Stanford University
Description
Stanford’s Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (“DAPER”) is the premier intercollegiate athletics program in the country. With an unparalleled record of 134 NCAA team championships, we are the proud Home of Champions. Our success isn’t just measured in trophies; it’s reflected in the passion of our nearly 900 student-athletes competing across 36 intercollegiate varsity teams.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and implement recruiting operations innovations that deliver unique competitive advantages for Stanford Football. Leverage on-campus partners and technologies to create new capabilities and improve efficiencies.
- Co-manages the process of obtaining and reviewing transcripts.
- Manage the recruiting database including incoming prospect communications, recruiting services data and academic evaluations. Optimize all facets of input, throughput and output to improve Football recruiting.
- Manage the year-round calendar of the prospect evaluation process, structure and expectations for the Football Coaching Staff.
- Manage parts of the Football recruiting budget and conduct cost-benefit analyses for new and existing opportunities.
- Manage the Football recruiting interns including their scheduling, supervision, and development.
- Supports staff with spring travel arrangements.
- Co-Manage the planning and execution of on-campus recruiting visit logistics, including game days. Collaborate with other DAPER coaches and staff toward multi-sport recruiting events.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- At least 6 years of experience working in college or pro sports is strongly preferred.
- The candidate must have prior knowledge of NCAA rules compliance, excellent organizational and office management skills, and a strong attention to detail. The individual has to work under pressure and time constraints with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload in a fast-paced atmosphere.
- It is essential to have experience with recruiting database management software such as ACS, Front Rush, ARMS, HUDL or other services.
- Must have a mastery of MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- It is preferred to have demonstrated skill and creativity in graphic design with Adobe Photoshop.
- It is preferred to have mastery of social media platforms. The individual must have the desire to continually update personal computing, communications and information technology knowledge.