Director of Recruiting Job in Phoenix, Arizona US
Director of Recruiting
Grande Sports Academy is seeking an experienced Director of Recruiting to join their team in Casa Grande, AZ.
An athlete’s greatest dream is to play professionally. Grande Sports Academy is uniquely positioned to help our athletes accomplish that dream, while nurturing the importance of life skills and college preparatory academics.
This is where young adults reach an unparalleled level of mental and physical development to maximize their potential and achieve their individual goals. Our goal is to have every graduate earn a college scholarship offer, which they did last year.
Job Summary:
The Director of Recruiting is a challenging and hands-on position which requires total commitment. The candidate must provide all aspects of customer service, including cultivating relationships and building rapport with parents to bring a comfort level to them when discussing their son’s attendance at the Academy. The Director of Recruiting must provide prompt client communication.
The Director of Recruiting must provide the highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics. Have the ability to think strategically and creatively with strong business and sports acumen. Have a strong understanding of the passion for sport with an innovative, energetic and self-motivated attitude. Be A Goal setter with strong time-management skills. Be an excellent communicator with effective writing skills and the poise and ability to present oneself well to others.
A Little Background:
Grande Sports is made of two entities: Grande Sports World and Grande Sports Academy. Grande Sports World (GSW) is an internationally renowned training facility which 15 of the 19 MLS teams have trained or played games at the facility, including Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake, New York Red Bulls, New England Revolution, Chivas USA, Vancouver Whitecaps, Colorado Rapids, Portland Timbers and Montreal Impact and NASL’s FC Edmonton, the Canadian U23 National Olympic team and U17 World Cup teams for Rwanda and New Zealand along with two other New Zealand teams. We have also conducted and hosted MLS and NASL Combines. GSW also hosted US Soccer’s A, B and C coaching license course for 177 coaches from around the country. In 2010, GSW hosted the FIFA FUTURO III courses for 40 coaches located around the globe.
Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- Take parents, students and visitors on tours of the property
- Establish, identify, coach and mentor academy and camp sales interns
- Prepare sales reports and distribute weekly
- Attend soccer conferences to present and create interest in our programs
- Attend soccer tournaments and camps to assist in developing prospect list
- Provide excellent communication with GM, Director of Soccer, Coaches, Marketing Manager, RA’s, Directors of Resort, Parents and Students
- Provide a recap/evaluation of each trialist to GM
- Send and receive all student athlete paperwork including camp registration, full resident applications and scholarship applications
- Conduct weekly eblasts and coordinate with the Marketing Manager
- Work closely with the Marketing Manager to activate and convert sales leads
- Insure the website is up to date by communicating with the Marketing Manager
- Attend weekly resort staff and student athlete recruiting meetings
Skills you’ll need to succeed:
- BA or greater in sales, marketing and communications, or minimum 5 years of experience in similar field
- Player development background in soccer
- Presentation skills and excellent computer skills including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel
- Experience in Word press is preferred
- Outstanding strategic selling skills
- Creative solution development
- Experience with interpersonal communications
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Must be able to multi-task and see projects through to completion in a timely manner
- Strong work ethic
- High level of responsiveness and professionalism
- Goal setter, who is organized with attention to detail
- An innovative, energetic and self-motivated attitude
- Poise with ability to present oneself well to others
- An entrepreneurial spirit to help grow the business into new frontiers
- Strong background in marketing initiatives and new media
- Continuing education in new media
- Work Director/Senior Level hours and respond to business demands
- Perseverance qualities
- Ability to walk the property, climb stairs and be outdoors to attend games
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter, salary requirements and resume via the “Apply Now Button”
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please no recruiters or personnel agencies
No phone calls or walk-ins, please