About the Role
The primary focus of this position is to grow single game revenue for the Timberwolves and Lynx.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the daily management of single game inventory for Timberwolves and Lynx.
- Lead single game business performance including ticket revenue, yield, and utilization.
- Oversee the design, creation, facilitation, and analytics for General Public Promotions to generate revenue and ticket sales.
- Manage placement, pricing alignment, and sell-through strategy for inventory distributed through the secondary market.
- Monitor third-party ticket marketplaces for fraud, unauthorized resale activity, and policy violations.
- Be fluent in ticketing technology and all other current and/or future technologies used for sale promotions management and development.
- Develop and manage a year-round promotions strategy in partnership with Marketing through a centralized annual Sales Promotions calendar.
- Partner with Business Intelligence and Finance to develop forecasts, set revenue targets and evaluate single game financial performance.
- Maintain consistent collaboration with Business Intelligence to design new promotions and conduct post-event analyses.
- Optimize existing promotions and introduce new sales initiatives to directly support Fan Development programs.
- Produce and regularly share clear, actionable reports on promotional performance.
- Identify and introduce innovative promotional items designed to drive incremental sales and enhance promotional campaigns.
- Evaluate and develop opportunities to generate incremental revenue beyond ticket sales, including sponsorships, food and beverage, hospitality spaces, and merchandise.
- Manage and execute third‑party partnerships supporting Single Game and Group Events.
- Coordinate delivery and set up all Sales Promotion items to designated locations.
- Act as the lead customer service representative for Sales Promotions.
- Manage all gameday marketing of Sales Promotions.
- Communicate with all necessary parties for Sales Promotion activations each game day.
Requirements
- Minimum two (2) year of Ticket Sales experience preferred.
- Experience working in the business side of a professional, minor league or college team is preferred.
- Must be able to communicate and exchange information with others both in person and over the telephone.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
- Must be able to operate computers and other office equipment.
- Staff will frequently ascend and descend bleachers/steps and traverse around the arena.
- May occasionally move objects weighing up to 15 pounds.
- Position may require travel to external events.
Skills
- Ticketing technology
- Sales Promotions management
- Sales Promotions development
- Business Intelligence
- Financial analysis
- Customer service
Location
- Office environment
- Sports arena
Work Type
- Full-time
- Office hours Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM
- Required to work Timberwolves and Lynx home games, member events and meetings, and networking events.
Experience Level
- Minimum two (2) year of Ticket Sales experience preferred
- Experience working in the business side of a professional, minor league or college team is preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $78,000 - $85,000
- Opportunities for an annual corporate bonus
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Health saving accounts with an employer contribution
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Employer-paid short/long-term disability plans
- Generous fitness and well-being benefits
- Work-related reimbursements
- Fully paid family/caregiver leave
- 11 Holidays
- At least 20 paid PTO days
- 2 Volunteer days
- 4 Personal Holidays
About the Company
- We understand that to win championships, it starts with the people.
- We’re all teammates with a united focus on fostering an inclusive winning culture that empowers, values and recognizes each other.
- Working together is how we do what’s right for the communities we live, work and play in.
- It’s how we innovate, learn and grow as individuals and as a group.
- It’s how we elevate lives through the power of basketball.
Equal Opportunity
- The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx are an equal employment opportunity organization.
- We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
