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LEARFIELD Amplify

Director, Development - Louisiana Tech

LEARFIELD Amplify, Ruston, Louisiana, United States, 71270


Founded in 2011 on the people principles of Character, Capacity and Commitment, LEARFIELD Amplify represents over 40 collegiate athletic departments, professional sports teams and related industry organizations nationwide, with more than 200 on-site sales personnel dedicated to serving these respective relationships. The company delivers a total revenue solution through staff development, high-value expertise, and engaged fan relationships. As the sports industry and fan behavior continues to evolve, LEARFIELD Amplify remains at the forefront of business intelligence through many of its national relationships, leading to increased revenues for teams across the country.

Learfield Amplify is looking to add a high impact team member to lead our Development and Ticket Sales property at Louisiana Tech. This position will serve as a Leadership Annual Giving/Major Gift Officer as part of the Championship Resources Team at La Tech. In complete collaboration with La Tech Athletics and the University, this position will be committed through first class professionalism to grow philanthropic investment to support the goals of La Tech Athletics and its student-athletes. This role will also oversee, facilitate and manage ticketing strategies to achieve or exceed annual sales goals, and directly supervise the Manger of Ticket Sales.

In this role you will work to achieve pre-defined KPIs centered around development activities, ticket sales and revenue for La Tech Athletics.

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of leadership annual giving/major gift prospects

Make at least 10-15 substantive contacts per month with an emphasis on quality personal visits (e.g. significant moves that advance a relationship)

Develop relationships with new donors that could lead to Major Gifts to La Tech Athletics

Identify potential donors by examining past records; identifying individuals, agencies, and foundations; establishing personal networks with active and potential donors.

Regularly conduct donor visits outside the office

Oversee, facilitate, and manage revenue generating and ticketing strategies to meet or exceed annual sales goals

Oversee and manage Account Executive and Development Specialist on the team

Attend La Tech Athletic events to engage with current and prospective donors and season ticket holders

Network at various community and corporate events including business after-hours, speaker series, etc.

Achieve and exceed annual revenue goals established by management

Achieve and exceed weekly activity and hustle metrics

Provide superior customer service to donors, prospects, and all fans of La Tech Athletics

Work closely with La Tech Championship Resources team and Learfield Amplify leadership team to develop new ideas and strategies for fundraising initiatives and campaigns

Provide weekly and monthly revenue and activity reporting to La Tech Athletics

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required

Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in sales or development with collegiate and/or pro sports team and/or non-profit organizations

Superior communication skills, collaborative with strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics with strong customer service skills

Demonstrate a proven track record in development/sales/revenue generation and building quality relationships

Strong desire to learn about our business and grow your professional career

Effectively express ideas verbally and in writing

Ability to take initiative and action on projects that may be beyond the scope of above responsibilities in the spirit of good partnership

Be able to generate original and imaginative solutions to business opportunities

Experience working with CRM systems such as Salesforce, Microsoft CRM, etc.

Willingness and ability to work long hours, including holidays and weekends as required

Willingness and ability to travel

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