Director, Ticket Sales (University of Miami)

Director, Ticket Sales

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The University of Miami has entered a long-term partnership with Legends to oversee athletics ticket sales, customer service, annual fund solicitation/engagement, ticket operations, digital marketing, corporate partnerships, and multi-media rights opportunities. In addition, Legends will represent the University in developing campus-wide strategic partnerships. As the exclusive partner for Miami Athletics, Legends will engage Hurricanes fans and donors, local and regional South Florida businesses, and national brands with unique and integrated sponsorship, ticketing, and hospitality options.

The Miami Hurricanes are seeking an energetic and driven Director of Ticket Sales to lead and actively contribute to the ticket sales team. This position will not only manage and motivate sales representatives but will also personally sell season tickets and group packages across football, basketball, and baseball. The Director will be a hands-on leader responsible for driving revenue, monitoring daily activity, and setting the tone through individual performance. This role will report to the Asst. VP, Sales.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Personally sell season, group, and single-game ticket packages through outbound calls, in-person meetings, networking, and events.
• Build and manage a portfolio of key accounts, including high-value prospects and existing customers.
• Consistently meet or exceed assigned personal sales goals.
• Supervise daily activities of the sales team, ensuring they are executing outbound efforts and following up on leads.
• Monitor call activity, pipeline management, and progress toward goals.
• Conduct regular training, call reviews, and one-on-one meetings to develop staff.
• Execute sales strategies and campaigns as directed by leadership.
• Ensure the team is effectively managing group sales initiatives and targeted promotions.
• Provide feedback from the sales team to help refine future campaigns.
• Partner with marketing and operations to align campaigns with promotions and gameday initiatives.
• Provide regular sales performance reports to senior leadership.
• Assist with gameday responsibilities related to sales, service, and fan engagement.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to sell season tickets, groups, and/or premium seating at a high level.
• Experience with CRM systems and ticketing platforms.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the athletics schedule.

Education And/Or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 46 years of proven success in sports ticket sales, including at least 23 years in a supervisory role.

Compensation:

Competitive salary and bonus opportunities; Generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

Working Conditions:

Location: On Site University of Miami

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note:

The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends & ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.