Assistant Athletics Director, Fan Experience

Job Description

The Stanford University Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Athletics Director, Fan Experience.  Reporting to the Associate Athletics Director, Marketing, this position will plan and execute the presentation of live sports events and fan cultivation events for Stanford’s ticketed sports.  This position will create experiences and design game elements that satisfy the evolving preferences of fans to ensure a successful event experience.  The Assistant Athletics Director, Fan Experience will also be the primary point of contact for LSJUMB (Stanford’s band), Cheer, and other spirit groups. This is an onsite full-time, exempt position and will manage a staff comprising both full-time and part-time employees.

Responsibilities

Core Duties :

• Serve as project manager of multiple activities, scope out project tasks/team assignments and guide team to create work plans and schedules, monitor progress, and meet milestones.

• Oversee the management of event teams and/or production consultants to produce quality, multi-faceted events and productions.

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external university partners.

• Act as department representative at cross-departmental project meetings. 

• Operate as account manager on deliverables, program metrics, and status reports.

• Work cross-departmentally to prepare and manage complex program budgets.

• Recommend and schedule events into appropriate off-campus and on-campus venues.

• Oversee registration strategy and logistics.

• May hire and oversee support staff, students and contingent event staff.

Job Description

The Stanford University Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Athletics Director, Fan Experience.  Reporting to the Associate Athletics Director, Marketing, this position will plan and execute the presentation of live sports events and fan cultivation events for Stanford’s ticketed sports.  This position will create experiences and design game elements that satisfy the evolving preferences of fans to ensure a successful event experience.  The Assistant Athletics Director, Fan Experience will also be the primary point of contact for LSJUMB (Stanford’s band), Cheer, and other spirit groups. This is an onsite full-time, exempt position and will manage a staff comprising both full-time and part-time employees.

Responsibilities

Core Duties :

• Serve as project manager of multiple activities, scope out project tasks/team assignments and guide team to create work plans and schedules, monitor progress, and meet milestones.

• Oversee the management of event teams and/or production consultants to produce quality, multi-faceted events and productions.

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external university partners.

• Act as department representative at cross-departmental project meetings. 

• Operate as account manager on deliverables, program metrics, and status reports.

• Work cross-departmentally to prepare and manage complex program budgets.

• Recommend and schedule events into appropriate off-campus and on-campus venues.

• Oversee registration strategy and logistics.

• May hire and oversee support staff, students and contingent event staff.

• Train and supervise junior event planners in proper execution and implementation of events.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Superior project and event management skills.

• Ability to manage a diverse team of staff and contingent labor, holding them to deadlines and the highest quality output.

• Demonstrated experience with financial management of complex event budgets requiring excellent analytical skills.

• Extreme attention to detail and deadlines; ability to prioritize and manage complex workflows.

• Excellent communication, time management, and customer service skills. Must be well organized and detailed oriented.

• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.

• Demonstrated high level of confidence in making strategic decisions, good judgment, and innovative and creative problem solving skills.

Certificates and Licenses Required :

Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver’s License.

Job Info

• Pay Range
  Represents the job market pay range and may be adjusted depending on the geographic work location. $89,931-$105,000
  
• Pay Frequency Annually
  
• Fixed Term N
  
• Stanford Schools and Units Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER)
  
• Regular or Temporary Regular
  
• Job Schedule Full time
  
• Job Category Marketing
  
• Posting Date 08/17/2026, 05:15 PM
  
• Grade
  The grade level indicates the position's classification within the organization's pay scale and responsibility structure. I
  
• Job Identification 200515
  

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