Wichita State - Director of Annual Giving - Taymar Sales U

Who We Are: Taymar Sales U. is a sports marketing company, launched in 2019 with the idea of better serving clients in all areas of revenue generation, while providing opportunities for our colleagues to flourish and grow. Our innovative business model and high-energy approach fosters complete goal alignment, integration, and collaboration with our over 26 collegiate and professional sport clients. Our dedicated teams work on-site to offer comprehensive solutions in all areas of revenue generation, including day-to-day management of ticket sales, ticket operations, sponsorship and/or annual giving.

Taymar Sales U. is hiring top talent to learn, grow and impact the revenue generation side of the sports business, and be a part of a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Members of our team are provided with career growth opportunities and daily development through accessibility to executive leadership and ownership of key business initiatives. Be part of a growing industry and company that is changing how college athletics drives revenue and increases fan attendance.

Position Overview:  Taymar Sales U.’s Director of Annual Giving for Wichita State Athletics is a full-time position which is responsible for the oversight of the Annual Fund while engaging with existing and prospective Wichita State Athletics donors and ticket holders. The Director of Annual Giving should be results oriented relationship builder who possesses a positive attitude and willingness to learn. This position will work with the General Manager of Revenue Generation to build a holistic strategy to grow the Annual Fund through ticket sales and fundraising while developing this strategy across multiple sports.

Responsibilities:

•  Develop comprehensive Annual Fund strategy with focuses around season ticket sales, parking, and fundraising.
• Cultivate, coordinate, and solicit Athletic Annual Fund donations through outbound calls and face to face meetings with current and prospective Wichita State Athletic Annual Fund donors.
• Manage a portfolio of Athletic Annual Fund donors and deliver top notch customer service and dependability. 
• Possess a deep understanding of the university, athletics department and donor benefits and opportunities.
• Meet and exceed monthly and annual goals by identifying prospective donors from any source and providing a favorable environment for donors to start, maintain and/or increase contributions to the Annual Athletic Fund. 
• Manage and build meaningful relationships to connect prospects and donors to Wichita State Athletics. 
• Serve as primary point of contact for donors to Athletics Department.
• Represent Wichita State Athletics and Taymar Sales U. with professionalism, dependability, and attention to detail, while being a creative problem solver.
• Develop premium hospitality engagement strategy for all home sporting events.
• Build superior internal relationships with the Wichita State Athletics Department. 

Qualifications:

• 4 years experience in sports tickets sales or athletics ticket fundraising with 1 year of managerial experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in Sports Marketing or a related field.
• Comfort with making outbound phone calls in a professional and friendly manner.
• Able to identify, understand, and mitigate any issue(s) found to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
• Proven history in building long term, meaningful relationships with clients and prospects.
• Experience and proven success in a fundraising or ticket sales role.
• Strong drive to learn the sales process and grow your career rapidly.
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, integrity, communication skills, and desire & ability to learn in a fast paced, highly competitive industry.
   

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Job Questions:

1. Please describe in detail any fundraising success you have had in the past.

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