Athletics Events & Facilities Manager

Mount Saint Mary's University; Emmitsburg (MD); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount St. Mary’s University is seeking an Athletic Facilities & Event Manager to support planning, coordination, and execution of athletic events and facility operations.

You will help create exceptional game day experiences for student-athletes, coaches, fans, officials, and visiting teams, while ensuring safe, compliant operations. The role reports to the Director of Athletic Facilities & Operations and requires coordinating staffing, logistics, and compliance with NCAA rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management, Business Administration, Event Management, Recreation, or related field.
• One (1) year of athletics operations, event management, facility operations, or related field.
• Demonstrated organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and flexible hours as required by athletic & recreation events and department needs.
• Knowledge of and compliance with institutional, conference and NCAA rules, both general and job-specific.

Responsibilities

• Lead game day operations for athletic events and venues from planning through post-event breakdown.
• Develop and implement detailed event management plans, timelines, and procedures.
• Coordinate staffing and logistics with internal and external partners.
• Ensure surfaces and ARCC spaces are safe and prepared for competitions and events.
• Serve as primary contact for visiting teams and game officials for events.
• Coordinate with Athletics Operations on visiting team logistics and game day needs.
• Foster relationships with conference partners, NCAA reps, vendors, and external constituents.
• Assist with day-to-day operation and stewardship of Athletics facilities.
• Conduct daily/weekly facility walk-through for assigned sports.
• Monitor facility needs and communicate at weekly Operations meetings.
• Collaborate on ARCC facility maintenance, risk management, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise ARCC during operational hours and events.
• Assist in preparing fields and facilities for recreational events and competitions.
• Work with Recreation & Wellness on event logistics.
• Create and maintain operational manuals and event information materials.
• Oversee game day staff for assigned sports.
• Contribute to development and improvement of operational policies and procedures.
• Run on- & off-campus errands as needed.
• Maintain positive interoffice relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director for Athletic Facilities & Operations.

Skills

Event management

Organization

Communication

Microsoft Office

Flexible hours

NCAA rules

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mount St. Mary’s University is seeking an Athletic Facilities & Event Manager to support planning, coordination, and execution of athletic events and facility operations.

You will help create exceptional game day experiences for student-athletes, coaches, fans, officials, and visiting teams, while ensuring safe, compliant operations. The role reports to the Director of Athletic Facilities & Operations and requires coordinating staffing, logistics, and compliance with NCAA rules.