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THE TOP LINE

The Knicks' richest fans seem to think so. For about half the price, you get a seat behind Timothée Chalamet and a spot in a thousand photos. Three more things worth weighing in today's CRO.ticker:

ALSO INSIDE → Chelsea's owner and a resale loophole · The Hornets' $27.5M real estate buy · Wendy's 8-bit RPG

Encore Sports & Entertainment CEO Nick Kelly, Next League Chief AI & Innovation Officer Shripal Shah, DIRIGO Advisory Founder John Brody and Crakes Media Principal Patrick Crakes joined the JohnWallStreet podcast to discuss how franchises convert championship runs into sustained enterprise value. Here’s what you need to know…

➤ Brody on resisting the urge to extract immediate revenue from existing corporate partners: "Prosperity gives you friends. Adversity proves them. We were there for you when you sucked. We were there for you when you went five years without a postseason appearance. Be my friend and my partner. Don't try to ring the cash register."

➤ Shah on the necessity of modern data infrastructure to capture new fans: "[The Philadelphia Union] rebuilt their entire fan data stack with Databricks...and now they can run hundreds of audience syncs a month with a 90% cut in time that it takes to build a segment. That means if the Union have a moment, a cup run, a big signing, they can find everyone who touched it and act in the same days."

➤ Crakes on the ultimate financial goal of a title run: "The real financial prize in winning a championship is in enterprise value a decade later. ... The real value in winning a championship isn't what you earn celebrating it. It's how you make the franchise more valuable over time because you won it."

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In contrast to John Brody’s comments above, Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer told attendees at Deutsche Bank’s inaugural Sports Investment Conference in London that global sports brands of United's caliber are effectively insulated from poor on-field performance. Speaking to more than 350 investors and operators, Glazer reportedly compared the club's commercial durability to the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys – franchises that maintain record valuations despite decades-long championship droughts. The sentiment mirrors former Executive Vice-Chairman Ed Woodward's controversial 2018 assertion that playing performance "doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business." While United's commercial revenue has plateaued from £276M in 2018 to £317M in 2026, the club's heritage continues to command premium sponsorship rates, recently culminating in a record £10M+ access fee from Amazon for an 'All or Nothing' documentary.

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Clearlake, the private equity firm that owns Chelsea FC, operates a U.S.-based ticket resale platform that recently sold Premier League tickets to U.K. consumers at inflated prices, according to the London Times. Clearlake owns Victory Live, which in turn operates events365.com, a site that listed unauthorized tickets for 19 Premier League clubs—excluding Chelsea—before scrubbing the inventory when contacted by reporters. Chelsea Chair and Clearlake Co-Founder Behdad Eghbali serves as a director for Victory Live, creating a direct conflict with the football club's strict anti-scalping policies. While unauthorized ticket resale is illegal in the U.K., foreign-registered companies exploit a geographic loophole to bypass enforcement. Reporters Martyn Ziegler and Matthew Hobart-Williams pointed out the contradiction between the ownership group's corporate ventures and the club's public stance:

“Chelsea have warned fans they face lifetime bans if they are found selling tickets through unauthorised platforms.”
— Martyn Ziegler and Matthew Hobart-Williams, The Times

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D1.EXTRA · SPECIAL FEATURE

The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series with baseball's 19th-ranked payroll, and it wasn't a one-year story: it was their eighth postseason in nine years. College.town's interactive report goes inside the analytics operations behind the Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians, and what an athletic department competing against richer conference rivals might borrow. A few highlights…

➤ Milwaukee won 103 games with a $125.5M payroll and 46 full-time analysts, well above the MLB average of about 28. The New York Mets carried the sport's largest payroll and finished 74–88.

➤ The money isn't the whole story. The report points to habits these clubs share: keeping the message to players small, hiring analysts who can talk to coaches, pairing data with some of baseball's largest scouting staffs, and keeping their people for years. It also walks through 23 MLB analytics job postings from this fall, from data engineers to AI engineers.

Ultra-wealthy executives are increasingly passing on courtside seats at New York Knicks games in favor of the second row to avoid exorbitant resale markups, according to The Wall Street Journal's Andrew Zucker. Data from SeatGeek showed front-row tickets listed at over $13K just weeks before the home opener, compared to $7.1K for the row immediately behind them. StubHub reported that purchases for these second-row spots—which run roughly a third of the price of floor seats—are three times higher than courtside transactions. Medallion Financial CEO Andrew Murstein noted the unique business opportunities generated by sitting just behind high-profile stars, recently closing a $55M preferred-stock raise after a Piper Sandler executive spotted him on the television broadcast:

“The first row frequently are A-list celebrities. The second row are people that could afford to have their own team. ... When you’re in the second row and you’re behind Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, you’re in a thousand pictures.”
— Andrew Murstein, CEO, Medallion Financial

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The Anaheim Ducks set a modern franchise merchandise record with the launch of their Hometown Remix jersey, selling over 2,000 sweaters at the team store within 24 hours to mark the highest single-day total since the club's 1993 NHL debut. The design features the original green, purple, and yellow color palette from the Disney film franchise and quickly became the only one of 32 league-wide releases to sell out on the Fanatics platform. Total merchandise sales eclipsed 4,000 units across the first three days, fueled by leaked images that initially bypassed the official marketing timeline. CMO Merit Tully acknowledged the financial windfall of the nostalgic alternative, but dismissed online calls to abandon the club's recent primary color overhaul:

“We love the passion behind it, that there are certain people that want to go to that full-time. But there’s a chorus of people also that love the orange look as well. You want to do the right thing for the long term, and I think this will be a jersey that you’ll see people wear at the arena for, I’m sure, years and years to come. ... We’re certainly not shying away from it. But we’re committed to orange.”
— Merit Tully, CMO, Anaheim Ducks

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Molson Coors capitalized on its long-term sponsorship of the Milwaukee Brewers through a series of rapid marketing activations during the team's World Series run. The Milwaukee Business Journal's Rich Kirchen reports the company, which prominently features Miller Lite, Miller High Life, and Leinenkugel’s inside the stadium, offered statewide beer rebates for Game 1 and distributed commemorative hats to the first 120 fans at its local brewery tours. The brand also deployed a mobile dive bar after the championship parade to cover $414 bar tabs at various local stops. To mark the 44-year gap since the franchise's last World Series appearance, Molson Coors produced 4,400 blue Miller Lite clinch cans that sold out within 30 minutes. CMO Sofia Colucci: "The commemorative-cans project was 'a late-night idea' that the company turned around in 12 days."

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The Charlotte Hornets partnered with Lincoln Property Co. and Vision Ventures to purchase Queen City Quarter, a mixed-use development adjacent to Spectrum Center, for $27.5M—a steep discount from its $97.8M county valuation. The acquisition follows the franchise's recent $20.5M purchase of two nearby uptown buildings as co-chairs Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall assemble the real estate required to build a sports entertainment hub dubbed the "Hive District." Charlotte Business Journal reporters Elise Franco and Erik Spanberg outlined how the acquisition fits into the ownership group's broader vision for the arena:

“The Spectrum Center’s improving fortunes make this an ideal time for [the owners] to begin working on the surrounding area. The Hornets’ partnership on the acquisition is a major financial statement by Plotkin and Schnall, that they intend to back up their vows to transform uptown Charlotte. ... [They] want Spectrum Center to rival Atlanta’s State Farm Arena as a must-stop for major concerts and other events coming through the Southeast.”
— Elise Franco and Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal

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YOUR TAKE · TUESDAY'S RESULTS

47% Yes, fan access is worth the revenue

29% Only for select games or sections

18% No, let the market set the price

6% We already do something similar

Nearly half of respondents would side with the Detroit Lions, who sold $60 game-day seats in person to keep them away from brokers. Based on 17 responses.

Artificial intelligence is automating administrative sales tasks and enabling buyers to independently research brands, but Revenue Brew’s Allie Kelly notes high-stakes strategic deals still require human intervention. While automated bots effectively manage transactional retail purchases and intent signal tracking, SalesFuel CEO C. Lee Smith emphasized that complex B2B negotiations demand critical thinking and risk assessment skills that language models cannot replicate. Recent data from Gartner supports this divide, showing that 69% of B2B buyers still prefer to validate AI-generated insights directly with sales representatives. As the technology commoditizes basic market research and email generation, Richardson Sales Performance CMO Andrea Grodnitzky notes:

“Customers are not maintaining relationships anymore because their salesperson is responsive or familiar, or they get along with them and they’re easy to work with. That stuff is expected today. What customers are looking for in valuable relationships is commercial expertise and somebody who has the ability to consistently help them improve their business.”
— Andrea Grodnitzky, CMO, Richardson Sales Performance

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Ikea Global Social Media Specialist Elissa Wardrop chats with Marketing Brew's Katie Hicks about the inner workings of the brand’s Responsive Project Team, a four-person unit that launched in 2024 to capitalize on internet culture and generates rapid-response content for over 30 global markets without a traditional production budget. Key notes…

➤ On deciding which online trends warrant brand engagement: "Just because something is trending doesn’t mean Ikea needs to be part of it. ... One of our principles is 'innovate, don’t imitate.' We want to add something original to the conversation, not just re-create what every other brand is doing. Ideally, the idea should be so distinctly Ikea that you couldn’t simply swap our logo for another brand’s."

➤ Relying on simple concepts over expensive production requirements to maximize social reach: "One of the biggest learnings has been that content doesn’t need a huge production budget or look like a polished advertisement to be successful. Some of our best-performing posts have been incredibly simple, created in a matter of hours with little to no production cost. It’s reinforced the importance of thinking social-first, even when we’re planning content months in advance."

➤ Maintaining a cultural calendar to anticipate viral opportunities rather than purely reacting: "I’d also recommend keeping a cultural calendar of upcoming game, movie, and TV show releases, album drops, award ceremonies, sporting events, and key dates, from Valentine’s Day to World Cat Day. It’s a simple way to keep track of what’s coming up and spot potential opportunities in advance, rather than always reacting once something is already trending."

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Wendy's partnered with independent development studio 81monkeys and creative agency VML to launch a standalone 8-bit role-playing game designed to capture consumer engagement in an increasingly saturated digital advertising market. The free title, "WendyQuest: Legend of the Four Corner Stones," offers up to 10 hours of gameplay and directs players to defeat bosses spoofing rival McDonald's before entering inventory promo codes into the Wendy's app to redeem food prizes. With the Entertainment Software Association noting that two-thirds of Americans game at least one hour per week, Marketing Dive's Jessica Hammers explains: "The standalone experience could help Wendy’s capture stronger engagement as the in-game advertising landscape grows saturated: Spending on in-game ads is expected to top $131B in 2026 and grow to over $217B by 2031."

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THE BOTTOM LINE · MOST CLICKED LAST EDITION
A wall in a teenager's bedroom. Marketing Brew on how the New York Mets, Lyft and others are renting creators' personal spaces as out-of-home ad inventory. READ »

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(NEW!) Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications will lead the Athletics Communications/Media Relations unit in planning, editing and strategically telling the Department’s best stories. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Director, Athletics Ticket Sales (Tulane University / New Orleans, LA): This person will oversee sales of the ticket office on a daily basis and manage the ticket sales staff with the goal of increasing ticket sales, fundraising, and other ancillary revenue. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Athletics Business Analyst (Brown University / Providence, RI): This position provides financial transaction support, independent budget analysis, forecasting, reconciliation, and financial guidance within Brown University Athletics and Recreation. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Director of Athletic Development (Creighton University / Omaha, NE): Raise major and annual gifts for 16 BIG EAST programs. Manage a 150-200 donor portfolio, guide Jaybackers and the Varsity Club, and support premium seating, including the College World Series. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Creative Content Director Associate (University of Kentucky / Lexington, KY): Responsible for creating, producing, and managing high-quality visual, digital, social, photo, video, and multimedia content for assigned sport programs and department initiatives within UK Athletics. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Assistant Creative Director (University of Kentucky / Lexington, KY): Job Summary Responsible for supporting the creation and delivery of graphic design, visual, digital, social, and select multimedia content for assigned sport programs and department initiatives. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Assistant Director, Marketing and Videoboard Operations (University of Miami / Coral Gables, FL): This role oversees the planning, coordination and execution of videoboard shows for various sports and develop engaging in-venue shows that elevate the gameday atmosphere for the Miami Hurricanes. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Lead Broadcast Engineer (University of Georgia / Athens, GA): Leads all engineering operations for Georgia Athletics to deliver first‑class broadcast experiences. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Assistant Director for Athletic Communications (Charleston Southern University / North Charleston, SC): Support publicity for NCAA Division I sports: write recaps, run web and social content, produce programs and stats, and supervise 30-60 gameday staff. Nights and weekends. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Director of Broadcast Services (Charleston Southern University / North Charleston, SC): Direct, staff and produce 70-80 Big South Network/ESPN+ webcasts a year, plus highlights, recaps and social content. Evening and weekend work in season. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Producer of Broadcast Services (Rice University / Houston, TX): The Producer of Broadcast Services is responsible for leading the video production strategy and execution for Rice Athletics. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Director of Graphic Design (Rice University / Houston, TX): The Director of Graphic Design leads the graphic design function for Rice University Athletics. More details HERE.

(NEW!) Coordinator, Digital Media (Ohio State University / Columbus, OH): The Coordinator, Digital Media is an integral member of the Ohio State Athletics Marketing unit, supporting the execution and daily management of the department’s official social media presence. More details HERE.

Major Gift Officer - Athletics (Temple University / Philadelphia, PA): Build relationships with a portfolio of about 50 donors and prospects to secure major gifts for Temple Athletics during the $1.5B Forward with Purpose campaign. Full-time, Philadelphia. More details HERE.

Director of Athletics (University of Alabama at Birmingham / Birmingham, AL): UAB seeks an experienced athletics leader to drive competitive success, financial growth, compliance, and student-athlete development through strategic leadership. More details HERE. The D1.dossier for this position is available HERE. What would it cost to move to Birmingham? Click HERE.

Customer Success Manager – Collegiate Sports Connect (Collegiate Sports Connect / Remote): Serve as the primary point of contact for Connect clients, owning partner relations and CRM oversight to drive adoption, engagement, and retention. Remote, full-time. Salary starts at $60,000. More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director of Business Operations (Yale University / New Haven, CT): The Associate Director of Athletics for Business serves as a key member of the Yale Athletics financial leadership team More details HERE.

Senior Athletic Development Officer (James Madison University / Harrisonburg, VA): James Madison University, a Division I member of the NCAA and Sun Belt Conference, the Duke Club is seeking a Senior Development Officer to work within a highly competitive program. More details HERE.

Assistant Director - Annual Giving (Purdue University / West Lafayette, IN): Purdue For Life Foundation is seeking an Assistant Director-Annual Giving to serve as the primary athletics contact for approximately 500 mid-level donors and major gifts prospects. More details HERE.

Director of Business Intelligence (University of Arkansas / Fayetteville, AR): Leads data analytics and business intelligence initiatives for Razorback Athletics to drive revenue growth, improve operations, and support strategic decision-making. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Development (United States Naval Academy / Annapolis, MD): The Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) seeks an enthusiastic, collaborative, and detail-oriented development professional to serve as its next Assistant Director of Development. More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director, Championship Resources (University of South Alabama / Mobile, AL): Leads athletics revenue strategy across fundraising, ticketing, corporate partnerships, premium experiences, and events to drive sustainable growth and stakeholder engagement. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Mobile? Click HERE.

Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for Communications (Hofstra University / Hempstead, NY): Serves as the main contact for the men’s and women’s soccer, wrestling, and baseball programs. Emphasis in the areas of record-keeping, archival maintenance, publications, photography, video, and IT. More details HERE.

Associate Manager-Athletics Annual Giving (University of Alabama at Birmingham / Birmingham, AL): Generate fundraising revenue for the UAB Athletics Blazer Booster team by managing a portfolio of annual and mid-level giving donors and prospects. Onsite in Birmingham, AL. More details HERE.

Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Baylor University / Waco, TX): The Associate Director of Communications is responsible for coordinating outgoing messaging to shape, enhance and protect the Baylor Athletics brand and image through verbal and digital communication More details HERE.

Athletic Creative Services - Graduate Assistant (Creighton University / Omaha, NE): Lead graphic design and content for a BIG EAST athletic department. Two-year GA role with a $1,250 monthly stipend plus tuition waiver. Preferred start January 2027. More details HERE.

Assistant A.D., Accounting & Finance (University of Central Florida / Orlando, FL): Under the leadership of the Senior Associate A.D., Business and Finance, the selected candidate assists in the management and coordination of the Athletics Business Office More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Development, Athletics (Marquette University / Milwaukee, WI): The Assistant Director secures philanthropic support for Marquette Athletics by developing relationships with alumni, M Club members, parents, and friends of MU through cultivation and solicitation. More details HERE.

Director of Marketing and Fan Experience (Tennessee Technological University / Cookeville, TN): The overall purpose is to lead the marketing efforts. The position is responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing strategy, fan engagement, and revenue generation initiatives. More details HERE.

Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration and Championships/Men’s Basketball (Mountain West Conference / Las Vegas, NV): The Associate Commissioner will serve the Conference and its member institutions to oversee and lead all aspects of the Conference’s men’s basketball enterprise. (DI) More details HERE.

Associate AD, Marketing, Fan Experience & Engagement (University of Wyoming / Laramie, WY): Oversees both the short-term and long-term marketing strategies, fan experience & engagement, and branding initiatives for the Athletic Department. More details HERE.

Director of Athletics (Susquehanna University / Selinsgrove, PA): Susquehanna University invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of director of athletics. (DIII) More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Selinsgrove? Click HERE.

Deputy Athletics Director - Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) (Iowa State University / Ames, IA): Iowa State Athletics seeks an innovative and results-driven executive to serve as CRO to help position the department for continued success in an evolving collegiate athletics environment. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Ames? Click HERE.

Associate VP Athletics Retail Ops (University of South Florida / Tampa, FL): The AVP, Athletics Retail leads the strategy, growth, and operations of USF Athletics retail and merchandise across stores, e-commerce, game days, events, and new retail opportunities. More details HERE.

Associate Athletics Director, Ticket Operations (Villanova University / Villanova, PA): Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the athletic ticket office including but not limited to the building of ticketed athletic events, processing, renewals, and financial reporting. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Athletics Communications (Troy University / Troy, AL): Serve as the primary communications contact for women’s basketball and cross country, the secondary contact for football and softball; and leading the student intern team. More details HERE.

Sr. Account Manager, Partnership Accounts - Partnership Marketing (University Athletic Association, Inc. at the University of Florida / Gainesville, FL): The University Athletic Assoc is looking for a Sr Account Manager, Partnership Marketing to manage and grow a portfolio of corporate partnership accounts across the Florida Gators Athletic Programs. More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director, Aztec Club (Administrator I) (San Diego State University / San Diego, CA): Leads the day-to-day operations of the Aztec Club, focus on leadership annual giving, donor cultivation & stewardship, & programs that strengthen engagement with alumni, fans & supporters. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director, Principal Giving (Mississippi State University / Starkville, MS): The Assistant Athletic Director of Principal Giving will manage donor portfolios and assist in major gift solicitations for Mississippi State University athletics, reporting to the Executive Director. More details HERE.

Director of Ticket Operations (Baylor University / Waco, TX): The Director, Ticket Operations will report directly to Assistant AD, Ticket Operations and provide overall support to ticket office, sales and fundraising. More details HERE.

Executive Associate or Deputy Athletic Director, Athletics Advancement (Mississippi State University / Starkville, MS): Manage the Bulldog Club's fundraising, engage donors/alumni, and assist with principal gifts for scholarships and projects. Report to the Athletic Director and the Bulldog Club Board. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Starkville? Click HERE.

Athletics Philanthropy Specialist Associate (University of Kentucky / Lexington, KY): The Athletics Philanthropy Specialist Associate will execute philanthropy activities and donor engagement initiatives within the UK Athletics Department. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Athletic Ticket Operations (Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX): Support Texas Tech Athletics ticket operations, including game day management, ticketing systems, season ticket renewals, customer service, and revenue goals while enhancing the fan experience. More details HERE.

Director of Development, Student & Campus Life and Athletics (Cornell University / Ithaca, NY): The Director of Development serves as a key fundraising leader for Student & Campus Life and Athletics, driving strategy, operations, and major gift success in partnership with the Executive Director. More details HERE.

Coordinator - Marketing and Fan Engagement (University of Maryland – Baltimore County / Baltimore, MD): UMBC Athletics seeks a creative self-starter to enhance gamedays through promotions, sponsor activations and themes while growing fan engagement and community connections across the Baltimore area More details HERE.

Executive Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Development (Fairfield University / Fairfield, CT): Seeking a dynamic, accomplished, and highly motivated Executive Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Development to lead its athletic fundraising program. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Fairfield? Click HERE.

Director of Development - Athletics (Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, MO): Southeast Missouri State University is seeking a motivated, relationship-driven Director of Development to grow philanthropic support for SEMO Athletics and the SEMO Athletics Fund. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations (Albany State University / Albany, GA): Help shape the future of Golden Rams Athletics by leading financial operations, strengthening fiscal accountability, and supporting the continued growth of our 12 NCAA Division II programs. (DII) More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Student Engagement (University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK): The Assistant Director of Student Engagement is responsible for developing and leading a comprehensive strategy to build meaningful relationships and increase student engagement across all sports. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Strategic Communications (University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ): Arizona Athletics is hiring an Assistant Director of Strategic Communications. Help create compelling content, manage media operations, and tell the stories of our student-athletes. More details HERE.

Director of Creative Content (University of Oregon / Eugene, OR): Responsible for creating and executing a creative/branding, digital, and social media strategy by guiding a team to design and execute creative content to drive and enhance revenue. More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business & Financial Strategy (Athletics CFO) (The George Washington University / Washington, DC): GW seeks a dynamic leader to oversee Business & Financial Strategy; serve as member of athletics senior leadership team; oversight of athletic department budget and all financial operations. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Washington? Click HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director, Business Operations (La Salle University / Philadelphia, PA): This position supports the daily operations of the Athletic Business Office and will assist in budgeting, financial reporting, accounts payable, payroll, and purchasing. More details HERE.

Director of Premium Seating (Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation / College Station, TX): Lead premium seating operations, oversee the Concierge Team and deliver exceptional service to premium seat holders through gameday experiences, renewals and events. Please see full description below. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (University of North Carolina at Charlotte / Charlotte, NC): Leading communications, PR and media relations strategy and execution for assigned athletics teams. More details HERE.

Associate Director / Director of Major Gifts-Utah State Athletics (Utah State University / Logan, UT): Responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding members of the Blue A Society. They will assist in expanding the Blue A Society into a comprehensive major giving society. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Advancement (Lafayette College / Easton, PA): The Assistant Athletic Director for Advancement will be a key partner in the growth of Lafayette Athletics engagement, communication and fundraising at a pivotal time in the College's history. More details HERE.

Annual Fund Coordinator, Ticketing Operations (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): The Annual Fund Coordinator, Ticketing Operations oversees TN Fund donor ticketing, including renewals, relocations, and postseason and away-game allocations, ensuring accuracy and policy compliance. More details HERE.

Donor Events & Stewardship Coordinator (ALUMNI EXTERNAL REL SPEC 3) Job 88834 (University of California – Davis / Davis, CA): Plan and manage ICA special events designed to engage alumni and donors with ICA and the university through recognition, cultivation, stewardship and solicitation opportunities. More details HERE.

Associate Director, Athletics Creative Content Producer (Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX): Develops and executes creative video content, social media marketing, and recruiting strategies to promote assigned athletic programs and strengthen the Texas Tech Athletics brand. More details HERE.

Strategic Communications Coordinator (Fresno State / Fresno, CA): Reporting to the Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Communications, this position will assist in directing all aspects of strategic communications, sports information, and media relations. More details HERE.

Donor Stewardship and Engagement Specialist (Duke University / Durham, NC): You will help shape the donor experience, elevate engagement opportunities, and create meaningful moments that connect supporters to Duke Athletics' mission and student-athlete success. More details HERE.

Director OR Senior Director of Donor Experiences and Special Events (Virginia Athletics Foundation) (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): Provides strategic and creative leadership for the development, planning, and in-person execution of donor experiences, special events, and premium hospitality for the Virginia Athletics Foundation. More details HERE.

Major Gift Officer, Athletics Development (Villanova University / Villanova, PA): The MGO will solicit prospects, and identify and motivate those who can advance the development function of Villanova Athletics, managing a portfolio of 125 prospects with gift capacity of $100,000+. More details HERE.

Director of Fan Experience and Engagement (Murray State University / Murray, KY): Leads and executes fan experience, game atmosphere, game production, and year-round engagement initiatives that strengthen and cultivate lifelong Racer supporters. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Bronco Productions / Creative Media (Western Michigan University / Kalamazoo, MI): Produces video and digital content for all varsity programs to enhance the Athletics brand, increase fan engagement, and grow revenue. Responsible for both videography and video content editing. More details HERE.

Associate Director, Athletics Integrated Communications (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): Memphis is seeking an experienced communications professional to serve as Associate Director, Integrated Communications, and as the contact for Memphis' men's soccer and women's basketball programs. More details HERE.

Ticket Sales Associate (Marquette University / Milwaukee, WI): The Ticket Sales Associate is responsible for generating revenue by selling and renewing Marquette University athletic ticket products, including season tickets, partial plans, and group packages. More details HERE.

Graphic Designer - Athletics (University of Alabama at Birmingham / Birmingham, AL): To assist the UAB Department of Athletics in promoting UAB s intercollegiate sports programs. To serve as an in-house content producer creating for social media, streaming and video boards. More details HERE.

Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Development Officer for Athletics - (ATH00000504) (Southern Methodist University – SMU / Dallas, TX): The Deputy Athletic Director serves as the Chief Development Officer for SMU Athletics, providing strategic leadership for all philanthropic efforts supporting Mustang Athletics. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Dallas? Click HERE.

Assistant Director of Development - Athletics (Ohio State University / Columbus, OH): Builds philanthropic support for The Ohio State University and the Department of Athletics by establishing and managing relationships with donors, alumni, friends, volunteers, and/or grateful patients More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Ticket Sales (United States Air Force Academy / Colorado Springs, CO): Identify and generate revenue through new and renewal ticket sales, premium seating, parking/tailgates, hospitality, and other revenue-generating initiatives. More details HERE.

Senior Director of Development (Northern Arizona University / Flagstaff, AZ): Northern Arizona University seeks an experienced, engaged, dynamic Senior Director of Development to pursue philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations for NAU Athletics. More details HERE.