Vice President, Booking Snapdragon Stadium

Oak View Group
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.

Oak View Group
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 Vice President, Booking serves as the strategic leader for booking, business development, and event acquisition across Oak View Group’s Western Region stadium portfolio while maintaining direct responsibility for booking and programming Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. As the lead booking executive for Snapdragon Stadium, this position oversees the entire event booking lifecycle—from business development, event solicitation, negotiations, contracting, calendar management, and financial forecasting through event settlement and long-term promoter relationships.

Simultaneously, the Vice President provides strategic leadership to venue booking teams across the Western Region by developing regional booking strategies, cultivating industry partnerships, identifying touring opportunities, and maximizing venue utilization and financial performance across the portfolio.

This role pays an annual salary of $185,000-$215,000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles:
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until November 20, 2026.

Opened in September 2022,
Snapdragon Stadium is a 35,000-seat multipurpose venue that serves as the home for San Diego State University Football (SDSU), San Diego Wave FC (NWSL Soccer), San Diego FC (MLS Soccer), major concerts and festivals, professional and amateur sports, motorsports, international soccer, entertainment events, and private special events. Snapdragon Stadium features incredible special event spaces such as the Cox Business Club, Founders Lounge, San Diego Zoo Alliance Club, Dos Equis Club, Sycuan Piers, and other unique venues.

• Serve as the primary booking executive for Snapdragon Stadium, responsible for procuring, negotiating, contracting, and scheduling all ticketed and non-ticketed events.
• Identify, solicit, and secure concerts, festivals, professional and collegiate sporting events, international competitions, motorsports, entertainment programming, and special events that maximize venue utilization and revenue.
• Negotiate rental agreements, license agreements, co-promotional partnerships, and other event contracts that optimize financial performance.
• Develop event pro forma, revenue projections, booking forecasts, and event mix strategies while monitoring overall profitability.
• Manage the stadium booking calendar, event holds, and scheduling priorities while balancing touring opportunities and tenant requirements.
• Coordinate scheduling with San Diego State University Football, San Diego FC, San Diego Wave FC, and other long-term tenants to optimize venue availability.
• Partner with Sports San Diego and destination marketing organizations to attract national championships, international competitions, and marquee sporting events.
• Collaborate with Finance, Event Management, Operations, Marketing, Production, and Box Office teams to support venue scaling, Ticketmaster setup, CAD review, settlements, and successful event execution.
• Develop booking initiatives…