Manager, Esports

**_About Durham College:_**:
Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs - including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full
- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Reporting to the Director, Athletics and Recreation, the Manager, Esports will create a high-performance competition schedule each year and strategize on game selections as well as operational topics related to the facility.

This position will be responsible for developing, organizing and delivering a leading-edge varsity eSports program and is in charge of recruiting student-players, managing the budget, overseeing the general operations, coaching recruitment, and building the program identity and reputation.

In addition, this position requires the daily management, organization, and co-ordination of programming in the Gaming Arena, located at the Oshawa campus in the Student Centre.
- eSports Program Management
- Recruit and retain students-players for the eSports varsity program
- Maintain current working and strategic level knowledge of the Gaming Industry, through live conversations, customer feedback, networking and on-line experiences (ie social media)
- Regularly interface with a number of internal clients/partners (either current or potential) including departments like Athletics/Varsity, Faculty, Summer Camps, staff and students, and associations, in order to drive or continue business, seeks requirements, and development Gaming Centre directions.
- Regularly interface with a number of external clients/partners (either current or potential) including vendors, suppliers, other campuses, other gamers, other varsity teams and gaming centres in order to drive or continue business, seek requirement, and develop Gaming Centre directions.
- Recruit and ensure quality coaching of each team is secured on an annual basis.
- Design and purchase team uniforms, gear, and equipment required for each student-athlete.
- Collaborate with other on-campus departments including, but not limited to, the Admissions & Recruitment office, Development & Alumni Engagement, Marketing, and Communications, and eSports Academic program areas.
- Develop, plan and oversee practice, competition, and team building activities
- Oversee and manage program budget
- Manage Social media and Broadcast delivery and content. Including technical aspects.
- Provide guidance and input on games selected for varsity and non-varsity competition
- Offer regular feedback on equipment upgrades, updates, and maintenance
- If needed, IT Services support, and resolution of Gaming station issues. May need to work directly on PCs, and swap out whole or partial parts.
- Coordinate off-season activity, practice schedules, and competition schedules
- Manage team commitments to respective eSports conferences and leagues.
- Organize team travel required for competitions.
- Liaise with eSports Gaming Arena Manager to support program scheduling, competitions, and overall goals of the program.
- Develop a supportive Athletic Scholarship program for players.
- Conduct camps, clinics, and promotional events to help market the program to potential students and donors
- Monitor and mentor the academic and mental well-being of players
- Pursue sponsorship opportunities in coordination with the Office of Development
- Review agreements, contract deadlines, rules, and compliance within any associated league, conference, and affiliates.
- Ensure all persons and functions of the program exemplify the character and mission of the college
- Fiscal
- Prepare monthly operational and forecast reports for management, as required
- Budget development, monitoring and forecasting
- Ensure all financial requirements, deadlines and processes are completed as per College policy.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A minimum