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Functional Title: Director of Ticket Sales

Position #: 052902

Department: Athletics

Pay Range: Salary commensurate with experience

Date Posted: January 12, 2006

This position is responsible for strategic planning, structure and proactive decision making for SMU Athletics tickets sales, with primary focus in the areas of football and basketball.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Managing staff; working with the marketing staff to plan and set goals that will increase tickets sales yearly;

- Calling on individuals or groups for season ticket sales, individual ticket sales, and groups sales both in person and over the telephone;

- Coordinating with marketing all print and multi media advertising/promotion designed to drive season and group sales;

- Developing and cultivating relationships with existing and potential ticket holders and group leaders of the community;

- Monitoring and managing budget.

Requirements
A Bachelors' degree is required.

A minimum of two years work experience is required, preferably in sales. Ticket Sales experience is a plus.

Candidates must demonstrate strong oral and interpersonal communications skills. Must also possess the ability to write reports and business and customer correspondence. Strong presentation skills with the ability to present in both individual and group setting is essential. Candidates must also possess strong analytical and problem solving skills. Supervisory experience is essential. Working knowledge of MS Office is strongly preferred.

who did this used to be? Kristi Kaiser?

MrMustang1965 wrote: working with the marketing staff to plan and set goals that will increase tickets sales yearly;

Get good in sports is one plan, but how does the ticket sales director implement that?

jtstang wrote:

MrMustang1965 wrote: working with the marketing staff to plan and set goals that will increase tickets sales yearly;

Get good in sports is one plan, but how does the ticket sales director implement that?

Most places think the key is in group sales. e.g. "Moody Coliseum welcomes the jtstang fan club, in section AA," or "be sure not to miss TTLA night at Ford brought to you by Stallion"

RGV Pony wrote:Most places think the key is in group sales. e.g. "Moody Coliseum welcomes the jtstang fan club, in section AA,"

Ugh. That would be me and DrV and he's not really a fan, he just has to tolerate me because he was my best man.

jtstang wrote:

RGV Pony wrote:Most places think the key is in group sales. e.g. "Moody Coliseum welcomes the jtstang fan club, in section AA,"

Ugh. That would be me and DrV and he's not really a fan, he just has to tolerate me because he was my best man.

But it is good to know he is in AA.

RGV Pony wrote:who did this used to be? Kristi Kaiser?

I think it was Will Simpson. He is the brother of basketball star, Patrick Simpson.

Nope... the last person "in charge of season ticket sales" was Brett Barnett. He left several years (like 5) ago.

According to the website, Will is manager of the ticket office, not director of ticket sales.

TICKET OFFICE 214-768-2902
Will Simpson, Manager, Ticket Office 214-768-2904
Russell Durrant, Asst.Manager, Ticket Office 214-768-3523

Ooooohhh.... look what else it says:

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS 214-768-2866
Open , Turf manager


I wonder what it takes to be the Turf manager? I can handle the mowing and painting if that's it.

MustangStealth wrote:Ooooohhh.... look what else it says:

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS 214-768-2866
Open , Turf manager


I wonder what it takes to be the Turf manager? I can handle the mowing and painting if that's it.

Hopefully for budget concerns they will merge it with the Surf manager. They do not need both. Surf and Turf has long proven a good combination.

MustangStealth wrote:Ooooohhh.... look what else it says:

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS 214-768-2866
Open , Turf manager


I wonder what it takes to be the Turf manager? I can handle the mowing and painting if that's it.

If the former Turf Manager is who I think it was, I cannot be more happy that a-hole is gone.

Is it the same guy who lost us the soccer Final Four because we couldn't keep grass growing in Ford? (or keep it from catching on fire?)

Or is it the guy who never wants to host high school playoff games at Ford because it might mean extra work for him?

Or maybe it's the guy who screwed up the orginal Ford plans, forcing both teams to enter and exit from the same tunnel. And having the visitors walk through a maze of hallways and then up a flight of stairs to get to their locker room (real impressive for a stadium built this decade).

If it's that guy, I'm glad he's gone. And I hope he has NOTHING to do with the Moody renovations and the new hoops practice facility.

There was a rather attractive blond who walked the sidelines prior to games with a "staff" jacket or badge on and always had a clipboard. Cute, girl...probably late 20s, tan, bottle blond. Usually had khakis and short-sleeved polo.

Who is that? Is she part of this department?

Longtime wrote:And having the visitors walk through a maze of hallways and then up a flight of stairs to get to their locker room (real impressive for a stadium built this decade).

No, that is genius. In fact, the visitor's locker room should take about 6 and a half minutes to walk to so they immediately have to turn around and go back out with no time for a pep talk. Can we possibly move it to the Mrs. Baird's plant?

Longtime wrote:And I hope he has NOTHING to do with the Moody renovations and the new hoops practice facility.

I don't see why a turf manager would...