Job Description

Director, Merchandise for a newly formed holding company that will own the sports and entertainment assets of Washington, DC based entrepreneur Mark Ein including the Citi Open Tennis Tournament, a combined WTA International and ATP 500 professional tennis tournament, the Washington Kastles of World Team Tennis (WTT), the winningest team in WTT history, the Washington Justice, the newly-launched esports team representing Washington, DC, in the Overwatch League, and the Washington City Paper. The mission of our organization is to unite and inspire our region, bring together great communities of sports fans in the Washington area and around the globe, and build an iconic portfolio of sports and entertainment brands.

This position will lead and be accountable for merchandise design, production, distribution, and sale for each team. Reports to VP of Marketing.

Desired Experience

5-7+ years of experience in merchandise for media, sports, or consumer products. Must be highly organized and detail oriented with strong analytic skills. Must have proven ability to iterate quickly with extremely high bar for quality. Strong written and oral communication skills. Candidate must have familiarity with tennis and/or esports competition.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities across all three sports properties include:
Lead and be accountable for all merchandise across multiple sports, esports, and media business units.
Create and execute merchandise plan for each business each season to drive fan engagement, revenue, and brand identity.
Lead across entire merchandise lifecycle, to include:
Work with graphic designers to design merchandise.
Work with vendors to procure new merchandise including samples and approval.
Managing current merchandise inventory.
Managing online and physical stores
Managing merchandise distribution
Overseeing in-venue sales of merchandise
Manage a staff of other seasonal employees and interns.
Be accountable for annual merchandise budgets.
Other duties as assigned.

Position is full-time, year-round. Significant weekend and evening hours will also be required, including attendance at some/all Citi Open, Washington Kastles, Washington Justice and Washington City Paper games/matches/events. Compensation is dependent on experience and will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. A standard benefits package and paid vacation time will be part of the compensation.

We accept and review applications on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed and decided upon as they are received. No phone calls please. EOE.

Washington Kastles (Shared / Legacy)