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Overwatch Head Coach and Esports Specialist

Employer
Illinois Wesleyan University
Location
Bloomington, Illinois

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Job Details

This full time position, reporting to the Esports Director will manage all aspects of the Overwatch teams.  

Primary Duties:

  • Responsible for recruiting the Overwatch roster at Illinois Wesleyan University. During the first year, will oversee and coach a club level team of students pre-existing on campus. 
  • Manage all aspects of the Overwatch teams, including scheduling, planning practices, match/event preparation, coaching, recruiting, budgeting, organizing travel arrangements, supervision (academic/well-being), and managing student workers. 
  • Provide support to the Super Smash Bros. team, including scheduling, supervision, budgeting, arranging travel, scouting and selecting coaching staff and recruitment.
  • Provide support to the Esports Director and League of Legends Head Coach.

Requirements:

  • Coaching experience at the top amateur, collegiate, or professional level
  • Deep understanding of the competitive Overwatch and Smash scenes
  • Working knowledge of Super Smash Bros.
  • Proficient in online platforms, such as tournament boards, clients, office suite
  • Basic knowledge of broadcasting and streaming is preferred
  • Infrequent travel is expected (approximately 2-5 times a year). International travel is rare, but possible.

Application Information:

Please send a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references to Human Resources.  Within your cover letter, please indicate how you learned of this opening. The University is committed to an environment of diversity and inclusion. Please feel free to share any opportunities you have had in collaborating in a diverse, multicultural and inclusive setting. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

Send to:

Illinois Wesleyan University

Human Resources, Holmes 209

1312 Park Street

Bloomington, Il  61701

Email:  hr@iwu.edu

Fax:  309-556-1710

The final candidate will pass a pre-employment background investigation.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s sexual harassment and sexual misconduct policy may be accessed at http://www.iwu.edu/human-resources/SexualMisconduct.html

Illinois Wesleyan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Inclusive Excellence; details at www.iwu.edu/diversity

Organization

Illinois Wesleyan, founded in 1850, is a private co-educational university with an enrollment of 1,850 and a student/faculty ratio of 11 to 1. The University consists of the College of Liberal Arts, with 17 academic departments; the College of Fine Arts, comprising professional Schools of Art, Music, and Theatre Arts; and the School of Nursing.illinois_wesleyan_university1.jpg

Illinois Wesleyan's faculty is composed of active scholars who are devoted to teaching undergraduates and to including them in their research. Illinois Wesleyan's 76-acre campus has undergone remarkable growth in the past decade and features such new facilities as the five-story Ames Library, the Center for Natural Science, and the Shirk Center for Athletics and Recreation.

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
309-556-1000
Location
1312 Park St
Holmes Hall
Bloomington
IL
61701
US

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