General Manager - Chief Revenue Officer

Los Angeles Aviators • Part-time • Los Angeles, California, United States • 1m ago

Roles and Responsibilities

The General Manager (GM) for this professional ultimate frisbee team will be primarily responsible for creating brand awareness in the community and generating revenue for the business through ticket sales, sponsorships, community relations/promotion, marketing, youth events and optimizing fan experience. The GM will have all other people in the organization report to them including the Game Day / Team Manager (GDTM).

The General Manager will be heavily involved in:

Supporting the Game Day / Team Manager at each event
Developing and maintaining relationships with community groups
Ticket sales and prospecting (season, group and individual)
Sponsorship sales
Working with the GDTM to plan and execute themes for each game
Working with the GDTM to plan and run events throughout the year, including our tryouts, practices, training camps, and youth camps and clinics.
Oversight of content creation and management/oversight for social media, graphic design, and written articles
Develop and manage any internship program
Interface with media and the public

Knowledge, skills, abilities:

Availability to work all events
Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
Previous experience in project and event management
Previous experience in sales and/or service preferred
Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide vision and direction
Ability to multi‐task, prioritize workload and time manage
Strong written, verbal and listening skills
Strong organizational skills, sense of urgency and attention to detail
Must display the ability to be resourceful with internal assets
Ability to think creatively and adapt to quick changes/requests
Self‐motivated, ability to take initiative and learn quickly
Proficient in the Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, etc)
Enthusiastic team player, shows enjoyment and interest in working collaboratively

Term

This is a part-time position that will be active the entire year

Compensation

The cash component is to be negotiated. It’s expected that this person is dedicated to building a new business and is willing to take some equity in the company as part of their compensation package.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.