Join the Team.
Kansas City Current is home to the best-in-class training facility and the first stadium built for a women’s sport team. Our organization is committed to seeing the fullest potential of our athletes and of our city.
To foster our vision, we prioritize hiring and retaining world-class talent.
We’re looking for talented individuals with diverse perspectives, skill sets, and backgrounds to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience. As leaders in women’s sports, we are excited to offer a variety of positions within our front office, stadium, and event settings. We provide opportunities for professional growth and development and invest in our employees through competitive pay, robust health care and wellness benefits, and employee resources and networking.
Who are we hiring?
The Brand & Events Marketing Manager reports to the Executive Director of Marketing and contributes to fan acquisition, engagement and retention for the KC Current and CPKC Stadium brands and ecosystem. This role will focus on event-related marketing initiatives, integrated campaign execution, and brand strategy—specifically supporting CPKC Stadium private & ticketed events, Sports Complex events, and activations within the Riverfront District.
What will you do?
- Lead marketing support for CPKC Stadium private events, KC Current owned events, CPKC Stadium ticketed events, Sports Complex events and Riverfront District Plaza, including strategy, promotional support, creative needs, and coordination with internal and external partners.
- Develop and execute marketing plans for events within the Riverfront District, helping elevate awareness, attendance, and community engagement.
- Coordinate cross-departmental event marketing needs, including signage, digital assets, brand presence, and promotional materials.
- Partner with Stadium Operations, Production, Corporate Partnerships, and Community Relations to ensure that event marketing aligns with brand standards and enhances the overall experience.
- Work closely with the Ticketing & Private Events team to develop marketing strategies to drive awareness and ticket sales for public and private events at CPKC Stadium and the Riverfront District.
- Serve as the day-today-project manager for assigned campaigns, ensuring that assets, approvals, and communications stay on track. Ensure campaigns are rooted in insights and aligned to departmental priorities, business objectives and the KC Current and CPKC Stadium brands.
- Support the project management of digital, print & signage requests, brief writing, and execution of marketing materials in support of various departments.
- Support the Executive Director of Marketing with paid media campaigns and in-house social boosting strategies.
- Work with Executive Director of Marketing to develop tracking tools for campaigns. Update tracking document on a regular cadence and provide recommendations for optimization.
- Serve as Marketing account representative for club partners, as assigned, helping to fulfill marketing assets within their contract. Work cross-functionally on the creative development of partner assets that will deliver on partnership goals and objectives. Be an active member of the team of internal experts on the partner business.
What do you need to succeed?
- Required:
- 3 -5 years of experience working in a marketing role, preferably at a sports organization or events/performance based organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management, Marketing, Communications, or other closely related field.
- Experience creating revenue-driving marketing campaigns with a proven track record of delivering results.
- Experience with strategic marketing communications and event-related marketing for multiple brands.
- A self-starter who can multitask, reacts well under pressure, and is able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking, meeting facilitation and presentations.
- Outward professionalism in all work environments and when representing the brand in the community.
- Able to work collaboratively with all departments.
- Preferred:
- Knowledge of professional women’s soccer landscape.
- Knowledge of paid media and digital marketing strategies.
- Knowledge of social media and emerging technologies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Special requirements of the Job:
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, inclusive of weekends, nights (event evenings & overnight operation shifts) and holidays.
- Ability to monitor company communications and respond to time sensitive matters with senior executives.
We value diversity and seek world-class employees of all backgrounds.
The Kansas City Current values diversity and is looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, we comply with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.
