Assistant Director, Campus Recreation Facilities & Ops

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

Job summary

Wright State University seeks an Assistant Director for Recreation Facilities to lead 60,000 sq ft of campus recreation spaces, including the Student Union facilities and Ervin J. Nutter Center areas. You will plan long-range projects, manage budgets, and ensure safe, engaging environments for student wellness.

The role demands strong leadership, risk management, and customer service skills, plus experience with Fusion systems and facility scheduling. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Sports Administration, Physical Education, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Facility Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in recreation, fitness, athletics, student union, or facility management.
• Supervising, training, and developing student employees or staff.
• Experience managing daily facility operations including scheduling, customer service, and risk management.
• Experience using Fusion software for membership, reporting, and payments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for ~60,000 sq ft of indoor/outdoor recreation facilities (35%).
• Hire, train, schedule, supervise, and develop ~40 student employees (20%).
• Manage membership services, Fusion configuration, and data integrity (15%).
• Develop and monitor operating budget for recreation facility operations (10%).
• Represent Campus Recreation on university committees and liaise with campus partners (5%).
• Develop a capital replacement strategy for equipment and facility improvements (5%).
• Collect and analyze data to support planning and continuous improvement (5%).
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean (5%).

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operational management

Risk management

Customer service

Facility scheduling

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Sports Administration, Physical Education, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Facility Management, or related field

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

Tools

Fusion recreation management software

Job description

Wright State University seeks an Assistant Director for Recreation Facilities to lead 60,000 sq ft of campus recreation spaces, including the Student Union facilities and Ervin J. Nutter Center areas. You will plan long-range projects, manage budgets, and ensure safe, engaging environments for student wellness.

The role demands strong leadership, risk management, and customer service skills, plus experience with Fusion systems and facility scheduling. Equal opportunity employer.