Athletics Equipment Manager
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Athletics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Athletics Equipment Manager
Athletics Department
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a Division I institution and member of the Sun Belt Conference. On a campus without boundaries, the Department of Athletics fosters a Culture of Success through Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement that educates and transforms a diverse group of talented student-athletes into future leaders.
The Athletics Department at Georgia State University is seeking to hire an Athletics Equipment Manager. The Athletics Equipment Manager position is responsible for overseeing day-to-day equipment operations for the entire athletics department at Georgia State University with primary responsibility for football operations.
WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?
- Flexible work environment.
- Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
- A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
- Professional development opportunity and mentorship.
- A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.
WHAT WILL YOU DO:
This role ensures that all student-athletes, coaches, and staff are properly outfitted and fitted for equipment across all teams.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Develop and maintain the football equipment and general equipment operations budgets.
- Oversee and coordination of all equipment operations for football home and away competitions.
- Coordinate all aspects of practice operations for football from practice setup to tear down, laundering of gear, maintenance and storage of equipment and repairing of equipment as needed.
- Work with equipment providers such as BSN, Gillman, Schutt, Riddell, Under Armour and others to coordinate and acquire equipment for all programs for the Department.
- Coordinate orders with the coaches from each team, work with the Business Office to create Purchase Orders for all equipment needs and reconcile those orders when equipment is received to ensure proper payment.
- Oversee assistant equipment manager, graduate Assistants, work studies, and student workers.
- Adherence to Georgia State University, NCAA, Sun Belt Conference rules and policies.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
College/Business Unit
Open until filled
College/Business Unit: Athletics
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 03/12/25, 2:59:26 PM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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