Project Manager, Sports Operations

Summary

Join Athletes Unlimited as a Project Manager, Sports Operations to support the Sports Operations team with special projects, season preparation, league operations, and coordination. This full-time remote position reports to the Vice President, Sports Operations.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of previous experience, preferably in sports or live entertainment
• Experience working with event and task management software (Asana, Teamworks)
• Highly proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Effective time management, organizational, and problem solving skills
• Team player with solution-oriented customer service skills
• Strong sense of aesthetics (event planning) and experience
• Willingness and ability to travel to league locations flexibly as needed (approximately 30% of the time)
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends for load-in, load-out, special events, and game days
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to VP, Sports Operations, Senior Director, Sports Operations, and overall Sports Operations team
• Assist in organizing internal and external meetings and events including scheduling, tracking documents, taking meeting notes, and ensuring follow-ups as assigned
• Coordinate the tracking of future venue searches and assist with outreach and site visits as needed
• Assist with sourcing future hotels and in-market resources
• Work with the Sr. Director, Sports Operations and People & Culture to ensure we are on task and on schedule for SOS hiring in each season
• Work with travel management company and AU Travel team to arrange AUSL travel and accommodations as needed
• Work with Sports Ops vendor to ensure alignment with yearly and season-to-season calendars, as well as load-in and load-out schedules
• Work with the VP to review proposals prior to submission to the Finance and Legal teams
• Build high quality visual and written presentation materials (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva)
• Help operations team as needed with load-in and load-out during seasons in league locations

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance plans
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness and Development benefit
• Caregiving benefit
• Unlimited paid time off alongside company holidays