Student Development Specialist II - Operations & Events Coordinator

Location: College Station, Texas, United States. Full-time onsite staff position; work beyond normal office hours and weekends may be required. The role includes outdoor work, travel to other or remote locations, and driving or flying on commercial airlines.

Company

hirify.global’s Department of Recreational Sports provides activity, wellness, and development experiences and facilities for students and the community.

What you will do

• Coordinate events and facility rentals, including banquets, tournaments, meetings, camps, tailgates, practices, and large annual events.
• Serve as the primary contact for internal and external customers; manage event logistics, walkthroughs, staffing, client agreements, policies, risk management, and post-event feedback.
• Hire, train, evaluate, supervise, and schedule Event Student Assistants and support development of the Operations & Events student staff.
• Support daily operations across Rec Sports facilities, including facility supervision, customer service, equipment, lockers, turnstiles, maintenance, and operational risk reviews.
• Maintain audiovisual and operational equipment, manage inventories, coordinate repairs, and support purchasing and budget administration.
• Coordinate with Athletics, Kinesiology and Sport Management, Destination Bryan, Visit College Station, university departments, community groups, and vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least one year of experience in recreation, sports, or a related field.
• Effective oral and written communication, presentation, interpersonal, organizational, multitasking, collaboration, and customer-service skills.
• Knowledge of training and instruction principles; ability to use learning and active-listening strategies, adapt course content, and apply inductive and deductive reasoning.
• Ability to move light, medium, or heavy objects and work outdoors in varying weather conditions, potential allergens, elevated noise levels, and heat.
• Ability to travel independently to other or remote locations by driving or commercial airline.

Nice to have

• Experience coordinating operations and events across multiple indoor or outdoor recreation or athletic facilities.
• Experience coordinating university, student, and community events such as tournaments, camps, and banquets.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, and supervising part-time or student employees.
• Experience developing staff training in operations, customer service, safety, or event management.
• Budget oversight experience, including purchasing supplies, preparing event invoices, and processing staff payroll.
• Experience distributing, collecting, and analyzing post-event feedback.
• Experience with Accruent EMS, 7PointOps, WhenToWork, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Visio.
• Graduate degree in sport management, recreation management, event management, higher education administration, or a similar field.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, AD&D, flexible spending, and long-term disability insurance, with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays, monthly paid sick leave, and paid vacation.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs, wellness resources, LinkedIn Learning, conference and workshop support, educational release time, and tuition assistance.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history check; all positions are security-sensitive.

Hiring process

• A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended.
• Employment is contingent upon institutional verification of credentials and other required information, including a criminal history investigation.