Position title
Director of Racquet Sports
Description

Manage all racquet sports (tennis & pickleball) activities, events, exhibitions, tournaments, courts, bookings, lessons, and professional staff.

REPORTS TO: COO/CFO

SUPERVISES: Assistant Tennis & Pickleball Professionals

SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Demonstrated knowledge and excellence in racquet sports
  • Excellent communication skills with members in an appropriate tone and manner
  • Extremely strong organizational skills
  • Proven ability to lead a team in a collegial environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Ability to learn online booking systems

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ensure that all members and their guests receive courteous, prompt, and professional attention
  • Administer and enforce club policies and procedures both on and off court
  • Edit all mass communications (electronic and traditional) for consistency, content, and tone
  • Oversee the flow of information that members receive via the court booking site and mass emails
  • Be visibly present during peak periods of play
  • Maximize court usage by encouraging play and arranging games among members
  • Ensure members are well-served in selecting and purchasing pro shop merchandise
  • Send out daily match reminders for club championship and member guest matches
  • Handle all member inquiries about court/lesson fees and pro shop sales
  • Ensure adequate professional coverage (Mon-Sun 7am-10pm)
  • Ensure that all lesson and court fee charges are processed

OTHER COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist members in using the online booking system
  • Provide monthly reports of court use and lessons
  • Maintain an up-to-date calendar of events for the current and upcoming seasons
  • Send out weekly reminders for matches that need to be scheduled and maintain accurate records of all match dates and results
  • Ensure that all tournaments, exhibitions, and in-house club events are consistently organized, administered, and officiated
  • Manage the pro shop merchandise (ordering, purchasing, communicating with vendors on custom items, setting prices, controlling inventory, handling special/custom ordering for teams)
  • Oversee junior clinic organization and ensure group contact lists are up-to-date
  • Help recruit, select, train, supervise, schedule, manage, and evaluate the assistant professionals
  • Ensure that pros are up-to-date in their respective sports and providing excellent lessons
  • Maintain a close working relationship with other club professionals
  • Continue to seek ways to increase workflow efficiencies
  • Constantly explore ways to improve all aspects of the club and member experience
  • Monitor the court bookings for completeness, accuracy, cancellations, double bookings, notification needs, etc.
  • Complete and submit weekly payroll every Monday (before 12pm) to accounting
  • Coordinate with maintenance to ensure repair and cleaning of courts
  • Inspect and maintain cleanliness, organization, safety, and repair throughout the court areas
  • Coordinate with maintenance on any issues or repairs in the court areas and on set-up requirements for events

COMPENSATION: An excellent salary and benefits package will be offered. The package will be commensurate with other top positions in the industry.

Job Location
Morganville, NJ
Career Listing Number

6171