The economy is said to be on its way to a recovery later this year.  What does it mean for sports jobs?  I performed a detailed search last night and found there are sports management positions.  I have done the work for you.  Below you will find positions with the NFL (Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins), MLB (Texas Rangers), NHL (Dallas Stars) and the NBA (Charlotte Bobcats).  There is also a position with the Las Vegas Speedway.  

The positions range from sales to vice president.  Good jobs are out there.  it just takes a little time to research, hunt them down, find inside contacts within these organizations if they interest you.  Then apply.  Happy job hunting.

Philadelphia Eagles

Open Position:  Director of Facilities Operations

Responsibilities:  

The Director of Facilities Operations is responsible for ongoing commissioning, operating, and 

maintaining Lincoln Financial Field and the NovaCare Complex. Emphasis is placed on ongoing 

commissioning and operating all building systems, managing a preventive maintenance program and 

CMMS, managing building operations and safety procedures, hiring, training & directing a quality staff 

that efficiently and cost effectively operates the facilities.

Link: to job, click on link.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Open Position: Director/VP, Sales and Marketing

Responsibilities:  

The [Director/VP] of Sales and Marketing will be responsible for all sales and marketing activities of the 

Speedway. This includes management of the following areas within the department: Corporate Sales, 

Event Sales and Marketing. The position, which reports directly to the President/General Manager of 

LVMS and is a member of the executive team, is responsible for coordinating virtually all areas of 

revenue and business generation. It calls for a person who can work closely with the Director of Ticket 

Services on all issues regarding ticketing for corporate, group and individual accounts. 

Candidates for this position should have at least 10 years of sales, marketing and promotion experience 

with increasing responsibilities during that term. Candidates also must be able to demonstrate direct 

profit and loss results, preferably in the sports and entertainment industries. Experience and contacts 

within the NASCAR, NHRA and other motorsports communities will be beneficial but not mandatory.

Here is the link to the job

Texas Rangers

Open Position:  Account Executive – Dallas Sales Office – Texas Rangers 

Responsibilities:
• Sell Season Tickets, Partial Season Tickets, Group Tickets, Luxury Suites and VIP Sales Packages
• Identify new business opportunities
• Organize meetings with clients to assess needs and present opportunities
• Join professional associations and attend networking events to gain awareness of our product in the local business community
• Generate sales leads to facilitate the maximum number of sales and revenue
• Meet or exceed daily call and outside appointment minimums 
• Meet or exceed weekly, monthly and long term sales goals in the areas of season ticket sales, partial season ticket sales, group ticket sales and luxury/nightly suite sales
• Prospecting, qualifying leads and setting face-to-face appointments for new business 
• Maintain electronic account records for the upkeep of customer relationship management database
• Work within a team environment to achieve common team goals 
• Build and foster beneficial relationships with past and new business clients
• Provide excellent customer care and quality service to our customers
• Visit clients during games
• Other duties as assigned

Here is link to apply

  Dallas Stars

Position: Account Executive – Dallas Sales Office – Dallas Stars (Dallas, TX)

Responsibilities: 

• Sell Season Tickets, Partial Season Tickets, Group Tickets, Luxury Suites and VIP Sales Packages
• Identify new business opportunities
• Organize meetings with clients to assess needs and present opportunities
• Join professional associations and attend networking events to gain awareness of our product in the local business community
• Generate sales leads to facilitate the maximum number of sales and revenue
• Meet or exceed daily call and outside appointment minimums 
• Meet or exceed weekly, monthly and long term sales goals in the areas of season ticket sales, partial season ticket sales, group ticket sales and luxury/nightly suite sales
• Prospecting, qualifying leads and setting face-to-face appointments for new business 
• Maintain electronic account records for the upkeep of customer relationship management database
• Work within a team environment to achieve common team goals 
• Build and foster beneficial relationships with past and new business clients
• Provide excellent customer care and quality service to our customers
• Visit clients during games
• Other duties as assigned

 Link to Dallas Job 

Washington RedSkins

Position: Direct Marketing & Database Manager – Washington Redskins

Responsibilities:  

– Coordinating multiple lead generation campaigns (response mailers, website input, etc.)

– Coordinating direct mail process with vendors
– Interfacing with outside database vendors to build enhanced data tracking in CRM system
– Preparing marketing related analysis of database information for management
– On-going maintenance of databases (wait list, CRM, etc.)
– Statistical data analysis
– Performance metric design
– Ad hoc reporting

Here is full job description

     Charlotte Bobcats

Position:  Vice President, Corporate Partnerships – Charlotte Bobcats (Charlotte, NC)

Responsibilities:

• Oversees entire department with up to 10 direct reports including; Director of Sales, Director of Client Services and Director of Suite Sales.
• Drive strategic partnership revenue growth over all properties within BS&E, specifically focused on the Bobcats.
• Deliver sponsorship and suite sales revenue from new and existing accounts
• Further develop existing core team while recruiting the best and brightest
• Maintain annual budget (P&L) for Partnership Marketing department
• Ensure accuracy of all financial reporting daily, weekly and annually for department via Stone Timber River inventory management software
• Ensure fulfillment of corporate sponsorship deliverables by supervising client service team and directly interacting with key accounts
• Develop and define all team advertising assets related to corporate partnerships 
• Develop and monitor budget for corporate and marketing related activities
• Establish relationships and work effectively with internal individuals / parties
• Build and develop relationships with peers and others to exchange feedback, identify and/or solve problems, assess needs, and/or achieve business results. Take action to improve one’s own knowledge and skills
• Seek out new learning/development opportunities to enhance job performance and skills
• Provide direction, leadership and coaching to members of a project team you are leading
• Create and maintain calendar of customer interaction. 
• Additional duties as assigned by BS&E.

Here is how to apply: