Director of Scouting

University of Arkansas Fayetteville • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

The Director of Scouting serves as the primary leader for the identification, evaluation, and organization of prospective student-athletes for the football program. This position oversees prospect discovery across high school, junior college, and the NCAA Transfer Portal; manages recruiting databases and boards; and collaborates closely with the General Manager, coaching staff, and recruiting operations personnel to ensure a comprehensive, consistent, and compliant recruiting process. The role requires strong relationship-building skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated experience in NCAA Division I football scouting, recruiting boards, and personnel evaluation
• Knowledge of NCAA recruiting rules and procedures
• At least two years experience using recruiting databases and video evaluation platforms to support roster construction
• Working knowledge of NCAA compliance, admissions, and academic eligibility processes
• Knowledge of football personnel evaluation principles and position-specific criteria
• Strong organizational and database management skills
• Attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to evaluate film and apply standardized grading systems
• Ability to collaborate effectively with coaches, staff, and external stakeholders
• Ability to travel, work nights/weekends, and maintain flexible hours during recruiting periods

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in Quality Control football position and/or Director level of Player Personnel
• Experience evaluating high school, junior college, and transfer portal prospects
• Established relationships with high school and junior college coaches, and trainers
• Experience working within a General Manager or personnel department structure within a collegiate football program

Responsibilities

• identification of prospective student-athletes
• evaluation of prospective student-athletes
• organization of prospective student-athletes
• oversees prospect discovery across high school, junior college, and the NCAA Transfer Portal
• manages recruiting databases and boards
• collaborates closely with the General Manager, coaching staff, and recruiting operations personnel
• ensure a comprehensive, consistent, and compliant recruiting process
• maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director