League Referee

Grand Rapids Sport & Social Club; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free league play

Job summary

Grand Rapids Sport & Social Club seeks an energetic team member to supervise adult leagues at night, grow our brand through social media, and capture events on camera. You’ll help set up fields, ensure safe play, manage sign-ups, and participate in social events while supporting daily office operations.

You’ll interact with vendors and facilities to boost our growing brand and create memorable experiences for members. Must be 18+ and able to work evenings and some weekends.

Qualifications

• Extremely outgoing & energetic personality.
• Detail oriented and able to manage little things-first mindset.
• No fear and confidence to engage with facilities owners, media, and partners.
• Fresh ideas with ability to work autonomously and build relationships.
• Past event planning experience and ability to represent the organization professionally.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with PC basics; software familiarity a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage adult sports league at night.
• Building our brand through social media.
• Taking photographs and video during events and leagues.
• Setting up and helping to maintain equipment, fields and surfaces.
• Creating a social environment for league members.
• Ensure safe and responsible play during competition.
• Assist in managing league sign-ups and teams.
• Attend league social events.
• Assist in day-to-day office operations.
• Develop relationships with vendors, facilities, and the community to support the brand.
• Develop new sponsor opportunities.

Skills

Outgoing & energetic

Attention to detail

Confidence to reach out

Fresh ideas

Event planning experience

Strong written communication

Software knowledge

Thick-skinned

Own transportation

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Virtual DJ Pro

Corel Draw

HTML (basic)

Job description

Sport & Social Group is looking for a new teammate! Although you won't find anyone wearing a suit, we take our business seriously. Join an active, hardworking, and dedicated team in the sports industry.

Sport & Social Group provides sports leagues for adults. The organization has grown to over130,000members playing in a huge variety of sports year-round and has a vision for growth of 1 million members playing in multi-markets by 2026. Currently, we operate in two U.S. cities and eight Canadian cities.

Grand Rapids Sport & Social Club is perfect for the Grand Rapids 18and up, professionals. We offer a unique opportunity to meet other physically and socially active individuals. Ideal for people who may have recently moved to the Grand Rapids area or just looking for a reason to get out of the house on a weekday! From Dodgeball, Kickball, to Flag Football, everything we do is coed.

Candidates must be a great fit with the Sport & Social Group Core Values:

• Chase the Vision
• Deliver What You Promise
• Take Pride in What You Do
• Get Shit Done
• Treat Everyone Like Your Best Friend
• Find a Better Way

How We Do It

Co-ed teams play fun, non-competitive games of coed sports. After each game we all meet at our partnered bar for our club's social happy hour(s), where we'll receive substantial drink and food discounts!

GRSSC is for people who like sports, but LOVE to socialize! GRSSC keeps you active, introduces you to tons of new friends, and gets you out of the house on week nights. Grand Rapids Sport & Social Club is where Grand Rapids comes to play!

Job Description

Supervise and manage adult sports league at night

Building our brand through the use of Social Media

Taking photographs and video during events and leagues

Setting up and helping to maintain equipment, fields and playing surfaces

Creating a social experience and environment for league members

Ensure safe and responsible play during competition

Assist in managing league sign-ups and teams

Attend league social events

Assisting in managing day to day operations in the office

Establishing a relationship with vendors, facilities, and the community to support our growing brand

Develop new paths and opportunities for sponsor

Qualifications

• Personality - Extremely Outgoing & Energetic (your personality is the client's first impression of us!)
• A Details Freak– Taking care of the little details first makes putting on a big show easy!
• No Fear- Be confident and motivated to call on and/or meet/work/deal with facility owners, company owners, media, and of course the Godfather of GRSSC.
• New Age– We're not looking for mediocre and old-school here. We want someone who has fresh ideas, can work on their own without being micromanaged, and is good at developing and maintaining relationships.
• Perfectly Seasoned– We are looking for someone who has a past experience with planning events on every level. Someone who is able to clearly represent the GRSSC to prospective businesses, while adopting our social and humorous yet professional attitude.
• Well Spoken & Written– It goes without saying, but we'll say it anyway. You'll need to have strong self-monitoring skills, articulate, and able to clearly draft emails without typos and grammatical errors.
• Software Knowledge- You'll need to know you way around a PC, especially, but not limited to: Microsoft Word and Excel, knowledge in Virtual DJ Pro, Corel Draw Suite x6, and basic web development (html) is a plus but we will train to help further develop!
• Thick Skin- Ok, so we may become direct at moments and therefore we need someone who won't take it personally, but rather understand that we work in a fast-paced environment which sometimes need quick and direct communication. Also, we need someone who can take direction well. We know exactly what we want and how we want it done and we always want to work on how we can do things better. Some may call it constructive criticism, but we call it perfectionificaiton. (yeah, not really a word)
• Wheels- You need your own transportation where you can, if needed, haul a few bins of equipment for sport leagues. Clown cars and vans with no windows are sketchy, but equally acceptable (we don't discriminate).

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in facility management, recreation, sports management, hospitality/tourism management, or other related experience.
• Ability to use or, learn to use, various computer software programs.
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work as part of, and lead a team that collaborates effectively with colleagues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of standard practices and demonstrated experiences in event management, hospitality & tourism and/or special events administration.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm; strong communication and presentation skills.
• Analytics skills to: identify problems, assess alternatives, and render consistent, logical decisions.
• Ability to thrive in an environment that values high expectations, accountability, and balanced life choices.
• Extremely outgoing & energetic.
• Be willing and reliable to work variable hours including nights during leagues.
• Be 18+ years of age or older by start date.

Additional Information

EXPECTED HOURS

The majority of shifts range between 5:00pm-11:00pm Monday to Friday. In addition, there are some weekend opportunities.

• Expected hours will be 10-15 hours per week.

COMPENSATION

All of our Social Squad members will earn $10/hour

• One complimentary free league play for each season you work with us!