Football Showcase Director Iowa

Company Overview

Prep Network (www.prepnetwork.com) is the national leader in prep coverage, events, and athlete recruitment. Our scouts produce 4,000 articles each month; our 300+ tournaments and showcases promote hundreds of teams and thousands of prospects across the country each year with extensive coverage. 

Company Core Values

• Problem Solver: Are you able to identify problems, think on your feet, and find and deliver solutions promptly?
• Accountability: able to be relied upon as a leader and own your job at all times?
• Curious: never stop questioning, learning, growing, and improving.
• Team Player: Be selfless and make winning plays.

Job Summary

We are a rapidly growing sports-focused company looking for the consummate team player to help us organize and operate youth basketball tournaments and showcases nationwide. As a Showcase Director, you will be responsible for the planning and execution of events.

You will be the face of our events team and responsible for upholding our standard of first-class tournaments and showcases at locations around the country. Leverage the tools, training, and resources we provide to create an elite experience for players and teams.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Event Execution. Run every part of event day: set-up, check-in, run of show, and managing all on-site staff. Work closely with the event coaching staff to make sure everyone in attendance has a great experience.
• Hiring Event Staff. Recruit and hire the coaches and event staff needed to run each event, drawing on your own network of coaches.
• Planning and Organizing. In the weeks before each event, work with our headquarters event team to handle every detail and complete all prep checklists.
• Communication. Use strong communication skills to keep everyone on the same page, including facility contacts, check-in workers, coaches, and officials assignors. You should also be comfortable speaking to groups of 50–300 players and parents and delivering a motivating message.
• Problem-Solving. Think on your feet and adapt to whatever comes up on event day, whether or not it’s in your control.

Qualifications and Skills

• Football background. Current or former football coach (or equivalent experience in the game) with a real passion for developing players.
• Organized. Able to juggle several moving pieces at once and prioritize on the fly.
• Event management. Has run events or camps with 50–200 participants and a staff of coaches.
• Decisive problem-solver. Makes sound calls under pressure and fixes problems in real time.
• Personable communicator. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication with athletes, parents, coaches, and venue staff.
• People management. Has led teams of 10 or more.
• Digital check-in. Comfortable running digital check-in systems on event day.
• Coaching network. Has a network of coaches they can hire to work the event.
• Availability. Can work weekend event days, including early setup and teardown, and travel within the region.
• Background check. Willing to complete a background check and any required athlete-safety training.

Benefits and Perks

• Pay. Showcase Directors will be paid $530 for one event,
• Awesome Talent. In addition to running the event, you'll get to see some of the top athletes in the country who will go on and play at the collegiate level.

• Flexible Schedule. We run events nearly every weekend. Our directors can choose to work locally or travel, and they decide which weekends they go out.