Director of Operations | Full-Time | Blue Arena

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Director of Operations | Full-Time | Blue Arena

Location

US-CO-Loveland

Job Post Information* : Posted Date

3 minutes ago (9/6/2026 8:56 AM)

Job ID

2026-34332

Location Name

Blue Arena

Category

Operations

Type

Regular Full-Time

Location : Location

US-CO-Loveland

Job Post Information* : External Company Name

Oak View Group

Job Post Information* : External Company URL

https://www.oakviewgroup.com/

Location : Postal Code

80538

Location : Address

5290 Arena Circle

Job Post Information* : Post End Date

12/4/2026

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 Director of Event Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day operational readiness of the Blue Arena and ensuring the safe and successful execution of sporting events, concerts, commencement ceremonies, and other special events. This position manages, supervises, and coordinates the day-to-day operations of the Blue Arena, including but not limited to set-up/changeovers, custodial/housekeeping, audio/visual, facility maintenance, and HVAC. The Director of Operations provides leadership for the entire Operations Department while collaborating with Security, Guest Experience, Box Office, Parking, Marketing, Colorado Eagles personnel, promoters, and external partners to execute world-class events. This position is responsible for developing and implementing practical systems, workflows, and accountability measures that ensure operational tasks are completed to standard, as well as requires flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours based on the event calendar. This role pays an annual salary of $90,000 - $100,000 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 December 4, 2026.

Blue Federal Credit Union Arena (also known as Blue FCU Arena or Blue Arena) at The Ranch Events Complex, located in Loveland, Colorado, is a 6,800-seat multi-purpose venue, which opened in September 2003, and is home to the American Hockey League. The arena, which is owned by Larimer County, is managed by Oak View Group (OVG), the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a portfolio of 300+ client-partners spans arenas, stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, cultural institutions, and state fairs around the globe. This multipurpose facility can host many indoor sporting events, rodeos and dirt shows, family shows in any configuration, and diverse concert settings in various capacities and trade shows and offers a diversity of setups to accommodate just about any event. Blue FCU Arena, less than an hour's drive from Denver and Cheyenne, has become the focal point for sports, live entertainment, and hospitality in Northern Colorado. Blue FCU Arena is part of a larger 374,000 square-foot fairground complex called The Ranch Events Complex, which is the official name of the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex. The ranch includes Castorena's Equine Center with two livestock