MARKETING ASSISTANT – The Refinery Fieldhouse + Event Center

The Sports Facilities Companies • Garden City, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Refinery Fieldhouse + Event Center is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Garden City, KS. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.
The Refinery Fieldhouse + Event Center is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.
SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.
The Marketing Assistant is a part-time, entry-level position, which executes business development tasks as assigned by the Marketing Manager. This role will involve a wide range of tasks, including content creation, social media management, event support, and administrative duties.

Requirements

• Ideal candidates have education and some experience in business development disciplines such as promotions, advertising, PR, merchandising, graphic design, fundraising and sponsorship sales, website design, email marketing, and campaign management.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and best practices
• Willing to learn new software and processes
• Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and negotiating skills
• Must be a team player
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work flexible schedules including weekends, nights and holidays
• Passion for sports and recreation

Nice To Haves

• Ability to operate a professional camera is a plus
• Experience with graphic design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Canva)
• Experience with social media management tools (e.g., Sprout, Hootsuite) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Capture content (photo, video, etc.) for use in creating in-house flyers, invitations, print ads, posters, e-mail marketing, website content, social media channels, newsletter, and other digital platforms
• Assists with traffic-building promotions, event coverage, and on-site support, including staging major events, tournaments, contests, and community programs.
• Assists with sponsorship execution including gathering content, signage capture, and fulfillment of promotional deliverables
• Assists with creating and distributing marketing materials, event promotional packages, and digital assets
• Assist in the development and implementation of marketing campaigns for the venue, including sports areas, events, programs, family entertainment center, food and beverage
• Ensure website content and event calendar are accurate and up-to-date
• Work and collaborate with a team to generate content to tell the story of the venue and its programs, events, venue offerings, and more
• Performs the job safely and in compliance with company policies, procedures, work and safety rules and the team member manual
• Performs other duties assigned by management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed