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Athletic Events

The Athletic Events Specialist coordinates, plans, and manages intercollegiate sport events; oversees logistics including staffing, budget, scheduling, marketing, media coverage, and external vendors; coordinates and manages workflow; and maintains communication between units to execute the event.

• Manage events for assigned sports including staffing, schedules, communication, budget, and operational logistics
• Schedule game day staff and ensure adequate coverage for the event; oversee the workflow of event staff
• Coordinate with marketing, ticketing, parking, and video teams to execute event logistics
• Create gameday materials such as event sheets and signage; oversee the distribution of event materials
• Coordinate with units including emergency, transportation, facilities, and police services to execute protocols and ensure event safety
• Maintain budgets for assigned sports; prepare and maintain contracts; review and approve invoices; prepare financial reports
• Coordinate with external vendors associated with events
• Prepare bid submissions for hosting opportunities
• Hire, train, and supervise students or wage employees
• Collaborate with coaches and directors to develop long range plans for future events, assess event effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, develop new event management strategies
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Intermediate Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates ability to perform intermediate tasks in defined skill areas. Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of internal procedures. Works under general supervision, performing assignments that may be varied and sometimes difficult. Supports team decisions and follows through with team responsibilities. Interprets and communicates information clearly and accurately. Demonstrates intermediate problem–solving skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers or volunteers

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems; occasionally faces more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows recommended course of action and procedures to resolve problems
– Applies knowledge of larger unit goals, priorities, and related procedures in determining course of action

Independence of Action:

– Work is generally monitored by supervisor
– Detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided
– Uses available guidelines to make appropriate adaptations to routine situations and refers other situations to supervisor

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and/or the University
– May communicate with external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 8
• Minimum – $51,000.00
• MidPoint – $62,500.00
• Maximum – $74,000.00