Explore an exciting opportunity as a Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, IL. This Full-time role is ideal for professionals interested in the Spectator Sports sector and offers hands-on experience in the Marketing and Sales department.
Rated 3.0/5 by employees, this opening is perfect for candidates at the Mid-Senior level level. Posted 1 hour ago, and still accepting applications — don’t miss out.
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“Chicago Blackhawks” Company Job Details
- Company Name: Chicago Blackhawks
- Work Type: Full-time
- Rating: 3.0 / 5
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Industry: Spectator Sports
- Department: Marketing and Sales
- Experience Level: Mid-Senior level
- Job Creation Duration: 1 hour ago
Manager, Marketing Operations Job Overview
Job Title : Manager, Marketing Operations
Date: May 2025
Department: Content & Creative
Reports to: Director, Content & Creative
# Direct Reports: 1
Annual Salary: The role is budgeted to receive an annual salary of $75,000
What It’s Like Working Here:
The Chicago Blackhawks experience isn’t just on the ice. Our office, located in the United Center, promotes a fun, engaging, fast-paced and collaborative atmosphere where we can celebrate both hockey and each other. Our commitment to curating an environment where all individuals feel empowered to bring their best self to work each day can be seen throughout our organization. Whether you are a job seeker looking to join the organization, a current member of our amazing team, or someone looking to help support our mission, our goal is the same – to reimagine the potential of hockey through memorable, inclusive experiences.
The Ideal Candidate:
A detail oriented and proactive professional with experience in project management within a marketing team. This individual should have strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely execution and alignment with business goals. A collaborative, team player, this candidate should be comfortable communicating with all-levels of the organization, working primarily with marketing counterparts.
The Top Shelf:
The Chicago Blackhawks are seeking a skilled mid-level professional for an operational role within the marketing department. This role will directly support the team in orchestrating daily and large-scale projects across various departments of the organization, including but not limited to revenue driving campaigns, corporate partnership activations, youth hockey programs, community relations, and more. As a crucial member of the marketing department, this role will allow for the seamless executions of projects while gaining valuable experience and insights into marketing strategy.
How You’ll Contribute:
Planning and Execution
- Oversee incoming project requests to ensure alignment to company AOP (annual operating priorities).
- Manage marketing projects including developing comprehensive work-back schedules, milestone trackers, and deliverable timelines to ensure projects are initiated and completed on schedule.
- Manage and maintain marketing shared folders to incorporate all final briefs, presentations, creative deliverables, and scorecard recaps.
Performance and Measurement
- Maintain regular communication with key stakeholders within the marketing department to align on project objectives and updates.
- Serve as internal project management resource for all creative needs including resource allocation, assigning designers, verifying delivery dates, and trafficking assets for internal stakeholder review.
- Effectively track all marketing and creative requests to identify trends within the business, including increase in project volume, seasonality of needs, marketing time and resources spent, volume of rush deliverables etc.
- Collaborate with marketing and BSA teammates to recap projects with a comprehensive scorecard and wrap report, inclusive of total budget reconciliation.
Leadership
- Develop and implement cross-functional process efficiencies to streamline workflow and drive marketing KPIs.
- Manage project coordinator(s) in daily assignment and tracking of creative deliverables and special projects.
Player Stats and Qualifications:
- 5 – 7 years of relevant experience in marketing project management. Sports experience a plus.
- 2+ years leading and developing a team, experience with driving positive cultural change in growth situations a plus.
- Experience with project management software, ClickUp preferred.
- Ability to prioritize, manage, and complete multiple projects and activities with simultaneous deadlines.
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic a must, must have a “team-first” mentality with an eagerness to learn.
- Should be extremely organized and detail oriented, with a focus on quality and consistency.
- Demonstrated aptitude for driving results.
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