Assistant Director, Campus Recreation Facilities

Wright State University; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wright State University seeks an Assistant Director for Recreation Facilities to provide strategic leadership and operational management for campus recreation spaces totaling ~60,000 square feet. You’ll handle long-range planning, budgeting, risk management, and customer service, ensuring facilities support student engagement and health.

Responsibilities include staffing ~40 student employees, managing Fusion-based membership services, and representing Campus Recreation on university committees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Sports Administration, Physical Education, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Facility Management, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in recreation, fitness, athletics, student union, or comparable facility management.
• Experience supervising, training, and developing student employees, part-time staff, or volunteers.
• Experience managing daily facility operations, including scheduling, customer service, facility access, and risk management.
• Experience using recreation management, membership, or point-of-sale software (such as Fusion or comparable systems).
• Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures, and standard operating practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for approximately 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor recreation facilities (including fitness center, gymnasium, swimming pool, locker rooms, pickleball courts).
• Hire, train, schedule, supervise, and develop approximately 40 student employees providing facility coverage and customer service.
• Manage recreation membership services including membership sales, eligibility verification, access control, POS operations, reporting, and Fusion software administration.
• Develop, administer, and monitor the operating budget for recreation facility operations.
• Represent Campus Recreation on university committees and liaise with Athletics, Facilities, EHS, IT, Student Affairs, and others.
• Develop and administer a comprehensive capital replacement strategy for recreation equipment and facilities.
• Collect and analyze data to support strategic planning and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Campus Recreation and Sports.

Skills

Three years experience

Supervising student employees

Staff training

Customer service

Policies and procedures

Interpersonal skills

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Recreation / Sports Administration / Physical Education / Higher Education Administration / Business Administration / Facility Management

Master’s degree in Recreation / Sports Administration / Higher Education / Business Administration / related field

Tools

Fusion recreation management software

Point-of-sale software

Job description

Wright State University seeks an Assistant Director for Recreation Facilities to provide strategic leadership and operational management for campus recreation spaces totaling ~60,000 square feet. You’ll handle long-range planning, budgeting, risk management, and customer service, ensuring facilities support student engagement and health.

Responsibilities include staffing ~40 student employees, managing Fusion-based membership services, and representing Campus Recreation on university committees.