University of Houston · 3 months ago
Director for Student-Athlete Development
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$65K/yr - $83K/yr
3+ years expThe University of Houston is seeking a Director for Student-Athlete Development to oversee the Student-Athlete Brand Development program within the athletics department. This role focuses on enhancing the student-athlete experience through brand cultivation, life skills development, and career readiness, while also leading initiatives related to name, image, and likeness (NIL).
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Responsibilities
Promotes student-athletes' ownership and development of their academic, athletic, personal brand, career, and community responsibilities through dynamic programming and initiatives
Leads the department committee on NIL initiatives, ensuring student-athletes are educated, empowered, and compliant
Engages and collaborates with Corporate partners, sponsors, Athletics Lettermen’s Association, Alumni Network and other industry leaders through events and personal correspondence to provide student-athletes to work with career development and growth opportunities
Coordinates a comprehensive Life Skills program and trainings to support total development of student-athletes
Creates and implements programming for all student-athletes, including workshops, seminars, and speakers to support key areas including, but not limited to, professional development, brand building, financial literacy, resume building, interview skills, and career discovery
Develops relationships with alumni, community members, and corporate sponsors to facilitate support of the student-athlete community service program; measure and track team and individual participation in outreach and community service events
Assists in supervision of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) guiding student leaders and promoting a culture of service and leadership
Facilitates student-athlete attendance at national, regional, or local leadership events
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of NCAA, conference, and university policies, ensuring all programs and activities are compliant
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related, 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience
Preferred
Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience
Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (76)
2023 (80)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
Recent News
2025-12-04
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