Associate AD – Director of Athletic Development & Operations

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Development & Advancement 🗓️ July 24th, 2026

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Old Dominion University is hiring an Associate AD – Director of Athletic Development & Operations. The role manages the daily operations of the athletic fundraising team, including planning and implementing the Athletic Annual Fund campaign, overseeing donor relations, ticketing, and premium seating. Additionally, the position supervises several directors, maintains donor portfolios, and directs major and annual gift fundraising efforts for assigned sports programs.

Highlights

Oversee day-to-day operations of athletic fundraising, including Annual Fund campaign planning and implementation.
Manage communication, donor relations, stewardship, ticketing, premium seating, re-seating, parking, hospitality, and donor benefits.
Supervise Director of Annual Fund, Assistant Director of Athletic Donor Relations and Stewardship, and Director of Premium Seating and Special Events.
Maintain a portfolio of annual and major gift donors; oversee sport-specific fundraising programs.
Fundraise major gifts such as endowments, capital, planned gifts, and sport-specific gifts; annual fundraising includes unrestricted, sport-specific contributions, revenue share, and NIL.
Required to communicate athletic fundraising objectives effectively to constituents via personal visits, campaigns, and events.
Must demonstrate strong organizational skills, teamwork ability, strong work ethic, and high integrity.
Minimum qualifications: Master’s degree or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience; considerable experience in athletic development including annual fund and ticketing; some collegiate athletics experience required.
Preferred qualifications: Postgraduate degree in business administration or sports management; some fundraising experience preferred.
Position requires a criminal background check for the final candidate.