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JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Head Coach, eSports

DEPARTMENT: Athletics

REPORTS TO: Deputy Athletic Director, Chief Revenue & Development Officer

POSITION SUMMARY:

The eSports head coach will work with other UNO departments including communications, marketing, development, and the business office to help support and execute an eSports programs, tournament licenses and initiatives. Other responsibilities include recruiting players, developing practice plans, managing eSports students, coordinating with external tournament organizers, collecting both internal and external event reports, and promoting the team and the program to both internal and external community leaders for the websites, as well as various administrative tasks.

The ideal candidate for this position is an avid gamer with ample experience in managing multiple initiatives at once in a fast-paced environment while coordinating with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external. Essential attributes include excellent communications and interpersonal skills, an ability to multitask and remain focused in high-pressure situations. In addition, the eSports head coach must be highly self-motivated, organized, and enthusiastic about tournament and events organization.

RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Manage day-to-day administrative operations and upkeep for a variety of programs.
  • Recruit students from local, regional and national high school programs to field a competitive team.
  • Coordinate participation in consumer, trade, and eSports events.
  • Manage and oversee the execution of tournament licenses for external tournament organizers and partners. Actively monitor and maintain eSports mailboxes and respond to inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
  • Collaborate with communications to create announcements for events and tournaments.
  • Track and report task status to appropriate stakeholders in a timely and consistent manner.
  • Support external event organizers, partners, teams, and players as needed.
  • Administer and support run tournaments.
  • Provide timely reporting on summaries of events and other eSports programs and initiatives.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of the competitive eSports market, different types of games, and overall industry knowledge.
  • Organized, extremely detail-focused, and driven to consistently meet project deadlines.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Understands resource limitations and able to communicate challenges.
  • Self-motivated and able to multitask effectively.
  • Able to work overtime and weekends, and able to travel as needed.
  • Excellent communications skills.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Working knowledge/experience with social media platforms.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: ​

  • 5 years’ experience working in the gaming industry.
  • 5 years’ professional experience organizing, competing in, and / or coordinating live events.

SALARY: Compensation commensurate with experience

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please apply at the link provided.