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Booking Manager
AEG
Oakland, CA, United States
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Oracle Arena & Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum are AEG Facilities-managed venues and Northern California's premiere sports and entertainment venues home to the Oakland Athletics (MLB), Oakland Raiders (NFL) and Golden State Warriors (NBA). Additionally, we host the top entertainers, family shows and special events at our venues.
• Book, create, maintain, and develop client relationships with promoters to set up small to midsize events for inside/outside the Arena
• Collaborate with internal/external departments such as box office, legal and risk management to prepare all necessary documents including but not limited to license agreement, expense estimate and insurance to ensure successful execution of booked events
• Partner with agents and promoters for each event for the venue
• Maintain constant research and knowledge of current activities in the live entertainment industry including but not limited to concerts, family shows and sporting events, locally, regionally and nationally
• Negotiate, drafts and finalizes all deals for events with approval of VP
• Responsible for creating overall booking strategy for promoter partners, agents and performing acts which provides short and long term growth for the business
• Maintain revenue and budgets; and meet budgeted productivity while keeping quality consistently high for the small to midsize events
• Represent Oakland Oracle Arena and Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum and AEG facilities at industry events when necessary
• Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
• A minimum education level of: BA/BS Degree (4-year) in a related field
• A minimum of 3-5 years of related work experience
• Must have experience working with sports, entertainment, and corporate organizations to attract and develop events at an arena or comparable facility
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel); and ability to learn required business systems
• Must have proven track record of developing and managing budgets
• Must have event sales & marketing experience
• Must be a self-starter and have ability to work under minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of event and box office operations strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of food and beverage operations and revenue streams strongly preferred
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays in addition to normal business hours, as needed