Assistant Director, Esports

The Assistant Director, Esports will work collaboratively with the Associate Director to develop and refine RecWell Esports offerings and staff operations, including fiscal management, staff development, program outreach, and program modifications to increase the reach and elevate the impact of the gaming programs and services.

What You Will Do

This position will collaborate with campus and RecWell units to advance gaming and conventional sport program initiatives, develop students' leadership, communication, conflict resolution, organizational, and teamwork skills, and establish long and short-term goals consistent with the mission of the university and the division.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will demonstrate ability to offer leadership, vision, and strategic planning, build, develop, and cultivate relationships across campus with a variety of constituents, and possess effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in areas such as recreation, sport management, STEM related fields, or an applicable field.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in esports or gaming design/operation, programming, and preferably staff supervision.
• Ability to supervise, manage, and develop a wide variety of student employees.
• Ability to develop students' leadership, communication, conflict resolution, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to establish long and short-term goals consistent with the mission of the university and the division.
• Ability to build, develop, and cultivate relationships across campus with a variety of constituents.
• Self-motivated, energetic, service-minded and adept at solving problems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse constituents.
• Must possess effective communication (written/oral) as well as interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with computer software (word processing, spreadsheet, electronic communication, etc.).

Benefits

• Defined Contributions retirement plan
• Background check required for employment
• FLSA exempt (not eligible for overtime)
• Purdue University is an EO/EA University