What are the responsibilities and job description for the Events Manager position at Lexington Sporting Club?
Founded in 2021, Lexington Sporting Club is a soccer club that is a community-oriented organization focused on providing opportunities for youth development, fostering competition, and delivering exceptional professional soccer experiences. Lexington SC includes a professional men’s team who will compete in the USL Championship League starting in 2025. Lexington SC also launched a professional women’s team in 2024 that competes in USL Super League. In addition to the professional teams, Lexington SC is comprised of a youth club with 1,000 players, a pre-professional women’s team in the USL W League, two indoor soccer facilities, a $20 million youth soccer complex, and a brand-new state-of-the-art soccer-specific stadium that opened in September of 2024.
Department: Lexington Sporting Club Marketing & Events
Contractual Status: Full-time.
Reporting to: CMO
JOB SUMMARY:
Lexington SC is looking for an events manager with strong leadership skills in cross-functional collaboration, excellent communication skills and a strategic mindset to align special events with Lexington SC’s broader business goals. The ideal candidate for this position should have a passion for events, customer service, complex problem-solving skills, and a commitment to excellence.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Work as an integral part of the marketing and events team to host best in class soccer events at the Lexington SC stadium.
- Lead efforts to deliver premium experiences to season ticket holders.
- Manage the sales, logistics, and coordination of special events at the Lexington SC Stadium
- Oversee all facets of special event management, including contract fulfillment, planning, setup, and execution
- Lead planning and execution of internal events including but not limited to quarterly meetings, recruitment events and off-site team building events.
- Demonstrate ability to manage multiple events and priorities with minimal oversight, organize and prioritize and to promptly react to professionally to difficult situations using good judgement and decision-making skills.
- Comfortable with tight time schedules and flexible and creative when dealing with last-minute requests and changes with events.
- Support department leaders in the execution of community events such as season ticket holder parties, festivals, and charitable efforts.
- Develop marketing strategies and content related to pursuing new special events at Lexington SC including but not limited to, business meetings, luncheons, holiday parties, and stadium rentals.
- Prospect and identify new opportunities for large-scale offseason events such as soccer tournaments, concerts and festivals.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports relating to sales, forecasting, budgeting, and lead generation.
- Work closely with the Food & Beverage team to develop menu and product offerings
- Conduct tours of the stadium to prospects, clients, and local community groups
- Join professional associations and attend networking events to promote awareness of our product offerings within the local business community
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, subcontractors, vendors, and clients
- Ensure a high level of service is delivered to new and established clients with an emphasis on customer service
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of (3-5) years of experience in event management
- Excellent interpersonal skills; tenacious work ethic and strong written/verbal communication skills
- A desire to aggressively pursue new business and opportunities
- Superior communication, organization, and time management skills
- The ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, nights and holidays
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in business, facility management, event management, hospitality management, marketing or related field
- This role is located in Lexington, KY and is not eligible for remote work
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.