Jonathan Feldman joined the Department of Athletics as its new Director of Sales in December 2013. A seasoned sales professional with 13 years of experience in the field, Feldman comes to Little Rock after spending the last two and a half years with the University of Arizona.
At Arizona, Feldman served as the Director of Ticket Sales where he was responsible for leading a six-person team responsible for the tickets of eight Wildcat sports. Feldman generated over $700,000 in group revenue during his time in Tucson, selling out contests ranging from football and men’s basketball to women’s soccer and softball.
Before his time at Arizona, Feldman was the account executive for business development with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. While in Raleigh, he was responsible for over $250,000 in ticket revenue and grew business accounts to maximize the Hurricanes’ revenue. Also in North Carolina, Feldman spent time as a group sales account executive for the Triple-A Durham Bulls. Before that, he was back in the NHL in South Florida as the Senior Account Executive of Group Sales with the Florida Panthers.
Feldman also has experience closer to Little Rock. He spent more than three years on the staff of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies as their Group and Season Account Executive from 2003 to 2006. There, he was accountable for selling and servicing season ticket accounts and partial ticket plans. He brought in over $275,000 in ticket revenue while in Memphis.
A native of Orlando, Fla., Feldman earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Central Florida in 2000.