Summary:
Evil Geniuses, one of the oldest and most recognizable brands in professional gaming, was founded over 20 years ago on the belief that passion, commitment, and innovation could transform a beloved interest into a global phenomenon. Today, we look for people who share that same drive and dedication to help us continue to build on the rich organization that is Evil Geniuses.
As the Gaming Operations Director you will be responsible for the organization and execution of day-to-day operations (non-competitive), logistics planning, project, and financial management of gaming department and competitive strategy within Evil Geniuses.
Reporting to the Director of Esports, and with our Team Administrators reporting to you; your centrally located role within the department will be at the core of a high output department. You’ll also have multiple touchpoints with the CEO and the executive leadership team as the primary executor of our athletics and gaming strategy.
People who have thrived in Athletics Management, Talent and Entertainment Management, Hospitality Management, or Logistics roles before with a passion for esports and gaming, would make highly competitive candidates for this position.
Responsibilities:
Gaming Operations
- Create and manage FY travel and logistics calendars for our competitive athletes, including competition, sponsorship activation, and downtime travel
- Maintain an active relationship with global third-party vendors for on-site operations, ranging from hardware equipment to food and wellness services for talent
- Manage and curate player practice setups in Evil Geniuses’ LA and Seattle facilities
- Ensure comprehensive health and wellness compliance measures in all in-person gaming operations (inclusive of any COVID-19 restrictions and requirements)
Personnel Management
- Manage, mentor, and design curriculum to foster professional growth in our administrators
- Ensure all talent has best-in-class experience when competing for Evil Geniuses by managing scorecards, standards of excellence
- Ensure accountability and budget adherence in day-to-day operations
- Ability to vet, onboard and offboard third party services, and maintain deep relationships with vendors that uphold EG’s standards
Information Management
- Collaborate with other teams within Evil Geniuses to organize and upkeep key gaming information, data, and documents
- Build relationships with League and tournament operators to ensure proactive delivery of needs
- Always search for opportunities to optimize against cost, efficiency, and best practices in and out of the space
- Working with Culture Team for onboarding and offboarding of players and gaming staff
Project Management
- Collaborate with Director of Esports to design and implement gaming project management process for gaming focused initiatives.
- Manage operations budget with a start-up mindset
Requirements:
- Strong experience in logistics, workforce management, budget management, and operations
- Understanding of gaming and esports ecosystem or similar field (athletics or talent) management
- 8+ years relevant work experience
- Self-starter who likes operating with high agency and high responsibility
- Leadership experience in growing and developing team members
- Executive presence and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and drive results while asking for guidance when needed
- “Fixer” attitude - Attention to detail and confidence to deep dive and suggest process improvements
- Familiarity with travel/logistics platforms a plus
- High integrity as the role includes financial management and planning
- Ability to travel 10% of the year
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.
- Have a current driver’s license
All of our team members have these traits. You should, too:
- Collaboration
- Grit
- Adaptability
- Ownership