Director of Creative Services | Full-Time | Santander Arena

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

The Director of Creative Services will be responsible for leading the development and execution of all in-venue entertainment event presentation and creative services content for the Santander Arena & Performing Arts Center. The Director of Creative Services will oversee venue branding fan engagement and delivering high-impact cohesive storytelling across live events and digital platforms. They will be the project manager for the creative services team for Santander Arena the ECHL Reading Royal and will lead a team.

This role pays an annual salary of $60300 - $62500 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health Dental and Vision Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) matching and Paid Time Off (vacation days sick days and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until August 22 2025.

• Develop and execute all aspects of in-game entertainment including scripting music lighting video content crowd prompts promotions and timing.
• Lead game night production teams including stage managers DJs hosts mascots and other performance staff.
• Create show rundowns and ensure flawless execution of all production elements across various event types (games concerts community events etc.).
• Collaborate with marketing sponsorship and ticketing teams to integrate brand messaging and partner activations into live events.
• Serve as creative lead with internal staffto develop sales marketing and event services collateral.
• Prepare creative briefs manage work orders prioritize and assign work to the Designer and Production Artists.
• Implement quality standards and approval flow of creative assets.
• Traffic all approved assets to the stakeholder or third party upon completion.
• Duties as assigned.
• Frequent bending lifting 15-20 pounds sitting exposure to multiple external elements extensive walking throughout the building long periods of standing.

• 5 to 7 Years in Creative Services; 3 - 5 plus years in a Supervisory Role all preferably in the Entertainment/Hospitality/Sports Management Industries.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in both English and Spanish.
• Passion for creating unique experiences to enhance the brand of the company.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use utmost discretion when privy to sensitive information
• Must have strong project management experience.
• Must be self-directed and able to work independently while also flourishing in a fast-paced collaborative team environment.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.
• Proven track record of balancing multiple projects simultaneously through successfully.
• Must be adaptable with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings weekends and holidays.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.