Manager of Member Experience | Full-Time | University of Utah (Ken Garff University Club)

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

The Manager of Member Experience is responsible for leading the overall strategy, execution, and continuous evolution of the ClubLife experience, ensuring meaningful engagement across the full Member journey. This role drives Member growth, engagement, and retention by curating best-in-class programming, storytelling, and personalized service that reflects the Club’s brand, values, and community culture. This position serves as the central steward of the Member experience overseeing events and programming, communications, onboarding, data-driven engagement strategies, and a high-performing Member Experience team. The Manager partners cross-functionally to ensure every Member touchpoint is intentional, consistent, and delivers a premium, relationship driven experience.

Reports Directly To: General Manager

Day to Day:

• Focus on both the quantitative (Member Growth) and qualitative (Member Experience) goals of the Club.
• Lead Member Experience Team in executing Membership Experience strategic plan.
• Create ClubLife experience according to brand standards.
• Ensuring a vibrant and connected member community.
• Focus on At Risk Member Intervention and increased retention practices.
• Communicate to employees and Members consistently and concisely via all channels.
• Execute all Member Events and Programs with member and committee feedback.
• Onboard/ new member connect steps.
• Create and execute relevant programs with purpose with consideration of your Clubs Members, product, and position.
• Create storytelling and content focused communications.
• Responsible for budgeting of dues lost, resignations and downgrades.

All the other stuff we do:

• Adhere to all company, club and department standards of operations, policies, and procedures whether written or verbal.
• Act with integrity.
• Conduct ourselves professionally and respectfully.
• Communicate effectively.
• Work well under pressure, coordinating multiple tasks at any given time.
• Solve problems, utilizing all available resources including regional and corporate staff.
• Work safely and ensure others are too.
• Attend meetings as required or requested.
• Understand service recovery procedures for Member/Guests.
• Notify GM and/or department head(s) of Member/Guest complaints. Rectify by practicing service recovery as soon as possible.
• Remain, open, flexible, and adaptable to take care of our Members and Guest changing needs.

About you:

• Undergraduate degree preferred. Educational concentration in business, communications, journalism, public relations, hospitality management, or recreation.
• Experience of 3-5+ years in Hospitality, Customer Relations, or Marketing & Communications.
• Preferred experience in one or more of the following: sales, relationship management, food & beverage operations, customer service, membership associations and/or fundraising.
• Prior experience in leading a team or project to a successful outcome is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge working with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• CRM/Salesforce.

Physical Requirements:
Standing, walking, exposure to temperature changes, dust, fumes, or gases, climbing/ladders, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 100 lbs on occasion, folding/unfolding, talking, hearing, and seeing.

Primary tools/equipment used in this position:

• Computer
• Telephone

Attendance Requirements for this position:
Attendance Requirements for this position as outlined on the weekly schedule. Additional hours can be required to meet deadlines of the position, including weekends and/or 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 our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. 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.