League Convenor -JAM Sports Atlanta

JAM is your one-stop shop for all things PLAY! Whether you're looking to find Sports Leagues across North America, or book a hilarious virtual event for your team, JAM has it all! We are looking for a new teammate to join us on our exciting adventure, as we connect more people through play than ever before!

Candidates must be a great fit with the JAM Core Values:

Chase the vision

Deliver what you promise

Take pride in what you do

Get shit done

Treat everyone like your best friend

Find a better way

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will act as the face of JAM Sports Atlanta and be a key ‘on the ground’ resource for leagues and programs. Overall, your goals will be to:

• Ensure that existing players receive an exceptional experience
• Ensure that leagues run smoothly
• Facilitate operational tasks assigned by our head office team

Specifically, areas that you will be responsible for include:

• The majority of your time will be spent in the evenings and some weekends executing leagues
• Retention of current players with exceptional customer service
• Sales of leagues/programs to individuals and captains, finding ways to fill empty space
• Developing improvements for current league play.
• Maintaining excellent relationships with current venues, and seeking new venues to enable growth
• Assisting with the activation of regional promotions
  
• Assisting and training league ambassadors carry out nightly duties
  
• Helping with discipline issues that may arise during game play
• Contributing to building our online community through interactions and contributions to our social media platforms
• Attending league games onsite to ensure everything is running smoothly
• Meeting with hired or prospective part-time staff
• Exploring new venues and facilities and collecting details about current venues
• Collecting and creating fun content for ASSC’s social media platforms (videos, action shots, player interactions etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

High Energy

• Extremely upbeat and positive, with their own flair and personality!
• Hardworking attitude with a “go getter” personality. You are known for taking initiative
• You like capturing fun content around you (videos, pictures, conducting social media campaigns etc.)

Details, Details, Details

• Taking care of the little details first makes putting on a big show easy!
• Must have incredible attention to detail, be a quick learner and an eye for creating and improving systems.
• You have a logical brain, with strong pattern recognition skills. (You are probably better than average at puzzles and sudoku)

Go Getter

• Be confident and motivated to positively interact with players, head office staff, and facility staff (face-to-face, emails, phone calls)
• Hardworking attitude. You are known for taking initiative.
• Finding unique ways to grow ASSC’s brand (new venues, players & growth opportunities)

Think Outside the Box Mentality

• We want someone who has fresh ideas, can work on their own without being micromanaged, and is good at developing and maintaining relationships.

Perfectly Seasoned

• We are looking for someone who has past experience with planning events on every level. Someone who is able to clearly represent SSG to prospective businesses, while adopting our fun yet professional attitude.

Well Spoken & Written

• It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway. You’ll need to have strong self-monitoring skills, strong public speaking skills and be able to clearly articulate.
• Knowledge of a wide variety of sports rules and formats is an asset!

Quick On Your Feet

• Confidence in your ability to take control of a situation with a flair for being resourceful.
• Strengths in planning, decision making, and creative problem solving.
• You are a problem solver and enjoy coming up with creative solutions when needed.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a valid full C driver’s license
• Must have access to your own vehicle, the expectation will be that we will require you to use your own vehicle to transport supplies and equipment

WORKING LOCATION

• Training will take place at the JAM Sports Atlanta office or on-site at our venues.
• Additional training may take place remotely through online portals
• Once trained, the majority of your time will likely be spent on the go in the afternoons and evenings (most prominently Sunday- Thursday)

EXPECTED HOURS

• Approximately 12-20 hours per week in the field
• This includes weeknight work and weekends as most of our programs take place then.

COMPENSATION

• All our League Convenors earn $18 USD per hour to start. 
• League Convenors have the opportunity to participate in all of our tournaments at no charge (please note: that to be eligible to play in a tournament for free you must have a regular shift in the current season).
• Part-Time Staff League Play Credit Program -  This program recognizes your commitment and rewards you with quarterly league credits once you hit key shift milestones that can be used towards JAM league play. 
  • After 25 Shifts Completed - $100 credit
  • After 50 Shifts Completed - $150 credit
  • After 100 Shifts Completed - $200 credit
• We have created a very clear hourly increase plan that showcases how you can achieve future hourly rate increases based on the number of shifts you have worked. The increases will be reflected starting the pay period after you hit the specific shift milestone. 
  
  • Base Rate = $18 USD
  • After 50 Shifts = $19 USD
  • After 100 Shifts = $20 USD
  • After 200 Shifts = $21 USD
  • After 300 Shifts = $22 USD

We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis for this position.

JAM Is For Everyone.
We at JAM are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and are pleased to be an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be given equal consideration regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity/expression/orientation, age or disability. Our devotion to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment is reflected in our work culture as well as the services we offer.