Seasonal Event Marketing Assistant - Mercedes-Benz Stadium

About Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Opened in August 2017, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a world-class sports and entertainment venue in downtown Atlanta and home to the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United. The multi-purpose stadium was named the 2019 Sports Facility of the Year and is host to major sports and entertainment events, including the 2026 World Cup, the 2018 and 2025 College Football Playoff National Championships, the 2018 MLS Cup, and Super Bowl LIII. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the first professional sports stadium in North America to achieve LEED Platinum Certification and the first stadium worldwide to achieve TRUE Platinum Certification for zero waste by the United States Green Building Council. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is proud to be collaborating with naming rights partner Mercedes-Benz and thirteen founding partners including Coca-Cola, Equifax, The Home Depot, Novelis, SCANA Energy, Truist, IBM, Georgia Power, American Family Insurance, Global Payments, Ticketmaster, and Delta Airlines.

Who we are 

We use our core values as a compass to guide our decisions because they are our North Star. If we live our core values daily, we know everything else will take care of itself. We enjoy a culture rooted in giving back to others through our time, talents, labor, and financial commitment. We are successful when we collaborate with and value each other like family, maintain a hunger to delight guests and continuously innovate, listen closely for even the smallest need for improvement, stand up for convictions, and genuinely own our responsibilities as if our name is on the outside of the building.

Our Ideal Candidates

Actively Listen – Take an active role in listening by being present in the moment, using healthy body language, and ensuring joint understanding.  When we read between the lines and hear what others are saying and what they are not saying, we encounter amazing opportunities to go the extra mile in serving them. 

Collaborate – Realize that we are better together than we are alone.  We achieve much better results when others have the opportunity to add their diverse perspectives.  Be open to feedback and actively seek input from a variety of people at varying levels because the best ideas come from those who are closest to those we serve.

Engage in Servant Leadership – Put others ahead of yourself even when it’s difficult.  Find opportunities to lead by example in the way you pitch in and help others.  Giving back to others is at the heart of what we do. 

Build Relationships – Cultivate trust in relationships by showing respect and sensitivity.  Invest time in helping others to continuously improve by listening to their ideas and helping them to continuously improve. 

Own Results – Own issues you encounter even when they are outside of your area of responsibility by taking action or seeking out the needed resolution. You are empowered and expected to take risks aimed at exceeding the expectations of our guests.  Take advantage of this rare opportunity by utilizing available resources.     

Position Summary

The Seasonal Event Marketing Assistant position will support the AMB Sports & Entertainment (AMBSE) Private Events department by performing daily administrative and marketing tasks, in addition to assisting the AMBSE sales and operations teams with all aspects of event sales, planning, and execution.

This is a seasonal, hourly role that is based onsite at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for building and maintaining strong client, vendor and internal relationships.
• Plan and execute all assigned internal events.
• Support the events sales team with business development efforts.
• Support the operations team with event planning and event execution, including event load-in and load-out.
• Participate in internal and external meetings as required for both sales and operations, including but not limited to sales and planning sites for clients and vendors, department meetings, staff meetings, pre-shift meetings, etc.
• Manage event bookings/ assignments in ABI, Momentus, CRM and Outlook.
• Manage client gift inventory.
• Catalog and manage all event images.
• Create and manage department LinkedIn and social media content.
• Create, manage, and update print and digital collateral.
• Create content for sales campaigns, business development events and Ignition Monthly.
• Manage the AMBSE website updates.
• Other special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in marketing, hospitality or sports management.
• 1 year of industry experience, preferably in large-scale events for sports/entertainment industries.
• 1 year experience with a variety of software and tools, including those for content creation, social media management, email marketing, analytics, and project management.
• Knowledge of MS Office, Canva, Adobe Creative, ABI & Momentus software a plus
• Must be able to work events from start to finish throughout the year, which will include nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.
• Thorough understanding of the complexity of events and the hours that go into successful planning and execution.
• Must possess a professional demeanor and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be creative, detail-oriented, and capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must have the confidence to make quick, logical decisions under pressure.
• Must be team-oriented as well as able to work independently.
• Must be able to take constructive criticism and change direction to suit operational needs.

As part of the application process, applicants must submit their marketing portfolio.