General Manager - ZogSports Is Expanding To Minneapolis

Job Description

Run your own business without the risk or capital investment of buying into a franchise.  This is an opportunity to build and manage all aspects of ZogSports’ operations in Minneapolis and become a part of the ZogSports family. This position will be semi-autonomous with the tremendous support of the successful NY-based team and will be tasked with launching our 6^th location.  The GM will be responsible for managing all aspects of our charity-focused, co-ed, social sports leagues and activities for young professionals.  This includes all aspects of planning, hiring, budgeting and running events on evenings and weekends.  We welcome candidates who live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and those who are willing to relocate to Minneapolis/St Paul.

The GM will benefit from existing ZogSports infrastructure (including state-of-the-art custom-built league management software, a comprehensive interactive operations manual and a team with 20+ years of experience).  They will work out of a local office in Minneapolis, but start with several weeks of training in New York.  The GM will be part of our national team and support all efforts/projects designed to build the infrastructure of the company and help it grow.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Planning and management, including staffing, communications, logistics and customer service for any and all ZogSports leagues, tournaments, trips, classes, clinics, social events and volunteer opportunities
• Field/gym procurement and ongoing facility relationship management
• Hiring, training and managing all part-time and full-time staff
• Customer, vendor and partner communications
• Development, customization and dissemination of marketing materials
• Relationship management for all marketing partners including: clubs, companies and other organizations
• Public relations events/projects
• Marketing research and identification/conversion of new members and business opportunities/partners
• Development and maintenance of social media strategy
• League management software (website, content management system and backend admin) management
• Profitability analysis
• Budgeting/finance/accounting
• All other activities necessary to help the build and grow the business

Job Qualifications

REQUIRED: 

• BA or BS degree
• Tremendous leadership, drive and enthusiasm
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 5-10 years of related business experience
• Ability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Self-starter/resourceful, great problem solver

PREFERRED:

• Familiarity with Minneapolis/St. Paul area
• Strong knowledge of PC/network environment including Microsoft Excel, Internet, Windows XP
• Online marketing experience (e.g., Facebook, GoogleAdwords, email campaigns)
• Web development/technology experience
• Knowledge of organized sports, business of sports, and sports marketing

• Please email your resume and a cover letter to amy@zogsports.com.  Please reference “General Manager Minneaoplis” in the subject field of your email correspondence.  
• Compensation package includes: salary commensurate with entrepreneurial start-up opportunity and significant upside via satellite profit sharing.  Details to be discussed during interview process.
• Due to the great number of resumes we receive daily, we regret that we are unable to respond individually to each person interested in our company, or answer inquiries regarding the status of a particular resume. If there is interest in interviewing you for this job, a representative from the ZogSports will contact you in the near future. Thank you for submitting your resume to ZogSports.

ZogSports is an Equal Employment Opportunity