Careers

Description

At ZogSports we believe life is better with real personal connections, caring communities, and a sense of play. Join our team and turn your passion for sports and organizing fun communities into a great job!

Here’s what you need to know:

1. ZogSports has grown rapidly in Los Angeles, and now serves 16,000+ players per year 
2. Nationwide, ZogSports delivers fun by bringing people together through sports. Every year we organize recreational co-ed sports leagues and great post-game happy hours for 100,000+ young professionals. Charity is an integral part of ZogSports. Therefore, we donate a percentage of profit to charity every season.
3. ZogSports is the real deal. We have made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in the US for 2 years. We have training, a real strategy and care about our team and customers. As a result, our office culture is fun, energetic and a great place to be yourself and explore your potential. 
4. This is a great gig where you’ll get a ton of responsibility fast, learn a ginormous number of transferable business skills and have fun coming to work every day. 

This is a great job because the Sports Program Associate (SPA) is a full-time gig reporting to our fun and experienced General Manager. You will be learning on the job by running the start-to-finish league operations for a large number of our leagues throughout the greater Los Angeles Area in order to help support the company’s rapid growth. You will be well-supported, much appreciated and an integrated team member from day one. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Main Responsibilities:

• Referee Management – Take the lead on working with our Elevated Field Team Members (EFTs) in the Hiring, Training, and Management of part time staff (referees, field managers, etc.)
• League Management – Support leagues by creating teams, schedules, and managing weekly standings
• Customer Service – Manage customer service responses through phone calls, emails and online inquiries pertaining to on-site operations
• Website Maintenance – Support website content management, including updating seasonal league pages and posting relevant notices
• Will take over and learn payroll procedures for all part-time Staff
• Equipment Management – Ordering, maintaining, and coordination of athletic equipment

IMPORTANT:

• Knowledge of, and passion for, organized sports and interest in participating in recreational sports leagues
• Ability to work nights and weekends (most hours will fall into the general M-F work week, but additional nights and weekends will be required)
• Strong work ethic and motivated by reaching incentive based goals
• Interest in working in, and contributing to, a fun/active office environment (includes occasional ball throwing, music playing and other spontaneous ice cream runs or happy hour jaunts)

PERSONALITY:

• Organized
• Leader
• Team Player
• Get it done attitude
• Self-Starter
• Desire to always learn and improve

REQUIRED:

• BA or BS degree; 0-2 years of office experience
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects at one time and work independently as well as within a team
• Not petrified of speaking on the phone, meeting new people in person, etc.
• Comfortable with technology, mainly Microsoft Excel and Outlook 

PREFERRED:

• Knowledge of organized sports, business of sports, and sports marketing
• Please email your resume and a cover letter to jobs@zogsports.com. Please reference “Sports Program Associate - LA” in the subject field of your email correspondence.
• Compensation package includes: salary for this job is commensurate with experience, but generally entry-level. The position is eligible for company incentive plan and health benefits
• Knowledge of the Greater Los Angeles Area (experience working/living in area)
• If there is interest in interviewing you for this job, a representative from ZogSports will contact you in the near future. We take our hiring process very seriously and potential candidates will meet with a number of team members before a final determination is made.

Thank you for submitting your resume to ZogSports!

ZogSports is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Description

ZogSports is looking for Field Managers and Referees for our Co-ed Touch Football and Volleyball Leagues 

Responsibilities and Duties

ZogSports, a charity-focused, social sports league for young professionals in the Los Angeles area, is looking for part-time referees for our Co-ed leagues.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Manage all on-field logistics including: timely start and completion of games
• Referee games
• Set up court
• Resolve on-court disputes
• Work with the on and off site ZogSports Staff to improve the quality of our leagues
• Learn ZogSports rules
• Attend referee training session

REQUIRED:

• Ideal candidates should be young professionals living in Los Angeles who have a tremendous interest in volleyball and football and familiarity/experience playing and/or refereeing. 
• Applicants must be willing to commit to an entire season
• Understanding of specific sports and rules
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to handle conflict and be diplomatic in all situations that arise
• Be able to represent ZogSports and our charitable and social focus

PREFERRED:

• Experience in refereeing
• Experience on an organized sports team

To Apply:

Please email a cover note describing your experience / interest and attach your resume to matt@zogsportsla.com. Please reference “Referee" in the subject field of your email correspondence

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 position, a representative from the ZogSports will contact you in the near future. Thank you for submitting your resume to ZogSports.

ZogSports is an Equal Opportunity Employer