A College Athletic Director manages the sports and athletic programs and departments for a college or university. Supervises coordination of various athletic events and manages athletic department budgets. Serves as a liaison with sports conference or division administrators. Oversees hiring of athletic department staff.
? Serves as the primary event manager during home athletic events and post season tournaments (NESCAC and NCAA) ? Oversees all facets of the event to include; emergency action plan, staffing, crowd control, officials, broadcast, special events & ceremonies, visitors guide ? Assists in the implementation of department, college and website event calendar ? Responsible for athletic facility rentals, staffing and oversight ? Oversee the hiring, training and supervision of all event and facility staff, interns and student workers ?Direct all facility scheduling for events, practices, clubs, and external rentals ? Responsible for all contracts for home events ? Responsible for all officials and external staff for home events to include; assignment, scheduling, evaluating and payment ? Supervise the Dayton Arena & Athletic Field Manager
FACILITIES
? Oversight of athletic center, Dayton Arena and outdoor athletic facilities ? Coordinate with facilities team on maintenance of facilities and fields ? Assist AD with oversight of construction projects
MARKETING
? Work closely with Associate Athletic Director on all marketing and promotions events ? Overseeing the development and implementation of marketing/attendance initiatives to maximize attendance for home events and championships (NESCAC and NCAA). Including getting more students, staff and faculty to home events and designing special events to drive engagement ? Develop effective relationships with internal and external constituents and work to build a fan centered gameday ? Responsible for effective management, hiring, training and evaluating of marketing interns or student workers General Administration - 10% ? Serves as a member of the athletic director?s senior management team. Contributes to department-wide administration, policy development, and strategic planning efforts. ? Serves on department and college committees. ? Support broader campus usage of athletic facilities beyond varsity athletics to include club, recreational and fitness. ? Upholds the department's vision and goals in concert with the College?s mission and values. ? Maintains effective relations with faculty, students, alumni, and athletics support groups.
