Specialist Tournament Business Affairs PGA TOUR Champions

About the job

The Best Players Need the Best People.

The Specialist will work as a part of the Tournament Business Affairs team which maintains the day-to-day relationship between PGA TOUR Champions and our Co-Sanctioned tournaments. They will assist in the execution of departmental goals which will help our tournaments market and promote their events, thereby increasing revenue and attendance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing or related field required
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Sports Marketing, Business, Management, Sports Management or other related area
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
• Strong writing and proofreading skills
• Excellent communications skills and ability to handle multiple priorities at once
• Proactive team player with ability to develop relationships
• Knowledge of golf tournaments is preferred
• Able to safely operate a utility vehicle such as, but not limited to, golf carts, utility carts, and shuttle carts

Responsibilities/Duties

• Understand title sponsor objectives; track and record activation programs for all
• Understand tournament marketing strategies; track and record successful concepts and promotions for use in Tournament Reports and Best Practice site
• Assist in the collection and distribution of content on Microsoft Teams, the Best Practices platform for PGA TOUR Champions
• Maintain and update department master tournament information, including contract terms and other key data points
• Work with supervisor on PowerPoint presentations for the purpose of such activities as title sponsor meetings, tournament debrief meetings and spring & fall tournament meetings
• Participate in tournament/title sponsor advance calls and document opportunities for future consideration
• Provide support and assistance to department Directors in their ongoing role with the PGA TOUR Sales Support Program/National Sales
• Assist in driving revenue through the sale of Regional Tournament assets
• Identify and create new revenue opportunities for Regional tournament activations
• Ability to effectively utilize Salesforce CRM to track, measure, analyze and report sales activities
• Assist with creating benefits for Regional partners to include hospitality, Pro-Am and sponsorship
• Engage with Regional clients throughout the year and gain a true understanding of their business
• Create and manage the Quarterly Sales Newsletter and participate in Quarterly sales calls
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure Host Organization, Facility and Title Sponsor agreements are accurate and executed timely as requested.
• Provide support and assistance to TBA Directors, relative to post-event recap and benchmarking for events
• Collaborate with TBA Directors on updating PGA TOUR Champions Tournament Resource Center
• Special Projects or other duties as assigned