Director, Marketing

Job Title: Director, Marketing
Reports to: General Manager
Contract type: Permanent, full-time
Hours: Mon-Fri as required, weekends and holidays as needed
Location: Wappingers Falls, NY

About the Hudson Valley Renegades:
The Hudson Valley Renegades, High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, deliver top-tier baseball and community-focused events at Heritage Financial Park. With a history of developing Major League talent and celebrating local heroes, the Renegades are a vital part of the Hudson Valley region. The Hudson Valley Renegades are a proud member club of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). DBH was formed in 2021 to support, promote, and enhance Minor League Baseball through best practices, professional management, innovation, and investment.

Position Overview:

The Renegades are seeking an enthusiastic, driven, and energetic person to lead a progressive and innovative marketing team. You will lead our talented creative team and support our sales staff to increase revenue and overall fan engagement. Our ideal candidate will have extensive marketing experience with a can-do attitude. The selected candidate must be available to work a flexible schedule including nights, holidays and weekends throughout the baseball season.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with GM to develop, initiate and create our strategic marketing plan and maintain brand standards.
• Oversee and manage marketing budget, allocate and invest funds while tracking ROI.
• Oversee external communications, including press releases, email marketing, and team broadcasts.
• Develop local market partnerships & develop barter agreements to help build brand awareness & drive revenue.
• Manage traditional and digital advertising schedules, content, and design.
• Develop fun and engaging campaigns, social media posts, email marketing and content aimed at generating sales, driving traffic, lead generation, online visibility, and user engagement.
• Lead our graphic design & video production team and establish our overall annual creative campaign while keeping club on-brand through all communications.
• Identify marketing trends and new technologies that help reach organizations overall business objectives.
• Utilize SEO and social media strategies to attract new fans and enhance paid social.
• Work with ticket sales, corporate partnerships, retail and special events to market non-traditional assets and opportunities.
• Oversee community outreach & grass-roots marketing initiatives including mascot and promo team.
• Oversee the development of each season's promotional schedule along with ordering and distribution of promotional items.
• Foster an environment of creativity, productive brainstorming, and solution-based problem solving
• Track advertising ROI and single-game ticket sales as functions of marketing and advertising value
• Conduct in-stadium and digital market research surveys to help understand fan behaviors.
• Generate ideas and implement activations to grow Club database and email distribution list.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by Senior Leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in leading a marketing department, preferably within the sports or entertainment industries
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong SEO and Google analytics experience
• Creative and analytical thinker
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter with passion for sports industry
• Professional image and demeanor
• Strong organization and time management skills; ability to multitask
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Bachelor's Degree in Advertising, Marketing, or related field
• Minimum of three years of marketing/ advertising experience
• Professional or collegiate sports experience preferred
• Experience in developing and executing game-day or large scale event entertainment preferred

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.

Job Questions:

1. Where are you currently located? If not in the Hudson Valley area, are you willing to relocate for this position?
2. What are your salary expectations for this role? Please provide a range.
3. Do you have previous experience leading a marketing team in the sports or entertainment industries?
4. Do you have experience managing a marketing budget?
5. Please share an example of a successful marketing campaign you led.