Director, Sports Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for director, sports, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for overall vision and leadership for the Club Sports program that is aligned with the strategic goals of the University.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience in college athletics programs
• Experience of implementing weight loss, maintenance and gain strategies in support of performance outcomes
• Recognized as a collaborative strategist across core constituents (client, partners, internal)
• Successful negotiator across varied partnerships (sponsorships, talent, promotional)
• Manage multiple deals at once
• Experience in crafting deals across platforms
• Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Sales, channel management, consumer insights, or marketing communications experience preferred

Please consider me for the director, sports opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for vision and oversight for a quality and comprehensive intercollegiate sports information and marketing program.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience in strategic planning and assessment
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Supervisory and/or management experience preferably in collegiate athletics
• Proven experience working with C-suite executives, including, but not limited to the Chairman and CEO and Senior Leadership Team
• Experience negotiating complex vendor contracts
• Expertise in budget management of large sponsorships and events
• A thorough knowledge of athletics administration at the collegiate level and a demonstrated record of successful athletic recruiting and administrative experience
• Competency in program and budget planning, management, and evaluation

Please consider me for the director, sports opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for critical feedback and guidance to Sports Medicine-Olympic Sports reporting line employees throughout the year and during the university’s annual review process.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Prior experience leading a NCAA Division 1 strength and conditioning department, preferred
• Extensive contacts, knowledge of and experience in sports and marketing
• Experience in running and track & field industry as an executive, athlete or agent
• Experience managing (directly or virtually) diverse teams with potentially competing priorities
• Able to communicate well and build rapport quickly with student-athletes, coaches, administrators and other essential staff
• Working knowledge of food service quality and safety procedures
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment or start-up
• Experience working closely with partners on strategy setting, product integration and business metrics Account management experience with internal and external resources

Please consider me for the director, sports opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for leadership to student workers and game day table staff within the area of sports information;.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience working with graphic & font systems
• Experience working with live format/rundown system like Octopus
• Skills on Adobe Creative Suite (including Premiere and After Effects) preferred
• Experience dealing with a program that includes proprietary rating and forms is preferred
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff and managing a book of business
• Leadership – takes initiative and leads by example
• History of developing people through supervision and mentoring
• Strong Knowledge of Sports Substantial

Please consider me for the director, sports opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for program oversight and effective management of the Club Sports Program and Sport-based VSO’s by ensuring policies are meticulously followed, including regularly updating checklists and providing annual athlete orientations to ensure compliance.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills to interact with a variety of people/groups, both internally and externally
• Strong commitment to student staff development
• Member of NIRSA or equivalent professional organization
• Knowledge of collegiate recreational sports best practices and industry standards
• Committed to a Catholic, Jesuit education and supporting the four core values of excellence, faith, leadership and service
• Previous experience with or aptitude to learn basic video editing software, experience with coding, providing real time analytic reports and preparing work sheets within the DataVolley program
• Provide logistical support for travel, scheduling, inventory, current and recruited prospective student-athletes
• Work with in house travel agent and business office to coordinate travel and reconcile trips