Race Marketing and Operations Administrator

JOB SUMMARY:Assists with all race marketing administrative, advertising, public relations and promotions and event planning along with customer service duties as assigned.DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: NONEKEY JOB FUNCTIONS:Maintain and facilitate all daily, promotional handicapping and racing contests and work via Club Centaur rewards and Mutuels departments.Planning, implementation and follow-up on marketing initiatives for all racing events and community functions Facilitate First Turn Stables and fractional ownership programCoordinate marketing projects by completing creative requests, inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying delivery of collateral piecesDevelop Race Marketing Agendas and Productions schedules for the nightly production Supervise and guide race marketing internsPrepare press releases for racing eventsAssist with media relations as they pertain to the racing mediaMaintain daily race marketing budget and track promotional contests/maintain customer databases Broadcast on racing simulcast signal as neededPerform routine tasks of the department as directed by the ManagerSupport Advertising and Creative team with implementation of advertising communication strategies. Support Promotions/Events team with implementation of marketing programsSupport Club Centaur and VIP Managers with implementation of Club and VIP marketing programs. Support and assist Race Marketing Manager with all race related programsAssists in the maintenance of departmental files.Coordinate with outside agencies, in-house design team, and production houses to create, produce, distribute and track all advertising materials on deadline and in budget.Support marketing objectives by assisting with the development of brand-centric and visually stimulating graphics, as well as clear and compelling copy.Require ability to multi-task, strong organizational skills, creativity, and a keen eye for detail. Ability to multi-taskKeen eye for detailExcel in a fast-paced and dynamic environment Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)Strong fiscal acumenDisplay professionalism and maintain professional appearance Performs all other duties as assignedEDUCATIONS and/or EXPERIENCE:Bachelor's degree (B. in Marketing from four-year college or university or equivalent. One – two years marketing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Accuracy, detail orientation and creative skills needed with the ability to analyze data and make recommendationsQUALIFICATIONS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.SOCIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:Must have an outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic attitude. Must be comfortable initiating conversations and creating a fun environment with our guests.LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.MATHMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.REASONING ABILITY:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.REQUIRED PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:Responsible for fostering a fun environment. Responsible for being gracious to all guests and co-workers. Responsible for promoting a positive influence in the community and participating in company-sponsored events. Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures that behavior and appearance are in compliance with established standards. Maintains a professional work environment with management and staff.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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to a smoking environment as this is a smoking facility. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS:Must be able to obtain and maintain a license from the Indiana Gaming Commission and the Indiana Horse Racing CommissionACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY INFORMATION:May require periodic access to patron informationACCESS TO GAMING FLOOR:May require periodic access to general areas of the gaming facility.DISCLAIMERThis is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).