Lesley seeks a Head Coach of Esports, who will serve to provide leadership and supervision for all aspects of the Esports program.
Reporting directly to the Athletic Director, the Head Coach of Esports will be responsible for:
- Recruiting qualified prospective students, developing and implementing effective training sessions and practices, and supporting student-athletes in their development.
- Meeting specified annual enrollment and participation goals by identifying, evaluating and recruiting prospective students to participate as a member of the eSports team.
- Securing competition and communicate game/tournament schedules for pre-approval.
- Working with Production to help with streaming, casting, and creating/hosting tournaments, working with marketing to manage social media presence and promotions.
- Participating in the development of the whole student, including individual well-being and life skills.
- Monitoring and ensuring the academic progress of team members.
- Fostering and maintaining a culture that demonstrates a commitment to compliance with all league, conference, and institutional rules and regulations.
- Fostering and maintaining a culture that demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, as well as trust and mutual respect.
Why Lesley:
Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance. In addition, we offer significant paid time off, a generous retirement plan, and tuition programs that enable employees and their dependents to expand their knowledge and skills. Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.
Expressing Interest:
A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration. At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, physical ability, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other protected personal identities -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution.
