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Athletic Recruiting

The Athletic Recruiting Specialist coordinates and facilitates activities related to the athletic recruiting program including evaluating, ranking, and recruiting prospects while supporting coaches and prospects with recruiting travel logistics.

• Coordinate all aspects of recruiting including evaluating, ranking, and recruiting prospects
• Facilitate and lead prospect evaluation meetings
• Maintain and manage prospect information including ranking lists, databases, contact logs, and visit lists
• Maintain communication with prospects via phone and email
• Assist visiting prospects with travel arrangements, itineraries, accommodations, transportation during visits, compliance paperwork, and questionnaires
• Manage social media communications; provide input on recruiting communications; design and deliver virtual visit presentations
• Train, oversee, manage, and direct the work of recruiting interns

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 – 6
• Minimum – $42,100.00
• MidPoint – $51,600.00
• Maximum – $61,000.00