Esports Assistant Coach

Title: Esports Assistant Coach

Employee Classification: Non-Student Help - Hourly

Campus: University of North Texas - Dallas

Division: DAL-Enrollment Mgmt & Student Aff

Sub Division-Department: DAL-Dean of Students

Department: DAL-Dean of Students-520000

Job Location: Dallas

Salary: $36/hour

FTE: 0.48

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

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The mission of Student Affairs:
With a student-centered focus on education, Student Affairs creates innovative transformative learning opportunities, activities, and programs that prepare students to thrive personally and professionally as engaged members of a global society.

Our vision is to provide UNT Dallas Students with co-curricular engagement and development opportunities that appeal to an intergenerational and diverse population to enhance student learning outside the classroom.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Esports Assistant Coach to join our competitive esports team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for gaming and a strong understanding of game mechanics, strategy, and team dynamics. As an Assistant Coach, you will work closely with the Assistant Director of Esports to develop training programs, analyze gameplay, and support player development, all while fostering a positive and inclusive team environment.

• Working toward a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with social media, database management and web content management systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must be detailed oriented, organized, and focused.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with young people, preparing them for success in life as well as athletically.

• Plan and organize all practices and matches for the esports team working closely with game coaches.
• Maintain and monitor the esports Arena and all equipment.
• Maintain and update team social media properties sharing information with our students, faculty and fans about the team, players and competitions.
• Stream all collegiate matches - organize and run streaming events for players and students to attend and interact with.
• Finding and scheduling scrimmages and/or exhibition matches with other collegiate esports teams.
• Registering teams for competitive seasons on all platforms.
• Manage player skill development plans and instill the philosophical perspective necessary for personal and team growth.
• Record and archive matches to enable VOD reviews for feedback and strategy development.
• Study each game and understand relevant knowledge on the meta and relevant update patches.
• Help resolve player conflict and motivate all players to improve.