Reports to Freestyle Sport Director

Classification: Exempt / Full time - Regular

Location: Park City, UT  

Travel: 30 – 50%

Salary: $55k-$60k

Lead, organize, and manage the highest-quality Freestyle sport development program in the US. 

 

The Freestyle Sport Development Manager will develop and manage a high-quality domestic program for athletes, coaches, officials, and judges in the United States. This program is intended to educate and train these individuals to develop a stable infrastructure to attract and retain participants in all areas of athletics that support the concept of excellence in sport. This position works closely with the Freestyle Sport Director, team staff, athletes, and other U.S. Ski & Snowboard Departments, in addition to all other major stakeholders within the sport community including; clubs, coaches, parents, resorts, judges, officials, volunteers and other relevant stakeholders.

At U.S. Ski & Snowboard, we champion competitive snowsports and develop U.S. champions through putting athletes first, chasing excellence, creating community, and celebrating. We live to share the joy of our sports, to grow the community of passionate ski and snowboard fans and inspire a nation as we pursue our goal to be the best team in the world. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating an environment in which diversity is valued, equity is striven for, and inclusion is embraced.

·       In collaboration with the Freestyle Sport Director, the Freestyle Development Manager will design, advance, and deliver a comprehensive development pipeline for the athletes, coaches, and officials. 

·       Work closely with U.S. Ski & Snowboard clubs and regions to build a comprehensive sport development pipeline and build partnership between stakeholders.

·       Develop and implement talent identification programs, including Project Gold, in collaboration with the sport communities. Annually evaluate and adjust talent identification programs to ensure they deliver value to the athletes, parents and sport communities, and are achieving performance goals and progress as identified. 

·       Lead all aspects of development and implementation of various event selection criteria including Jr Worlds, Youth Olympic Games, Freestyle Selection Event, Freestyle NorAms, Freestyle Nationals and Jr. Nationals. 

·       Work closely with Freestyle Sport Director to solve other program related issues as needed. 

 

·       Manage the domestic events calendar, in each sport, to ensure an athletically balanced competition calendar that is in-sync domestically and internationally with major events. Manage NorAm coordination including relevant representation on NorAm Committees. 

·       Lead educational projects in conjunction with Sports Science, Education and other educational organizations  that focus on providing coaches and officials with current information. 

·       Manage the operations of the development pipeline including planning and implementation. 

·       Produce specific information distribution for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard website and other content locations to effectively communicate to stakeholders. 

·       Oversee communication and content plans, in coordination with communication and content teams, for development projects and events.

·       Implement the direction of the Freestyle Sport Committee, in conjunction with the Sport Committee Chairpersons, to drive sport development goals and objectives. 

·       Manage development of U.S. Ski & Snowboard rules and policy, and as they apply any connected FIS rules that need to be incorporated. Oversee, manage and operate advancement systems, quotas, rankings, and entries, that are consistent with the development pipelines.  

·       Plan and manage content for the Freestyle Sport Committees and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress meetings.

·       In coordination with Freestyle Sport Director, design and develop Coaches Education Certification structure in conjunction with Education.

·       Work with all U.S. Ski & Snowboard departments as needed to ensure a united vision and approach for the development of the freestyle disciplines. 

·       Assist with elite team projects as directed by the Freestyle Sport Director, including:

·       Olympic Winter Games and World Championship support

·       Elite team travel coordination support

·       Ordering and distribution of team uniforms support

 

·       Manage the domestic development budget.  

·       Management of sport development expenses within each project and/or event. 

·       Collection of revenue related to sport development programming

·       Consistent track of expenses and quarterly reporting with CFO 

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

·       Savvy computer skills

o   MacOS, Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel, Google Spreadsheets

General physical expectations that allow candidate to access skiers and boarders out in the mountain environment at all times of the year, to work in an office environment using a computer and to travel frequently.  See HR for detailed list.  

 

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. U.S. Ski & Snowboard's management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.