Brent Jones bio
7/20/2009 4:10:00 AM | General
Brent Jones was named Director of Eagle Sports Marketing at Georgia Southern University in May 2006. He is responsible for all corporate sponsorship revenue, ticket sales, marketing, advertising, promotional materials, promotions, the Junior Eagle Club, the VIP suite at J.I.Clements Stadium, in game entertainment, video board production at Paulson Stadium, and promoting the 15 sports sponsored by Georgia Southern Athletics. Jones also is a liaison with the GSU Radio Network for the Athletic Department.
He serves as the executive producer of the Inside Georgia Southern Football with Chris Hatcher, Inside Georgia Southern Basketball Show with Charlton Young and Inside Georgia Southern Baseball Show with Rodney Hennon. Jones is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA).
Prior to joining the Eagles, Jones spent two years at the University of Mississippi. During the 2005-06 academic year, he worked as the Director of Game Day Operations for Rebel Sports Marketing (A Division of Telesouth). He coordinated promotional events at Ole Miss basketball and baseball games, while also supervising a group of 18 interns. The Rebels averaged more than 6,200 fans for their home baseball games leading the SEC in attendance.
In addition, Jones also worked as the Director of the Baseball Diamond Girls and as the liaison with an outside consultant on Ole Miss Sports Marketing. He started his career at Ole Miss as an intern for the Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Affairs then moved into a graduate assistant role with Rebel Sports Marketing before ascending to the Director of Game Day Operations for Rebel Sports Marketing. He worked extensively with the football, men's basketball, and baseball teams, developing promotional calendars and overseeing all on field activities and promotions.
A former baseball player at Oglethorpe University, Jones also served as the coordinator of Ole Miss baseball camps. He played two years at Augusta State University before finishing his career at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Ga. Jones still holds eight season and career records at OU.
He received his bachelor's degree from Oglethorpe in May 2004 and his master's degree in Secondary Education from Ole Miss in 2006.
