Athletics Event Operations Coordinator

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Description

The Athletics Event Operations Coordinator supports the daily operations of athletic events and assists with planning and managing game days to ensure a great experience for student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans. This role also helps coordinate special events, while providing excellent customer service to coaches, campus departments, and outside organizations. Evening and weekend work will be required as needed.

Job Duties

• Assist with execution of game day management plans to ensure a positive game day experience for all student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators
• Assist with coordination of outside events to include Samford University graduations and high school graduations.
• Provides excellent customer service to athletic department coaches and staff, campus departments and organizations, and external organizations to encourage continual and regular use of all athletics facilities

Welcome to Samford University's application process powered by NeoEd!

You can submit an online application by clicking on the job title you are interested in and clicking on the "Apply" link! After viewing the Posting, click the 'Apply' tab. If this is the first time you are applying using our new online job application, you will need to create an account and select a Username and Password. After your account has been established, you can upload a saved document on your computer containing your information, or manually enter your personal information. This application will be saved and used to apply for future job openings.

Online applications are stored on a secure site. Only authorized employees and hiring authorities have access to job qualification information. Demographic information is maintained only for statistical reporting and is not associated with individual applications.

It is important that you review any prepopulated information as applications must show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Incomplete applications may not be accepted.

Description

The Athletics Event Operations Coordinator supports the daily operations of athletic events and assists with planning and managing game days to ensure a great experience for student-athletes, coaches, officials and fans. This role also helps coordinate special events, while providing excellent customer service to coaches, campus departments, and outside organizations. Evening and weekend work will be required as needed.

Job Duties

• Assist with execution of game day management plans to ensure a positive game day experience for all student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators
• Assist with coordination of outside events to include Samford University graduations and high school graduations.
• Provides excellent customer service to athletic department coaches and staff, campus departments and organizations, and external organizations to encourage continual and regular use of all athletics facilities
• Assist Director of Event Operations with budget preparation for the unit
• Coordinate with other departments as necessary to prepare facilities for the various events
• Position requires working evenings, and weekends, as well as other related duties as assigned by supervisors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with previous experience working in an Athletics related field. A master’s degree may substitute for experience.
• Working Knowledge of NCAA and Southern Conference rules and regulations with a personal commitment to operate within those rules is required.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 15 pounds.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an intercollegiate athletic program in the areas of facilities or operations preferred.

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