationary rate). Probation is the first 150 hours worked.
Reliable transportation is essential.
Criminal background check will be conducted.
To apply for this position, please email your application to
jobs@kings.com, fax to 916-928-8151, mail or drop off to One Sports Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95834
Vice President, Corporate Sponsorships & Suites
Summary:
The Vice President of Corporate Partnerships & Suites provides overall leadership, management and strategic direction for the Sacramento Kings Corporate Partnerships & Suites department. This individual oversees contract negotiations, pricing, asset development, partner contractual activation and customer service for the Sacramento’s Kings Sponsorship and Suite partners and participates in all arena transformation meetings. The selected candidate will be responsible for strategic sponsorship and suite sales planning and execution for the new downtown arena to open for the 2016-17 season.
Key Responsibilities:
Guide short and long-term Corporate Partnerships & Suites department goals.
Responsible for all Corporate Partnerships & Suites business development operations including budget formulation and control, capital expenditures and financial reporting.
Manage the activities of the Corporate Partnerships & Suites department by maximizing sale bandwidth, creating appropriate goals and metrics to properly measure staff performance and prioritizing targets.
Identify, develop and implement elevated process and operational improvements, including innovative product mix and offers to enable best-in-class performance and management of suite sales, service and retention efforts for all suite products.
Develop and manage pricing strategy to maximize suite licenses, single night sales, and suite pass revenue.
Provide leadership to Corporate Partnership &Suites department Directors and their staff though the use of training, coaching and mentoring.
Maintain existing and develop new national and local account partnerships to further enhance Corporate Partnerships &Suites alliances to maximize sales and increase revenue.
Evaluate sales strategies and development of innovative partnership opportunities for the Corporate Partnerships & Suites department in an effort to meet or exceed all revenue goals.
Develop new business categories and prospect targets for Corporate Partnership & Suites sales team.
Attend meetings with Project Business Managers and their partner accounts as necessary.
Guide Director of Marketing Partnerships in effectively planning and executing partner Sponsorship renewals and recaps.
Provide leadership in negotiating new sales and renewals of Sponsorship and Premium Suite contracts.
Generate and design effective marketing and sales campaigns to create awareness while leveraging corporate communications to support marketing efforts.
Develop and manage strategy for converting single night rentals to full and partial licensed suites.
Participate in identifying and maximizing the potential revenue generated from all new VIP spaces throughout current arena as well as future venues.
Anticipate the needs of key suite clients and provide service opportunities to secure long term partnerships and developed business.
Ensure we clearly understand Corporate Partner objectives by identifying the biggest business challenges of current clients/prospects.
Measure and track impact on business and share results in a consistent fashion to help aid in the renewal decision.
Serve as a member of the Sacramento Kings Executive Team and Leadership Council.
Work with other Vice Presidents to create a synergetic and collaborative team environment.
Create an environment for personal accountability, professionalism and personal achievement.
Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Four-year college degree required.
Minimum of eight (8) years related sales experience preferred.
Minimum of five (5) years of senior management experience preferred.
Proven successful sales experience with national client relationships and alliances.
Consistent track record of managing and renewing major accounts
Ability to motivate others to reach goals.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and accounts.
Ability to collaborate effectively with other departments and organizations.
Strong leadership, decision making, relationship and negotiation skills.
Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills.
Exceptional work ethic.
To apply for this position, please click here.
Manager/Director, Season Ticket & Membership Sales
Summary:
The Sacramento Kings are embarking on a new era for the franchise. New ownership has taken over and the future is incredibly exciting with a new downtown arena on the horizon. The Director of Season Ticket & Membership Sales will be a crucial role in this future success. The primary responsibility of the Director of Season Ticket & Membership Sales is to lead and develop a team of sales professionals to achieve sales and profit goals for the Sacramento Kings with league-leading results. The position will also develop strategic sales and marketing objectives, specifically as it relates to season ticket membership & partial plan ticket sales, manage budgets, train and coach staff and evaluate sales performances. This position will serve on the Ticket Sales Leadership team, contributing to the overall strategy and direction of the department as a whole. The ideal candidate will embody and champion the Ticket Sales Alliance values of Swagger, Transparency, Excitement, Innovation and Fulfillment.
Key Responsibilities:
Recruit, select, develop and evaluate Team Members through consistent use of selection, training and evaluation processes and situational leadership practices, to develop values-based performance behaviors and decision-making skills and ensure human resources capabilities.
Collaborate to create, refine, advance and execute the Kings Ticket Sales business plan/budget, including team goals, strategies and key tactics to maximize new sales performance in Kings Tickets.
Share, contribute and learn from NBA best practice calls, conferences and discussions.
Participate and contribute in Ticket Sales Leadership team meetings and strategy.
Accompany sales staff on high-level season ticket prospect meetings.
Understand, further develop and sell the benefits of 12-month membership and Kings access through season tickets.
Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to facilitate teamwork, throughout the Sacramento Kings and with key external resources to promote integration of best practices.
Collaborate with director of relationship marketing to create, refine, advance and execute innovative sales campaigns to maximize the effectiveness and efficiencies of Kings ticket sales team, specific to season ticket and partial plan sales and business to business campaigns.
Actively participates in Team Member sales skills training and development opportunities and Team Member sales activities serving as a resident expert in business to business sales practices.
Qualifications:
At least 5 years prior Ticket Sales experience (2+ years considered for Manager).
At least 2 years prior Ticket Sales management experience (Less considered for Manager).
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university in Business/Sports Administration or Marketing.
Proven high level sales results and experience selling in a business to business environment.
Effectively builds and maintains high level of morale in an energetic, spirited environment.
Excellent problem solving skills & ability to multi-task.
Excellent presentation skills.
Effectively promotes teamwork combined with individual accountability for performance goals.
General computer knowledge, including expertise with Ticketmaster, ARCHTCIS, CRM (Salesforce preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
Capable of working extended hours such as nights, weekends.
To apply for this position, please click here.
Director, Sponsorship Sales
Summary:
This position will be responsible for cultivating and closing multi-year corporate sponsorships for the Sacramento Kings. Primary partnership targets will include local / regional / national corporate marketing decision makers, government entities, and foundations. Specifically, the role will sell fully integrated, marketing platforms tailored to the objectives and priorities of each individual partner. The position requires a command of all aspects of the sales process from lead generation, proposal development, contract negotiations, and “best in class” account management throughout the life of the partnership. The selected candidate will also be involved in selling sponsorships for the new downtown arena to open for the 2016-17 season.
Key Responsibilities:
Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partners primarily via cash sponsorship investments.
Maintain knowledge and understanding of the industry, relevant categories, and potential partner development.
Identify and generate qualified leads and meetings through research, outreach, cold calling and existing relationships.
Maintain a significant volume of new business prospects.
Create and present customized presentations and sales materials based on specific client goals and objectives.
Proactively seek input from a cross-functional team to develop integrated and cost-efficient sponsorship activation ideas for potential and existing clients.
Work with service team members on the execution of partnership agreements.
Identify opportunities to incorporate other revenue streams into the partnership (e.g. suites, tickets, etc.).
Maintain timely and accurate records detailing sales activity, sales performance, appointment recaps, prospecting activities.
Meet and/or exceed activity and revenue goals as established by VP.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5-6 years of relevant sales experience; premium sales / service a plus.
Minimum of 2 years of management with demonstrated success
Strong leadership skills.
Deep knowledge of, and relationships with, key players in the corporate sector.
Skilled in negotiations and delivering an effective pitch.
Exceptional listening, creativity, strategic, and written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to work nights/weekends/flexible schedule for games and events.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
College degree in business administration, marketing or related field (MBA is a plus).
To apply for this position, please click here.
Director, Suite Sales & Service
Summary:
The Director, Suite Sales and Service is responsible for managing and driving the sale of all available contracted suites and single event rentals. The Director will also be responsible for the service and design of fully-integrated activation plans & innovative programming for all existing suite owners. Additionally, the selected individual will lead strategic planning for premium elements of the new downtown arena to open for the 2016-17 season.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop a strategy to maximize all contracted suite revenue and occupancy.
Develop a strategy to maximize single event rental revenue and create a pipeline for future contracted suite sales.
Develop pricing recommendations for all suite products.
Provide direction on upsells and cross-sells within suites and across other departments.
Manage the activities of the department by maximizing sale bandwidth and setting appropriate goals and metrics to properly measure staff performance.
Provide leadership in negotiating new sales and renewals of suite contracts.
Design effective marketing and sales campaigns to create awareness while leveraging existing client communications to support marketing efforts.
Lead development of renewal campaign for contracted suites and single event rentals.
Identify opportunities to innovate and provide best-in-class suite products and service.
Anticipate the needs of key suite clients and provide service opportunities to ensure a long-term relationship with the Kings.
Ensure client objectives are clearly understood by conducting a needs analysis and developing a supporting activation plan. Measure and track impact on business and share results in a consistent fashion to help aid in the renewal decision.
Contribute to the Corporate Partnerships and Suites department’s B2B platform.
Partner with research department to measure suite owner satisfaction.
Meet and/or exceed activity and revenue goals as established by VP.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5-6 years of relevant sales experience; premium sales / service a plus.
Minimum of 2 years of management with demonstrated success.
Strong leadership skills.
Deep knowledge of, and relationships with, key players in the corporate sector.
Skilled in negotiations and delivering an effective pitch.
Exceptional listening, creativity, strategic, and written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to work nights/weekends/flexible schedule for games and events.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
College degree in business administration, marketing or related field (MBA is a plus).
To apply for this position, please click here.
Box Office Manager
The Box Office Manager position is a great opportunity to be a huge part of our team with the new ownership here in Sacramento, and a chance to come in on the ground floor of planning for a brand new, state of the art downtown arena in the near future!
Summary:
The Box Office Manager is primarily responsible for enhancing “winning relationships” with all customer groups through heightened quality, performance and service, as well as servicing both internal and external customers with heavy emphasis on prioritization, organization and fulfillment in all aspects of ticketing.
Key Responsibilities:
Manages Box Office operation with the ability to open, close, supervise box office team members, process daily reports, organize will call, schedule ticket sellers utilizing TMSS, and complete financial settlements with promoters.
Processes daily sales reporting for all brands which require the balancing of sales and cash.
Coordinates with promoters and licensees for the scaling and selling of tickets for the facility.
Coordinates premium seat ticketing and invoicing for all events.
Manages all mail order, telephone, subscription and single game sales for arena and sports & entertainment events.
Works with printing companies on design, layout and ordering of ticket and parking stock.
Coordinates ticket requests for League and Network offices.
Serves as project manager for all events; communicates and coordinates with other departments in order to achieve desired results.
Qualifications:
3 years experience managing a box office for a multi-purpose facility seating over 5,000 .
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration is preferred.
Knowledge of Ticketmaster Host, Repgen (Reporting Tasks), Archtics, Access Control (bar-coding) and Account Manager is preferred.
Strong customer service focus; a demonstrated commitment to catering to the customer.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Must be a strong leader with creative and innovative approaches to job related functions.
Highly effective interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities and human resource management skills required.
Ability to create, analyze and interpret financial reports.
Ability to effectively present information to management and respond to complaints from customers.
Must be able to work a varied schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.
To apply for this position, please click here.
Business Development Manager
Summary:
This position is primarily responsible for selling corporate partnerships that are fully integrated, long-term and focused on the unique objectives and priorities of each individual customer.
Key Responsibility Areas (KRA's):
Individual will cultivate new corporate partner relationships to ensure partner revenue growth.
Establish strong relationships throughout partner companies.
Develop written proposals for current or new business prospects; design proposals using a consultative sales style incorporating research of category dynamics and understanding the potential partner's business objectives.
Provide accurate, reliable information for sales forecasts.
Qualifications:
Minimum of three years of corporate sales, or team sponsorship sales experience, preferably in the sports & entertainment industry.
Hands-on creation and development of co-branded, activated relationships, featuring promotional activity at retail, trade, event and/or community levels including print and media assets.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
Senior level decision-maker, business-to-business sales.
Long-term strategic relationship development.
Exceptional listening, learning, creative and communication skills.
Ability to work nights/weekends/flexible schedule.
BA/BS in business administration, marketing or related field required.
If you are interested in this job, please click here.
Partner Business Manager
Summary:
The Partner Business Manager delivers unique value to the Sacramento Kings corporate partners through the business management and implementation of all contractual assets. Primary focus is to clearly demonstrate return on partner business objectives in order to ensure maximum partnership retention and renewal rate.
Key Responsibility Areas (KRA's):
Understand and implement all of the Sacramento Kings corporate partners’ contractual elements as relevant to assigned accounts.
Ability to provide added value to the partnership through researching and identifying new co-branded business opportunities and activations which achieve partner objectives and return on investment annually.
Supervise all aspects of project management on assigned accounts to include: Contract Asset Implementation, Broadcast - Radio and Television, Signage, Publications, Activations, Hospitality, Budget Management, Business Development, Relationship Enhancement.
Responsible for the creation, accuracy, presentation and delivery of all business collateral to include: Renewal Presentations & Sales Worksheets, Seasonal Business Plan and Implementation Guide, Mid-Season Reviews, Annual Reports, and Ancillary Partner Communication.
Ability to manage and prioritize each brand (Kings and Sleep Train Arena) and its associated assets as it relates to the Partner Business Manager’s portfolio of assigned accounts.
Various other duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university; and a minimum of three years related experience.
Minimum of three years in a marketing position with a consumer brand, agency or media property.
Must be able to develop and maintain corporate relationships, with senior level managers/clients.
Must have in-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Must be highly organized with ability to multi-task.
Must have strong interpersonal communication skills.
Retail sales promotion or marketing experience required.
Capable of working extended hours such as overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
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updated: 7/15/13
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