Assistant Director, Esports

Req Id: 43487

Job Title: Assistant Director, Esports

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Assistant Director, Esports will work collaboratively with the Associate Director with a primary focus to develop and refine RecWell Esports offerings and staff operations. This includes fiscal management, staff development, program outreach, and program modifications to increase the reach and elevate the impact of the gaming programs and services. This position will collaborate with campus and RecWell units to advance gaming and conventional sport program initiatives.

What We're Looking For:

• 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.
• Can consider direct graduate and/or undergraduate experience.
• Ability to offer leadership, vision, and strategic planning that will contribute to programming a diverse offering of esports activities that meet the changing needs of the university community.
• Demonstrate ability to supervise, manage, and develop a wide variety of student employees.
• Ability to develop students leadership, communication, conflict resolution, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Must show ability to establish long and short-term goals consistent with the mission of the university and the division.
• Must show 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.).

Additional Information:

• To learn more about Purdue's benefits summary
• https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/employeebenefits/benefits_enrollment/pdf/summaries/2023/Benefits-summary-Admin-Op-2023.pdf
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions immediately

Who We Are at Purdue University:

When you join Purdue University, you join a community that keeps moving forward. For more than 150 years, we've been known for not only our groundbreaking work in STEM research, but also for our collective imagination, ingenuity and innovation.

EOE: Purdue University is an EO/EA University

Education

Typically requires a Bachelors degree

Experience

Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience

FLSA Status

Exempt

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Posting Start Date: 8/12/26