NBA team operating ticketing, merchandise, and fan engagement operations
The Charlotte Hornets run a 51–200-person operation balancing game-day execution, ticket sales, and merchandise distribution. The hiring mix—heavy on interns and junior roles in sales and marketing—reflects a seasonal, event-driven business model. Current focus spans ticket package strategy, premium activations, and a new apparel line (Hive collection), while pain points cluster around retention, renewal revenue, and inventory velocity, suggesting margin pressure on physical goods and ticket resales.
Notable leadership hires: Membership Services Director, Video Production Director
The Charlotte Hornets are a professional basketball team in the NBA's Southeast Division (Eastern Conference), playing home games at Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte. The organization operates across ticketing, live event production, merchandise (including the Hive collection apparel line), corporate hospitality, and fan engagement. Revenue streams include game tickets, premium seating packages, group outings, theme nights, branded merchandise, and sponsorship activations. The team coordinates content creation, social media, and promotional campaigns alongside venue operations and membership services.
The Hornets run Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Workfront), Tableau for analytics, SQL for data queries, and social platforms (Instagram, Meta, Twitter) for fan engagement.
Current projects include new theme nights and group outings, sales plan development for ticket packages, premium gameday activations, the Hive collection apparel line, jersey launches, and strategic revenue initiatives in emerging categories like fan experience and merchandise.
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