Director, Event Location Strategy & Planning

Overview /Objective

The NFL’s Director of Event Location Strategy and Planning has two primary objectives: 1) Lead the location selection process for the League’s tentpole events (including: Super Bowl, Draft, Combine, Pro Bowl Games, and International Games), and 2) Once event sites are determined, serve as the League’s main point of contact with the local organizing committees in each market.

In both phases, the person must work closely with the entire Events Department as well as across NFL departments to ensure successful events, starting years in advance, through final completion. Success achieved by having strong understanding of details across each event and by providing host location-related guidance across all areas of the planning process.

The position will be based in the NFL’s New York City office and will require travel including for all tent pole NFL events as well as several planning trips and meetings throughout the year. Travel estimated at ~25% of total work time.

Responsibilities

• Drive tentpole event location selection strategy, including recommended timelines, optimal processes, and detailed workflows
• Manage the overall domestic bid processes (including creation of bid materials, in partnership with Legal and other departments) that take place for NFL tentpole events, which requires a blend of long-term strategic thinking with significant attention to detail given the complexity of the NFL’s tentpole event bids/proposals
• Throughout bid process, must balance financial, strategic, operational, and partnership considerations. Partner with key NFL departments including: Sponsorship, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Public Relations, Government Affairs, Audit, etc
• Collaborate across the International team in serving as location selection lead for future International Games
• Lead and manage day-to-day relationships with all future and prospective NFL tentpole Host Cities (~10 at a time), navigating a variety of areas including: sponsorship considerations, financial matters, operational details, and more
• Manage small team currently comprised of one full-time team member and 2-3 temporary direct reports (Ex: Interns, Rotational Program participants)
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of professional experience with a focus on events and/or sports industry
• Success in managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Proven accomplishments in organization and management of people and processes
• Ability to lead others and collaborate with a variety of groups at different levels to ensure high performance
• Strong ability to implement and meet deadlines
• Experience managing production and event budgets
• Strong organizational skills
• Solid negotiation, writing and communications skills
• Ability to create, nurture, and sustain key relationships across many different areas of businesses
• Proactive self-starter who works well within a team, strong interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail – work to anticipate issues in advance
• Problem solver - ability to not get overwhelmed and solve issues systematically
• Team player – willing to do whatever tasks necessary to get the job done correctly
  

Physical Demands

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Travel

• 25%
  

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week.
• FLSA exempt.
• The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.
• The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.