Armada Competition Manager

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The Armada Competition Manager will oversee the daily operations and strategic development of our varsity and community gaming programs. They are responsible for coordinating team schedules, facilitating high-quality scrimmages, and leading detailed VOD reviews to enhance tactical performance. Beyond logistics, they will serve as a vital mentor to student-athletes and act as the primary liaison between coaching staff and the athletic department to ensure a cohesive competitive vision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead internal tryouts, evaluating enrolled Full Sail students to build and manage rosters across multiple titles and leagues
• Keep an active pulse on incoming students and the broader Full Sail community to identify strong candidates before tryouts even open
• Run practices, scrims, and competition schedules with intention and consistency
• Use VOD review and performance analysis as regular teaching tools -- not just when something goes wrong, but as a core part of how this program develops players
• Oversee and develop the coaching structure - whether that means working directly with individual coaches or managing relationships with external coaching programs that provide coaches to the program
• Monitor student-athlete academic eligibility and stay ahead of any roster implications before they become problems
• Manage player registration, roster documentation, and league compliance across all active titles
• Serve as the primary point of contact during live competition - this role is present and accountable when matches are happening
• Collaborate with Armada staff across functions to ensure the competitive program is well-supported and well-represented

Other Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University
• Maintains strict confidentiality of company and personnel information
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization
• Adheres to company attendance standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Competencies:

• Strong coaching instincts and the ability to develop coaches, not just players
• Someone who thrives in a structured environment and genuinely wants to go deep on competition rather than wide across everything
• Collaborative by nature - this role works within a team, not around one

Education and/or Experience:

• Meaningful experience in collegiate esports - specifically building and running competitive teams, not just participating in them
• A track record across multiple leagues and titles at the collegiate level

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: N/A

Computer/Equipment Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Discord
• Team-Up
• Familiarity with Adobe CS
• Slack
• Workday
• Workfront

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active customer and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system; enter alphanumeric data into a computerized system often while listening on the telephone. (May be subject to bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.)

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.