Nordic Center Manager

Paul Smith's College; Paul Smiths (NY); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Paul Smiths College is seeking a hands-on Nordic Center Manager to lead the Nordic Center at the VIC Outdoor Center. The role focuses on growing year-round visibility, programming, events, and earned revenue while delivering a high-quality visitor experience for students, guests, and the community.

Working with the VIC Director and campus partners, you will oversee operations, safety, scheduling, and partnerships to align with the college’s goals for student learning, enrollment, and community

Qualificações

• Experience in outdoor recreation event management or related field.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with customer service focus.
• Ability to supervise staff, volunteers, and seasonal workers.
• Flexible with hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate day-to-day Nordic Center operations, including public access, scheduling, safety, and service standards.
• Develop and promote Nordic programming, races, clinics and youth/community activities.
• Build partnerships with Nordic clubs, schools, and tourism partners to grow visits and earned revenue.
• Recruit, train, and mentor student employees and seasonal staff; serve as Manager on Duty.
• Collaborate with VIC Director and college partners to balance student needs with public access and revenue goals.

Conhecimentos

Outdoor recreation

Event management

Customer service

Nordic skiing

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Position Nordic Center Manager Status Regular Full Time Exempt

Department Paul Smiths College Outdoor Center Visitor Interpretive Center VIC

Reports to Director Paul Smiths College Outdoor Center VIC Director

Salary 6235320 6800000

Position Summary

The VICOutdoor Center is a distinctive College asset that advances Paul Smiths Colleges mission through outdoor recreation environmental and experiential learning student employment athletics community engagement and prospective student recruitment Paul Smiths College seeks a hands on Nordic Center Manager to lead and support the continued operation growth and integration of the Colleges Nordic Center at its Visitor Interpretive CenterOutdoor Center as a welcoming regional destination event venue community recreation resource student learning environment and earned revenue operation The Manager will help build year round visibility and use of the VICOutdoor Center through Nordic programming races and events public and partner engagement passes and participation growth and a consistently high quality visitor experience Working collaboratively with the VIC Director Trails & Facilities Manager and other College partners the Manager will align daily operations winter readiness programming facility use and strategic improvements with the Colleges broader goals for student experience enrollment community relationships and sustainable earned revenue

Core Responsibilities

• Destination Events and Programs Support the Nordic Centers continued development as a welcoming high quality regional destination for students teams visitors and community members
• Identify pursue plan promote and support appropriate races training opportunities clinics youth programs community events group outings and other activities that increase use of the Center
• Build public programming opportunities including learn to ski opportunities skills clinics youth and school programs camps guided outings and community races
• Build and maintain productive relationships with Nordic clubs race directors coaches schools collegiate programs tourism partners outdoor recreation organizations businesses and community groups
• Contribute to Nordic center visitation and earned revenue growth through passes programs events facility use partnerships sponsorships and other approved offerings
• Operations Venue and Workforce Management Coordinate the day to day Nordic Center experience including public access trail and course readiness user communications event and program scheduling safety procedures and service standards
• Work closely with the VIC Director Trails & Facilities Manager Athletics and other College partners to balance student athleteteam needs public access programming events equipment and venue priorities
• Identify and recommend trail course facility equipment signage and visitor service improvements that support reliability accessibility event readiness and a positive visitor experience
• Recruit train schedule supervise and mentor student employees seasonal staff and volunteers supporting events programs visitor services and Nordic Center operations
• Serve as Manager on Duty and assist with other duties as needed or assigned by the Director

Additional Responsibilities

• Winter grooming including grooming schedules trail condition updates operating grooming equipment and maintenance of equipment
• Assist and supervise staff and students working on sustainable trail construction and maintenance
• Advance race recruitment and operations including regional high school collegiate and club relationships and competition specific course planning
• Expand clinics camps youth programming school partnerships and inclusive community recreation
• Support pass sales rentals retail sponsorships marketing tourism partnerships social media and other customer experience or revenue development initiatives
• Long range planning for trails courses facilities amenities capital improvements and the Centers continued development as a winter destination

Qualifications

• Experience in outdoor recreation event management hospitality community programming destination development customer service Nordic skiing or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to help develop and deliver events programs services partnerships or customer experiences; strong planning communication relationship building and problem solving skills
• Ability to supervise and mentor student employees seasonal staff volunteers or crews; ability to work collaboratively across campus and with external partners
• Ability to work outdoors in variable winter conditions and to work early mornings evenings weekends holidays and variable hours as needed
• Strong computer and administrative skills including proficiency with email spreadsheets scheduling and digital recordkeeping; ability to use or quickly learn point of sale rentalreservation equipment inventory trail condition and College operational systems

Preferred Experience

• Experience managing a Nordic center winter recreation venue trail system outdoor recreation enterprise event operation or comparable public facing operation
• Experience with pass or membership programs registration earned revenue services marketing sponsorships tourism partnerships Nordic events or cross country skiing competition
• Experience withstrong knowledge of Nordic grooming snowmobile operation grooming equipment trail maintenance or winter trail operations

Physical Requirements

Must safely navigate icy snow covered and steep trails on foot; must lift and move equipment weighing up to50 lbs; must operate or learn to operate outdoor winter utility vehicles including snowmobiles and tracked UTVs; must possess the physical endurance to respond quickly to situations in deep snow

Equal Opportunity Employer

Paul Smiths College is an equal opportunity employer Position descriptions focus on essential functions use inclusive language and avoid unnecessary or discriminatory requirements

Submissions accepted through November 20th 2026