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Event Development Coordinator

🇺🇸 Las Vegas, NV, USA
Full Time
3+ years exp.

Who We Are:

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The Event Development Coordinator works with the Live Events Strategy Team to help with UFC and WWE’s live event scheduling and market selection strategy. This position will assist in booking, routing, venue relations, and market research.

  • Assists UFC and WWE in the booking and routing process to ensure alignment on key markets and event initiatives across both properties.
  • Maintains the master TKO event calendar and venue availability tracker
  • Helps identify prospective new markets, venues and opportunities
  • Coordinates the venue contract routing process for all domestic and international events by working with TKO Legal to ensure all proper paperwork and insurance are in place for each live event
  • Performs significant market research and analysis of data regarding ticket sales, competitive events, buying trends, disposable income, DMAs, TV ratings and PPV buys.
  • Assists with management of the internal HUB and Live Event System to ensure accuracy of all event information is properly communicated
  • Responsible for live event performance recaps inclusive of marketing, media, ticket sales and other key metrics
  • Acts as the liaison between internal teams and venue contacts to streamline communication and ensure event deliverables are met
  • Performs administrative responsibilities for the Vice President, Event Development & Live Events Team as requested.
  • Other tasks, projects, and responsibilities as assigned.

You Have These:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sports Management, Business, or other related area. Master’s degree strongly preferred.
  • 3+ years’ experience in sports marketing, special events, professional team, arena, or entertainment industry.
  • Minimum of one year of experience conducting market research.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
  • Understanding of marketing and advertising principles and the ability to think “outside the box”.
  • Ability to work independently and thrive in a multi-task, fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to maintain confidential information.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft products and the ability to learn other basic computer programs.

How we work:

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week.We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
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