Temporary Seasonal Football Recruiting Coordinator (Part-Time)

Department: Belknap Campus • Part time • Temporary (Fixed Term)

About the role

The Temporary Seasonal Football Recruiting Coordinator identifies and conceptualizes strategies to recruit prospective student-athletes to the University of Louisville to perform on the football field and in the classroom. This seasonal position reports to the Chief of Staff for Football.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and implement strategic recruiting plans for prospective student-athletes; plan, develop, and execute recruitment strategy.
• Identify talented, eligible prospective student-athletes to represent the university on and off the field.
• Coordinate assigned on-campus official and unofficial recruiting visits, including game day visits by prospective student-athletes and their parents/guests, ensuring they are having a positive experience; work with recruiting staff to organize complimentary ticket lists, meals, and facilitate introductions/meetings with assistant coaching staff.
• Foster and maintain positive relationships with high school coaches both locally and nationally to assist in the process of evaluating prospective student-athletes.
• Understand and comply with all NCAA and ACC rules and regulations pertaining to recruiting (on and off campus); report to and work with Athletics Compliance on any recruiting issues.
• Identify and manage potential walk-ons to the Football program; coordinate paperwork and tryouts prior to each season.

Requirements

• Seven years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education with a collegiate or professional football program; experience may include work as a collegiate graduate assistant, full-time position coach, and/or NFL scouting experience.
• Knowledge of NCAA and ACC rules and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in a collegiate, Division I FBS football program.
• Working knowledge of XOS or other related digital coaching software, Hudl, and Twitter.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Effective administrative and organizational skills and the ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks and projects according to deadlines.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.