Manager, Premium Hospitality | New Stadium

Chicago Fire Football Club is a Major League Soccer team that was founded in 1997. Under new ownership, the Club recently announced plans to build a $650M+ privately financed downtown stadium in Chicago in 2028. The stadium will anchor Chicago’s newest neighborhood, the 78, a 62-acre development and entertainment district located along the Chicago River just south of Roosevelt Road. For more information on our bold plans, visit DearChicago.com.

Additionally, the club recently opened the state-of-the-art Endeavor Health Performance Center in March 2025 that has set the standard for North American training facilities. With tremendous growth and expansion, the Club is laying the foundation for an audacious and ambitious vision that will transform the brand and the company in the coming years. 
 

At Chicago Fire Football Club, we’re on a mission to entertain, serve, and unite Chicago by delivering excellence on and off the pitch to ensure a world-class experience. As a club we let our values guide everything we do: we uphold uncompromising integrity, show respect for all at all times, never settle for less, constantly innovate, and hold ourselves relentlessly accountable. 

Position Overview: 

Chicago Fire Football Club is seeking a Manager, Premium Hospitality to join the organization this Fall and play a starring role in selling our new stadium opening in 2028. This position will be responsible for driving significant contractual revenue across a diverse set of premium products to Chicagoland businesses, C-levels, and high-net worth individuals. In addition to helping current clients secure premium seating, you’ll execute a sophisticated outbound new business campaign across the region. You’ll receive best-in-class sales training, coaching, innovative tools, and technology to surpass sales targets as you utilize a world-class preview center scheduled to open in Winter 2025-26.

Job Responsibilities:

Reporting to the new stadium premium leadership team, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to:

• Generate significant premium revenue by successfully prospecting, pitching, and closing comprehensive six and seven figure agreements to current clients, C-Level executives and/or key decision makers of corporations, and high net worth individuals.
• Sell a full menu of premium hospitality products including suites, loges/living room boxes, tunnel club, and club seats via outbound calls, emails, face-to-face appointments, sales center presentations, and stadium tours. 
• Execute and lead dynamic sales presentations, face-to-face appointments, and sales events at a world-class new stadium preview center opening in Winter 2025-26.  
• Represent Chicago Fire FC at home matches, local networking, community, and corporate events to generate awareness, excitement, and sales leads throughout Chicagoland.
• Work closely with the Chicago Fire FC membership and premium service team to ensure clients receive superior service and complete fulfillment of every contract detail.
• Consistently and effectively manage a robust sales pipeline while providing updates and forecasts to management.
• Utilizes CRM system to consistently manage accounts, pipelines, and touchpoint activity while following sales processes diligently.
• Exceed daily, weekly, and annual individual sales goals and meeting targets.
• Clearly and effectively communicate personally and professionally within all levels of a company, both internally and externally.
• Completion of other duties as assigned with a team-player mindset.

Required Qualifications: 

• Minimum of three plus (5+) years in sales experience; prior experience selling six and seven figure premium hospitality deals in sports & entertainment is strongly preferred.
• History of top premium/B2B revenue production for a sport and/or entertainment organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Exceptional organization, time management, and pipeline management skills.
• Skilled in setting and running sales meetings, with ability to effectively pitch and present premium products. 
• Deep knowledge of the corporate sector and demonstrated ability to build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders in the market.
• Must be able to work collaboratively across all departments and possess an optimistic team-first mentality.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours, in non-traditional settings, including all home games (or other work events) that fall on nights, weekends, and/or holidays

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Sports Management, or a related field.
• Experience with the opening of a new stadium or arena, including selling multi-year lease products.
• Experience with corporate sales in the Chicagoland area.
• Local market community and corporate knowledge.

Compensation:

• This role offers a salary range of $90,000.00 - $100,000.00
• Final salary is determined by carefully considering the applicant's background, experience, and qualifications. Base pay may vary significantly based on geographic location, job-specific knowledge, skills, and overall experience. This role is classified as Full-time, exempt
• This role is commission and bonus eligible based on individual and club-wide goals
• Additional benefits & perks: https://www.chicagofirefc.com/careers

Please note:

• Chicago Fire FC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Our diversity initiatives start with the recruitment and selection process; therefore, we’d like to welcome all diverse candidates to apply to opportunities within our Club.
• CFFC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and maintaining a workplace for employees and applicants for employment that is free from discrimination.   The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, age, veteran or military status, disability, sexual orientation, sexual orientation or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training. 
  • If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact the People and Culture Department at peopleandculture@chicagofirefc.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.    

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