Began at Auburn: January 2020
Education: Jones earned his BS in Finance from Jacksonville State University and his MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Finance from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Job Responsibilities: Jones is responsible for cultivating corporate partnerships with national, regional and local brands looking to engage the Auburn Family through an integrated mix of sports marketing platforms. Multimedia assets include the Auburn Sports Network, in-venue signage, promotional rights, digital & social channels, coach endorsements, intellectual property and corporate hospitality.
Past Experience: Jones was President/Founder of Devotion Agency, LLC, a marketing consultancy, corporate partnership development, and promotional products agency for the past 6 years. Before that, he was Vice President/General Manager within Hallmark’s Dayspring Cards subsidiary. Jones has also served in various marketing executive leadership positions for sporting goods industry leaders including K2 Inc., Schutt Sports, and Russell Athletic, and as an adjunct business instructor for John Brown University and Central Alabama Community College.
Personal: A native of Anniston, Alabama, Jones and his wife, Jennifer (AU ’94), have four sons – Greyson, Trenton, Jameson, and McClellan.
Education: Jones earned his BS in Finance from Jacksonville State University and his MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Finance from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Job Responsibilities: Jones is responsible for cultivating corporate partnerships with national, regional and local brands looking to engage the Auburn Family through an integrated mix of sports marketing platforms. Multimedia assets include the Auburn Sports Network, in-venue signage, promotional rights, digital & social channels, coach endorsements, intellectual property and corporate hospitality.
Past Experience: Jones was President/Founder of Devotion Agency, LLC, a marketing consultancy, corporate partnership development, and promotional products agency for the past 6 years. Before that, he was Vice President/General Manager within Hallmark’s Dayspring Cards subsidiary. Jones has also served in various marketing executive leadership positions for sporting goods industry leaders including K2 Inc., Schutt Sports, and Russell Athletic, and as an adjunct business instructor for John Brown University and Central Alabama Community College.
Personal: A native of Anniston, Alabama, Jones and his wife, Jennifer (AU ’94), have four sons – Greyson, Trenton, Jameson, and McClellan.