DC Sports Director
- 1440 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA
- Full-time
Company Description
Founded and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010, Volo is a community based organization with more than 250,000 users across the US. Our users leverage Volo to organize, meet, communicate and play within their community through fitness and social activities. Whether it's a performance sport like soccer, or a social activity like cornhole, Volo provides something real. Real interaction, real activity, real fun, and real impact.
Volo is a movement—for people and by people who want to connect more meaningfully with each other. We are a grassroots uprising, helping others actually see who they’re connecting with, and share experiences over the length of a season.
If you have a desire to make a difference through community and sports, Volo could be your next and final career destination. Come fly with us.
Proof We Are Awesome
Ranked Among Inc-5000 Fastest Growing Companies
Serving more than 9,000 kids in free youth programs
Over 200,000 Adult Participants Nationwide
8 City Markets & Counting...
If you have a desire to make a difference through community and sports, Volo could be your next and final career destination. Come fly with us.
Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES
City Performance
The Sports Director is accountable for city performance related to both adult and youth programing goals
HQ provides structure and best practices and the City Director uses city knowledge to maximize product quality, revenue, and margins
Manage city budget, revenue plans & cash flow
Create & execute city growth strategy - for both youth and adult programs
Manage promotion and recruitment of new and past customers
Create and Manage the sports revenue plan
Create monthly, quarterly, and yearly budget reviews and forecasts based on city revenue
Manage budget and ensure profit margins are being held
Ensure corporate sales & sports growth expectations are being met
Office Management
Full time team recruitment, selection, hiring & training
Build Team Office Culture
Ensure proper roll out of new company processes
Office Team Evaluation & Discipline
Staff Vacation management
Confidential management of staff compensation
Internal office & team communication - including both kids & adult staff
Manage, mentor, train and coach team including but not limited to status updates, budgets, goal setting and customer service response practices
Help identify and recruit full and part time staff in the local market
Work with HR to ensure there is a pipeline for incoming interns and appropriate goals and projects are assigned
Uphold Volo Quality Standards
Design and manage leagues and events to meet local demand
City Strategy & Planning
Stickler for Branding, Operational Structure & Integrating kids programming
Assist in market-wide event planning, sponsorship activation and media relations as needed
Collect program metrics and analysis throughout the season and develop tools for evaluation - for youth and adult programs
Escalation point for customer service issues
Anticipate and provide proactive solutions to prevent customer service problems from arising in the future
Marketing
Oversee marketing budget
Manage and execute all marketing partnerships and sponsorship activations
Work with marketing team to create a marketing plan, themes and initiatives
Public & Private Relationship Management
Grow market by identifying new opportunities and relationships
Develop relationships with current and future league venues
Track the needs of each site including improvements
Obtain permits for current and new locations
Establish and maintain relationships with facilities, bars, sponsors and other vendors - update and record all facility and bar partner contact information
Facilitate partnerships with community organizations, neighborhoods and potential funders
Seek out and manage new business opportunities through development projects, bar, local sponsor, & local government relationships
Qualifications
MUST-HAVES
8-10 Years Experience, ideally in a sport or event management and/or business development capacity
Experience managing a team
Can marshal resources effectively and comfortably navigate a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with minimal supervision
Detail-oriented project manager – you have experience managing multiple projects across function areas and feel comfortable wearing many hats
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Dynamic personality interested in working in, and contributing to, a fun and active office environment
“WOW” US WITH ...
Experience managing a budget
Experience growing a team
Entrepreneurial experience
MBA
Additional Information
Volo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Volo does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Volo also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.