Director of Recruiting

KANSAS ATHLETICS•Lawrence, KS

About The Position

The Director of Recruiting will be responsible for the oversight and evaluation of high school, junior college and transfer student athletes throughout the recruiting process for the University of Kanas football program. The Director of Recruiting will also be the primary trainer and teacher for player personnel student workers as well as overseeing and assisting with all recruiting processes and functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in recruiting for an NCAA Intercollegiate Athletics program
Must have general knowledge of NCAA compliance guidelines
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
Demonstrated strong sense of initiative, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines, and a willingness to be flexible in managing changing priorities
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to utilize good judgement in the interpretation and application of policies and procedures as to exercise discretion in confidential matters is essential
Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively with a large coaching and support staff
Ability and willingness to work an irregular schedule to support prospect recruiting events, home sporting event, camps/clinics, which will involve occasional evenings, weekends, or holidays as needed during peak sport seasons.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Division 1 Power 5 football program
Experience with database management or knowledge of ARMS software
Creative experience with Canva, Adobe Suite, or other services.

Responsibilities

Manage logistical aspects of recruiting efforts for assistant coaches and player personnel department staff.
Direct oversight of the communication plan for all high school, junior college and transfer recruits; to include use of Whistle recruiting text messaging platform, mailers and note writing series.
Manage the weekly staff recruiting calls know as ‘Power Hours”.
Research, oversight and utilization of platforms that will utilized in communication for prospects, high school coaches and families.
Research prospects background using platforms such as UC Report, Zcruit and data from Catapult and other platforms.
Oversight of ARMS data base with Director of Player Personnel.
Oversight of all information and data collection for high school student-athletes being recruited.
Create, plan and implement a yearlong social media calendar.
Liaison with Creative media regarding all recruiting graphics and recruiting video content and inform the football staff of postings from Football twitter account that should be retweeted or pushed from staff social media outlets.
Research background of potential student-athletes using a variety of resources including publications, blogs, websites, recruiting services, and other means of communication.
In conjunction with Director of Recruiting operations, create recruiting aids to assist coaching staff with off-campus recruiting visits, including maps, directions to schools, school reports and detailed information on high school coaches and prospects.
Evaluation of high school recruits on the defensive side of ball.
Evaluation of college transfer prospects as designated.
Assist in organization, planning and executing recruiting weekends and functions, including junior days, game day visits and summer camps.
Assist general Manager and Director of Player Personnel with recruiting meeting organization.
Assist Director of Player Personnel and recruiting staff as permitted by NCAA rules and policies governing non-coaching staff members.
Additional duties as assigned by General Manager, Director of Player Personnel or Head Football Coach.