Esports Assistant Coach

George Fox Universitys Athletic Department is seeking a motivated leader to join their team as the Esports Assistant Coach.

About the Job:

The Assistant Esports Coach serves to develop Christ-centered student-athletes through competitive excellence personal growth and team leadership within the esports program. This position provides direct coaching for the League of Legends team supports evening operations in the esports arena manages live streaming of competitions and assists with technical needs-all while fostering a culture of integrity service and community that aligns with the mission of the athletic department and the broader university.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading the coaching and strategic development for the League of Legends team during practices and competitions.
• Supervising and facilitating esports arena operations and activities two evenings per week with flexibility to support additional evenings as needed.
• Managing and overseeing the live streaming of esports matches ensuring high-quality broadcasts.
• Coordinating with IT staff to ensure all esports-related hardware and software are fully operational up-to-date and optimized for performance including during live broadcasts and team practices.
  • Working closely with IT to maintain and update gaming PCs peripherals and specialized esports equipment.
  • Ensuring streaming and broadcasting hardware/software (e.g. capture cards OBS audio mixers) are correctly configured and functioning.
  • Performing regular system checks to verify readiness before matches and events.
  • Real time troubleshooting of technical issues to minimize disruption during live gameplay or broadcasts.
  • Assisting with network stability and performance collaborating with IT to resolve connectivity or latency problems.
  • Helping to implement preventative maintenance and upgrade schedules for both hardware and software.
  • Maintaining an inventory of esports equipment and coordinating with IT on replacements or enhancements.
• Performing additional responsibilities as assigned to support the growth and success of the esports program.
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others including employees students and the public in a spirit of teamwork respect and customer service.
• By actions words and lifestyle be a Christian role model to students whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrated experience working cross culturally with respect appreciation and humility.
• Other duties as assigned.

A day in the life of this position:

The Esports Assistant Coach position is a highly diverse role which varies day-to-day in-season and out-of-season. The Assistant Coach must model a life of learning integrity and service around the person and work of Jesus Christ. Student-athletes are our primary focus and therefore this position requires an immense amount of availability to help coach educate and mentor. The Esports Assistant Coach must be willing and able to assist the Head Coach with day-to-day tasks while being available to connect with student athletes.

Were looking for candidates who have:

• A Bachelors Degree.
• Competitive video gaming experience.
• Knowledge of gaming practices the culture of championship play collegiate rules and regulations.
• The knowledge and ability to effectively utilize and market live streaming/broadcasting software.
• The passion and ability to demonstrate a vision for the collegiate Esports program at George Fox.
• Strong skills in managing multiple tasks and actively participating in practices.
• The ability to work weekends evenings and travel.
• Knowledge of computer applications organizational abilities event planning and camps fund raising financial management and recruiting ability and demonstrated commitment or experience working with diverse populations.
• A clean driving record along with the ability to provide proof of a valid drivers license and pass the University Driver Certification.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer visa sponsorship; therefore only applicants who do not require sponsorship for employment visas now or at any point in the future should apply.
• A commitment to the Universitys Theology of Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
• A desire to work with a diverse community of students and employees who represent various cultures backgrounds abilities ethnicities political views and expressions of Christian faith.
• A personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a addition employees agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Being a part of our community means a commitment to faith and to a lifestyle that is consistent with the universitys mission as described in the Statement of Faith and Community Lifestyle Statement on our website.

As a Christ-centered community George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of Gods design for human seeking to become a more inclusive community we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented in our community.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The university is an equal-opportunity employer. Every employee has the right to work in surroundings free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is our policy to make decisions about applicants and employees without regard to sex age race color marital status national origin disability veteran status or any other status to the extent prohibited by applicable local state or federal law. This prohibition applies not only to the recruiting and hiring process but to all facets of the employment relationship including promotion pay training classification performance reviews discipline and termination.

George Fox is owned by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church and its mission is distinctly Christian. Employees are required to agree with and abide by the universitys faith statement and its statement of community responsibilities. Within the context of this agreement and commitment employment opportunities are otherwise available to all persons on the basis of their experience and skills.

In the recruiting process the university may make special effort to solicit applicants from underrepresented groups. This is done as an affirmative step to increase the representation of these populations in the universitys workforce to better match their availability in the labor market. Hiring decisions are based on the applicants qualifications as they relate to the needs of the position.