PPA Tour
Senior Director, Intermountain Events
PPA Tour - Director
Salt Lake City · UT
General Management/Profit & Loss · Event Marketing
0
5
days ago
Job Description:
Professional pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States, and the PPA Tour is at the center of it. We're looking for a driven, experienced leader to own the full commercial and marketing operation for our Intermountain Events - a portfolio that includes the Greater Zion Utah Cup and Mesa Arizona Cup This is a rare opportunity to build something, lead a team, and make a direct impact on the growth of a sport that's rewriting the playbook on fan engagement and live events.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the Intermountain Pod sales and marketing team day-to-day
- Own the full revenue target across sponsorship, tickets, and registrations, with commission earned on sponsorship deals closed and upsells of premium hospitality and sponsorship packages
- Personally prospect and close sponsorship deals at the local and regional level
- Own the full P&L for the Intermountain Pod, commission is earned by achieving and exceeding defined profitability and upsell targets across sponsorship and hospitality packages
- Activate your marketing team to drive awareness, promotion, and on-site fan experience
- Report on pipeline, performance, and projections to senior leadership
- Build partnerships with local pickleball clubs, facilities, and community organizations to drive registrations
- Represent the PPA Tour brand in your markets with professionalism and energy
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience working in sports required.
- Proven track record in sales (sponsorship, tickets, or both).
- Experience in live events, sports leagues, or entertainment is a strong plus.
- Experience leading and developing a sales or marketing team.
- Strong closer - you know how to build a pipeline and move it forward
- Self-starter who doesn't need to be managed
- Understanding of pickleball is a plus.
- Excellent communicator with your team, with sponsors, and with leadership
- Schedule requirement: Ability to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings, including some nights, weekends, and holidays, and able and willing to travel to off-site events, etc., as needed.
- Location Requirement: Be willing to relocate to Salt Lake City, UT
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.
