Western Kentucky University · 2 days ago
Director, Recruiting Operations - Football
Western Kentucky University is a member of Conference USA and seeks to hire a Director of Recruiting Operations for Football. This role involves assisting with all aspects of recruiting, planning visits, managing correspondence with prospective student-athletes, and overseeing the recruiting functions for the football program.
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Responsibilities
Assist the Director of Player Personnel in all aspects of recruiting
Assist with planning, setting up, and hosting all official visits and everything surrounding them. This also includes completing any necessary compliance paperwork and coordinating with necessary areas within the athletics department and outside it to ensure compliance with all NCAA and campus rules and regulations
Help with planning, setting up, and hosting all unofficial visits and everything surrounding them. This also includes completing any necessary paperwork and coordinating with necessary areas within the athletics department and outside it to ensure compliance with all NCAA and campus rules and regulations
Assist with coordinating, managing, and overseeing all recruiting functions for Football
Manage all correspondence sent out to prospective student-athletes for the program
Create/Oversee social media and marketing plan for football recruiting department
Manage all aspects of the transition of all new players enrolling at Western Kentucky
Manage and oversee all ticket requests for Football home games by prospective student-athletes and high school coaches. This also includes managing ticket requests for all other sports with Football prospective student-athletes
Manage the student graphic design department
Assist with managing student support staff on game day
Other duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach or Chief of Staff for Football
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
At least one year of NCAA Division I Football experience
Must be able to work evenings and weekends
Knowledge of NCAA rules regarding recruiting in the sport of Football
Must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy
Experience with Microsoft Office
Excellent verbal and written communication
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and networking skills with individuals and groups
Must be a self-motivated person who can manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience working with and completing NCAA Compliance paperwork
Knowledgeable with coordinating, planning, and setting up official & unofficial visits
Experience completing advanced scouting reports
Company
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.63MKey Investors
National Science FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-05-11Grant· $1M
2023-01-20Grant· $0.6M
2022-06-28Grant· $0.03M
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