Assistant Director of NIL [Name, Image, & Likeness] Operations

UConn Careers • Storrs, CT

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About The Position

The University of Connecticut is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Director of NIL [Name, Image, & Likeness] Operations. This position will work with the Associate Athletic Director of Strategic Initiatives to support all efforts surrounding NIL, including identifying branding strategies for student-athletes to better help them understand their personal brand through NIL with content, educational material, and assisting with the management and execution of NIL opportunities for all student-athletes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management or related field.
• Four years of experience working within an intercollegiate athletic department (within the past five years).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Name, Image & Likeness and its evolution in the college athletics space.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA rules.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or working towards completion of the degree.
• 1-2 years’ experience working within a Division I institution’s athletic department.
• Experience in athletics marketing, operations or NIL department.
• Previous experience working with corporate partners.
• Previous experience or demonstrated knowledge of working with student-athletes' representatives.
• Possesses name, image and likeness philosophies consistent with those of the Division of Athletics and its NIL department.

Responsibilities

• Main point of contact for all NIL-related events and operations.
• Work with student-athletes (& their agents) on external third-party deals.
• Work with athletic leadership on the execution of NIL deals that have been sold/committed.
• Oversight of NIL the Operations Graduate Assistant.
• Oversight of Championship Labs.
• Championship Labs is an in-house department to help student-athletes learn how to grow their brand and also provides access to content staff to fulfill NIL deal requirements.
• Merchandise and apparel management of relationships and deals for student-athletes.
• One Team group licensing.
• Student-athlete education, including Opt-in process, Tax form education, Payment processing, Individual NIL branding, NCAA/State of CT law disclosure.
• Serve as a point of contact with Storrs Central and Learfield on all ongoing sales efforts related to the sale of our NIL deliverables that we have acquired with our student-athletes.
• Identify new revenue opportunities for the department related to NIL sales.
• At times, identify opportunities for our student-athletes as well.
• Coordinate and track the obligations of all of our student-athletes related to their NIL deliverables.
• Coordinate and manage the inventory of what service we request from each athlete.
• Coordinate and manage the fulfillment with the sport programs' General Managers.
• Attend and lead all production calls with third-party rentals that are using our facilities/student-athletes in NIL deals.

Benefits

• The University offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees