Director of Booking, Canadian Alliance

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Overview

This position will work within the framework of the Canadian Alliance Network and our OVG 360 Canadian facilities (Managed Arenas), delivering and servicing Arenas across Canada by way of content development, promoter relations, Alliance branding and will play a role in developing a unified Alliance community through information sharing and centralized data.

This role pays a yearly salary of $100,000 CAD to $120,000 CAD and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for FT roles: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, Pension matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)

This position will remain open until May 9, 2025.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Service the marquee and prestigious network of Canadian Arena clients (Alliance and OVG 360 Venues) with routing availabilities, relationships and collaboration.
• Develop new content opportunities with agents, promoters and other event organizers for Canadian Alliance & OVG 360 Clients
• Collaborate with various independent, non-traditional and family show content providers to bring
• Generate unique opportunities for clients within Professional, Collegiate and other various sports properties
• Correspond with clients regularly, lending booking and touring expertise and knowledge as needed
• Develop additional revenue opportunities within OVG's Canadian Alliance and 360 Venues business units from Arena Alliance relationships across North America
• Measure and communicate success based on tangible and intangible ROI, and proactively work with OVG's Alliance on delivering reports to clients
• Work with OVG Canada's Commercial office on opportunities that integrate brand and sponsors with music and touring clients
• Generate and execute content properties for venues including but not limited to special events, one off concerts, private events and fill dates
• Cultivate and strengthen industry relationships with entertainment industry agents, promoters, and managers while aligning with a cohesive content strategy
• Diversify and enhance client booking calendars by way of strategic partnerships with event organizers around North America
• In coordination with OVG Marketing teams, create a branding strategy behind the Canadian Alliance to showcase the network to the industry
• Help venues brand themselves within the industry based on their defined goals and unique qualities
• Support a series of National calls that benefit clients in content knowledge, sharing and networking
• Present unique and unparalleled networking opportunities for Canadian Alliance, OVG 360 Venues and Owned & Operated clients that are not being replicated by others
• Create opportunities for artist development by generating fan experience initiatives in Canadian Alliance, OVG360 Canadian venues and OVG Owned & Operated Venue(s).
• Communicate regularly with Arena, Theater, and Stadium Alliance team on artist initiatives and results
• Work with individual Arenas on content strategy, industry marketing and branding initiatives, show pitches and concert data
• Identify and generate mechanisms of communication with Alliance clients that allow for centralized and shared data including but not limited to ticket count databases, expense sharing, tech pack centralization, and avail systems
• Correspond and support OVG360 content teams to create mutual wins or leverage the company's greater network where needed
• Entertain and connect with Canadian Alliance clients to develop and maintain relationships

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years with demonstrated success working professionally with venue personnel, promoters, and agents in the Arena industry
• Direct experience with Arena booking, specifically with a strategic and aggressive attitude towards creating new business opportunities
• Creative problem solving with the ability to quickly understand client business models and adapt to solutions
• Demonstrated success analyzing business unit's marketing and branding strategy
• Strategic and critical thinker who is dynamic, forward thinking, analytical and extremely well organized
• Highly driven self-started with ability to work as a team or independently on projects
• Positive, can-do attitude with the ability manage long term projects as well as quick turnaround assignments
• Focused, diligent and hard-working; ambitious and driven
• Excellent written, verbal communication and storytelling skills with a strong attention to detail;
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Curious by nature
• Willingness to work the hours and travel required to fulfill the commitments of the role

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it.