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.

Learn to coordinate, implement, and work on projects that will encompass plans for the event season at the Crown Complex. Assist the marketing staff in completing tasks necessary for the overall campaign for the upcoming show season with a heavy focus on social media, online/internet aspects of marketing, and grassroots tactics. Looking for an creative, hard-working, dependable, resourceful, independent thinker who is greatly interested in working in Sports/Entertainment Marketing and has a desire to learn. 

This role pays an hourly rate of $10.

This position will remain open until May 2, 2025.

Located in the heart of Cumberland County, the Crown Complex is a state-of-the-art, five-venue complex comprised of a 4,500-seat arena, a 9,200-square foot ballroom, a 10,880-seat coliseum, an exposition center with 60,000 square feet of unobstructed space and a 2,440-seat theatre.
Managed by OVG360, the Complex is home to the Fayetteville Marksmen hockey team (SPHL) and Fayetteville Fury indoor soccer team (NISL) and hosts a variety of other sporting events, family shows, concerts and special productions year-round.

• Marketing research that will require making phone calls, emailing, searching the internet, and conducting meetings with various individuals within the market
• Participate in developing and implementing event marketing plans and promotions
• Assisting with grassroots marketing, including creation and distribution of flyers, hanging posters, tabling and creating relationships with various retailers to promote events
• Brainstorming ideas for revenue generating events 
• Assist in managing the Arena’s various social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
• Conducting demographic and psychographic research for various events and projects
• Attend various meetings that will be beneficial in completing tasks
• Represent complex at booths/tables at festivals, fairs, and other events with high traffic to be able to get the word out about the Crown Complex and its events
• Attend meetings with potential partners and learn to execute marketing with third-party partnerships
• Interact with Crown Complex staff when working on various projects
• E-mail management and venue reporting
• Perform variety of event day responsibilities within the Marketing Department         
• Additional tasks as assigned

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student
• Recommended for Sport Management, Marketing, Communications, Management, or Hospitality Majors
• Availability to work 12 hours a week, including evenings and weekends
• Active involvement in on campus civic and/or leadership activities highly desired
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Canva a plus
• Knowledge of how to effectively use the internet for research
• Knowledge of various social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in the English language
• Well organized with ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment

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.