SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

VP, Marketing

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.$150K — $180K *
Hospitality & Recreation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree required; MBA preferred.
  • 10 years of experience in Marketing.
  • Expertise in advertising, media, digital marketing, and public relations.
  • Strong skills in simplifying complex challenges for stakeholder alignment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including presentation skills.
  • Creative campaign development aligned with brand stewardship.
  • Strong multi-tasking and resource management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead marketing strategy development for SeaWorld Orlando division.
  • Develop tactical plans to boost attendance and revenue.
  • Partner with teams on marketing creative and media strategies.
  • Monitor metrics and optimize business performance.
  • Lead grassroots marketing partnerships with local entities.
  • Implement reporting to track marketing success and revenue metrics.
  • Oversee internal creative services.

Benefits

  • Unlimited flexible Paid Time Off
  • Paid Floating Holidays
  • SEA Employee Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
  • SEA Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K plan with company match
  • Voluntary Insurance options
  • Disability Benefits
  • Legal Assistance Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
VP, Marketing

SeaWorld is a world-renowned leader in the themed-park and entertainment industry. Our success is built on a passion for caring for animals and a dedication to delivering positive, memorable experiences to people from around the world. We’re also committed to helping ambitious people achieve their professional best. We’re always seeking exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable individuals for a variety of roles throughout our organization.

What you get to do:

Lead the development and execution of the marketing discipline for the SeaWorld Orlando division of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.  Develop tactical plans that increase annual attendance, competitive position, brand distinction and revenue.

  • Developing smart, successful marketing strategies and tactical plans to drive annual attendance, revenue and control expense.
  • Providing command over the business, understanding the drivers and adjusting to maximize performance.
  • Partnering with corporate teams on brand/park creative and media strategy, planning and execution, directly leading all email, social, website, co-op and grassroots, field marketing.
  • Effectively assessing complex information to provide the best direction to the business in a highly visible role; monitoring metrics and feedback in a fast-paced environment, course correcting and optimizing as necessary to ensure proper utilization of resources.
  • Strategizing and leading team in the best local/grassroots marketing efforts including strategic partnerships with sports teams, local organizations, hotels etc.
  • Defining and implementing comprehensive reporting to measure and monitor marketing return, customer engagement, pass holder renewal, admissions revenue and EBITDA.
  • Providing oversight and guidance for internal creative services
  • Leading development of high-level presentations addressing marketing and park plan topics, financial performance, market updates, etc.
  • Creating and managing a significant budget covering all areas of marketing while aligning budget resources with prioritized marketing strategies and tactics
  • Actively engaging with peer group, specifically senior sales leaders and corporate colleagues, to develop strong and collaborative relationships that drive the overall business growth and success.

What is takes to succeed:

  • An undergraduate degree is required; an MBA is desirable.
  • 10 years of experience in Marketing
  • Capable of executive level oversight of multiple areas to include advertising, promotions, media and public relations, digital marketing, social, loyalty programs, data and analytics.
  • Ability to simplify complex business challenges to drive alignment of impacted stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to include polished oral and visual presentations.
  • Must have strong creative campaign development skills that align with brand stewardship.
  • Superior multi-tasking, competing priority management and speed to execution designed for a fast-paced, flexible and demanding environment.
  • Effective tactical execution, including alignment, identification and prioritization of resources. Superior analytical aptitude with strong bottom-line orientation.
  • Experience in developing and managing complex budgets.

The perks of the position:

As part of the SeaWorld family, you’ll enjoy a fun, fast-paced environment, and great teammates, as well as:

  • Paid Floating Holidays
  • Unlimited flexible Paid Time Off
  • SEA Employee Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
  • SEA Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K plan
  • Voluntary Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Benefits
  • Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Legal Assistance Plan

Join the team!

If you’re looking for the opportunity to make the most of your abilities in a one-of-a-kind setting with an entertainment industry leader, we’re looking for you!

The perks of the position:

  • Paid Time Off
  • Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
  • Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K Retirement plan
  • Voluntary Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Legal Assistance Plan

About SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. is a theme park and entertainment company that operates marine mammal parks, oceanariums, animal theme parks, and water parks. The company owns and operates twelve parks located across the United States. SeaWorld parks feature live entertainment, rides, and animal exhibits. The company is also involved in conservation efforts and animal rescue operations. SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
Learn more about SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
Size
2,800 employees
Market Cap
$3.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$312.3 million
5 Year Trend
+2.3%
Revenue
$431.7 million
NASDAQ

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