Austin Laumb

Experience

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  Willmar Stingers Baseball Club

  May 2015 - Aug 2017

  Manager of Stadium Operations

  Directed the strategic plan for all ground operations at game days, events, and promotions • Learned strategic business planning to effectively develop and improve club operations • Worked closely within the community through dynamic processes to create and maintain strong relations with fans, partnersand athletes

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  Willmar Stingers Club

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Marketing, Sales Promotion, and Hospitality
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  University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Game Day Operations Intern

  Operated all game days and events for football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track Conducted multiple NCAA national events including the National Volleyball Championship • Implemented and coordinated events and promotions in return increasing student attendance • Helped create and run scripts used before, during, and after events play to increase fan experience

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  Minnesota United FC

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

  Event Lead

  Executed a consistent brand experience by embodying the MNUFC brand with fan engagement • Implemented all facets of club sponsored events from load in to tear down ranging from 100’s to 1,000’s in attendee’s • Assisted in inventory, direct various promotions, data entry, and wrote post-event/match recaps • Implementing unique fan engagement events resulting in sell-out crowds withMN record breaking 52,242 fans

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  Minnesota Wild

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Premium Concierge Team

  Responsible for front-line service for premium seating and suites at Xcel Energy Center events • Monitored event area to ensure all guests’ satisfaction and safety needs are met for fan safety • Learned how to interact with sponsors and large-scale clients to ensure satisfaction and renewals

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  National Sports Center

  Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

  Sports Turf Coordinator and Heavy Equipment Operator

  Coordinated layout, maintenance, and creating over 50 full length soccer/sport fields used for a variety of sporting events • Hosted the USA Cup one of the largest soccer events in the world and the largest amateur soccer event. With over 1,150 teams 16,000 players from over 20 countries • Worked on maintenance of the Victory Links Golf Course for the 3M Open Championship Qualifier

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  Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Operations and Event Intern

  Executed and led strategic planning for a diverse group of events from a local, state and national level • Managed on/off site brand activation, promotion and marketing efforts for events • Created and maintained authentic relationships throughout the Arizona community with quality innovative events Completed business meetings to go over event operations, sponsorship's, and goals/metrics of current business activity • Worked with a variety of vendors to supply concessions, sponsorship and avariety of stations at events • Completed the ground event and game operations for the CFB Arizona Bowl Game Show less

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  Octagon

  May 2019 - Oct 2019

  Event and Partnership Trainee

  Traveled the country promoting clients premier product line through a tour of events • Worked on an experimental marketing and events campaign designed to strengthen and form new relationships with priority clients including celebrities and influencers • Involved in the strategic planning, logistics and implementation of the campaign and its over 55 events to optimize the clients needs and create momentum for future success • Achieved over a 10% conversion rate and exceeded all KPI's established prior to tour Show less

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  Fanatics

  Nov 2019 - now

  Assistant Manager of Athlete Relations

  • Maintain authentic relationships with partners, clients, and their agents to create positive meaningful impacts for the client, community, and company• Work directly with a roster of over 200 exclusive athletes, entertainers, and management on the creation, operations, and fulfillment on all aspects of their memorabilia contracts including marketing, alignment, and appearances• Head strategic approach on forming, managing, and marketing partnerships for Fanatics newly formed NIL business working effectively cross-departmentally along with partners and sponsors• Created and currently direct Fanatics business to business and direct to customer retail program which brought in over $7.2 million over 2021 year• Manage all functions relevant to over 1450 events per year including activation, logistics, purchase orders, transfers, relations, and marketing• Negotiate and monitor status of contract deals with current value of over $60 million • Direct all athlete/entertainer/agent personal and charity product requests along with team participation in events. Show less