Director Of Baseball Operations And Player Development

Job Description

DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Req #: 247123 Department: INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 06/20/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $6,498 - 6,700 per month Other Compensation: - Taxable benefits include tickets to UW Intercollegiate home competitions.

Non-local candidates may be eligible for a moving allowance.

Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here . As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
Washington Athletics has an outstanding opportunity for a Director of Baseball Operations and Player Development to join their team.
Washington Athletics aims to inspire champions in competition and in the classroom. We exist to enrich the lives of students to positively impact our community and world for generations to come. Operating with the four core values of growth mindset, committed service, humility and grit, the Huskies choose to lead by example. All Husky Athletics staff make an IMPACT by committing to creating a purpose driven culture that impacts students and our greater community. We engage in GROWTH through dynamic conversations, embracing creativity, and recognizing that every challenge represents an opportunity to learn. We are a COMMUNITY who strive to create experiences for our stakeholders every single day. At our core is the belief that INCLUSION means creating spaces and places that reflect equity, advocacy and belonging for all.
With over 650 student-athletes participating in UW's 22 sports programs, the department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing student-athletes with the ability to compete for national and conference championships while working toward a degree from one of the world's leading public research universities.
For more detailed information, please visit our Washington Athletics Candidate Dashboard.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the daily operations of the baseball program. Hire and supervise 2-4 baseball team managers and interns/hourly employees. Responsible for administrative duties, field set up and take down, practice plan and game support. Work with the equipment room and equipment vendors to monitor the program’s daily, weekly and annual needs.
• Responsible for annual budget forecasting and projections. Develop a proposed annual budget for the UW baseball program each year. Manage and monitor the baseball program’s annual operating budget including team travel, scholarships, housing, meals, parking, recruiting, travel, supplies, equipment, visiting recruits, awards and team banquets. Monitor all program expenditures during the year.
• Direct and manage all aspects of team travel. In coordination with the Athletics Department Travel Manager, coordinate all decisions regarding reservations and costs for airline travel, charter buses, hotels, and team meals. Communicate with student athletes and Student Athlete Academic Services regarding travel schedule, and communicate with professors regarding missed class time and exam conflicts. Travel to all road games and series to manage travel and equipment logistics. Coordinate home and away facilities for game and practice sessions. Negotiate contracts for pre-season housing and meals with Housing and Food Service and outside vendors. Develop menus for all pre-season, pre-game and post-game meals.
• Assist the head coach with fundraising for the Husky Baseball program including outreach letters, emails, phone calls, and thank you communications. Assist with baseball alumni relations programs and updating the baseball alumni database.
• Develop and implement an annual community service program or project for the baseball program. Decide which community service programs the baseball team will participate in each year and schedule the necessary activities.
• Work with marketing and ticketing on group ticket sales and comp tickets (donations). Assist with recruiting by corresponding with the compliance office and individual recruits regarding on campus visits, and assist the recruiting coordinator on itineraries for both official and unofficial visits.
• Provide incoming baseball student athletes with information about admissions procedures and requirements. Serve as the program admissions liaison with compliance offices. Interact regularly with incoming student athletes, their parents, their coaches, and their counselors to provide information during the admissions process.
• Assist in providing information to the baseball student athletes about NCAA amateurism rules to ensure they can be certified by the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse. Provide guidance to incoming student athletes about the UW housing application procedures and requirements, and assist with securing on-campus housing upon enrollment.
• Monitor all scholarship offers to ensure that athletics aid offered by the baseball program does not exceed NCAA limits or result in NCAA rules violations.
• Assist with developing a competitive 56 game schedule in consultation with the Pac-12 Conference and NCAA rules. Assist in negotiating contracts for all non-conference games and events to include compensation for individual games, series, hotels, dates, game times and penalties for cancellations. Research potential opponents for pre-season and bye week weekend series. Correspond directly with representatives from other institutions on game times and practice times. Arrange logistics for visiting teams, officials and all working personnel. Direct and manage UW bat girl/boy program.
• Coordinate practice set up and take down and the execution of video during practice, pregame and postgame. Work with the baseball staff and interns on analyzing baseball statistics, analytics and scouting reports.
• Assist the head coach in creating a weekly program development plan for the team in general, as well as the position coaches to create weekly individual hitting, pitching, defensive and base running plans.
• Assist the head coach in creating opponent specific practice plans and weekly team goals, while preparing opponents scouting reports for coaches two weeks in advance as well as monthly self-scouting reports.
Compliance with the rules and regulations of the University, the NCAA, the Conference, the State of Washington and any other governing body is of paramount importance to the University. The overall responsibility of this position is for the successful operation of the program in full compliance with all such rules and regulations. As a condition of employment, the Employee shall be required to participate in rules education programs offered by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree and some college and/or professional baseball experience preferably both on and off the field.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum requirements.
Additional Requirements:
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Computer skills in MS Word/Excel/Publisher.
• Expertise with Trackman and Rapsodo.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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