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Job description

Description:
Grand Tournament Elites (GTE) is in search of a highly skilled baseball general manager to join our team. Our mission at Grand Tournament Elites is to bring exposure to high school baseball athletes, by offering a challenge to take part in a competitive tournament that provides an overall advantage to its participants. As an ideal candidate, you will oversee all staff, budgets and operations. General Manager responsibilities include formulating overall strategy, managing people and establishing policies. To be successful in this role, you should be a thoughtful leader and a confident decision-maker, helping our people develop and be productive, while ensuring our profits are on the rise. Ultimately, you’ll help our company grow and thrive.
The baseball general manager is responsible for planning and attaining budgets of the baseball team, arranging travels plans for the players and coaches, as well as addressing questions and complaints in relation to the baseball team. The baseball general manager also hires and fires the coaching staff of the baseball team, oversees and assures that the baseball team does not go over budget; manages, reviews and keeps contracts of the baseball players; and drafts managers to work for the organization. Baseball general managers also discuss with top management and owners regarding certain concerns about the team, explain decisions he recommends for the team, accept feedback from the top management; and represent the baseball team in all activities necessary.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Overseeing the baseball program, budgeting, maintaining the facility, hiring and training the baseball staff.
• Design strategy and set goals for growth.
• Set policies and processes.
• Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally.
• Prepare regular reports for upper management.
• Ensure staff follow health and safety regulations.
• Organizing the training sessions and private lessons.
• Ensure that fair play and the philosophy of the GTE program is maintained.
• Assist in every aspect of the program including assessing a player’s skills and abilities to help create the right situation for every player.
• Maintain supervision and care of each athlete under the care of the GTEs program.
• Organizing and maintaining sports equipment.
• Directly responsible for communicating with the participants and their families.
• Represent GTE and Florida in a positive light at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Locating Baseballs Fields, obtaining contracts and agreement*

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• At least 2 years of experience preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in the baseball industry preferred.
• Manage time well
• Multitasking
• Show initiative and be able to prioritize
• Develop character
• Communicate effectively with administration, parents, players and referees
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by Senior Director
• Assisting in equipment set-up and breakdown
• Ability to be flexible and to adjust work schedule to reflect varying accounting deadlines
• Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Effective organizational, stress and time management skills
• Proactive work ethic and ability to perform with minimal supervision
• May be required to work in flexible schedules.
• Travel may also be necessary.*

Work Environment::
This job operates in a mostly remote office environment with occasional travel. Must have own home office to carry out responsibilities. Must have own transportation. Must live in the Orlando, FL area or willingness to travel. This position is temporary/seasonal (ends October).*

Job Types: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: On the road

Job description

Description:
Grand Tournament Elites (GTE) is in search of a highly skilled baseball operations coordinator to join our team. Our mission at Grand Tournament Elites is to bring exposure to high school baseball athletes, by offering a challenge to take part in a competitive tournament that provides an overall advantage to its participants. As an ideal candidate, the operations manager will support the GTE operations department by handling logistics and event coordination for assigned projects.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Book, oversee, and budget for GTE events.
• Book travel and create travel packets.
• Order and maintain department merchandise.
• Coordinate and communicate day of game.
• Serve as liaison with studio operations and scheduling to fulfill outside rental requirements.
• Assist Production Managers with scheduling freelancers and entering shifts into MLB Network’s scheduling system.
• Serve as primary departmental in-office support day-to-day and on-location for select events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree required in related field.
• At least 3 years of prior experience in operations.
• Working knowledge of baseball plus familiarity with live sports events.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure
• Strong knowledge and passion for operations and logistics.
• Ability to work independently, multitask and time manage.
• Ability to problem solve in a timely matter; exhibit composure in stressful circumstances.
• Be organized, demonstrate initiative and an ability to multi-task.
• Individual must possess strong computer skills and be very familiar with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Power Point).
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including long work hours, nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Must be able to effectively handle calls and emails after regular work hours and on nights and weekends.
• Ability to bend, twist, and kneel,
• Ability to lift 30-40 pounds as required.
• Ability to sit, stand, climb stairs, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to walk various distances between required on site locations.
• Ability to work effectively while exposed to varying and unpredictable weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, etc.
• Ability to travel domestically <10% of the time.
• May be required to work flexible schedules.

Work Environment::
This job operates in a mostly remote office environment with occasional travel, must have own transportation. Must live in California. Must have own home office to carry out responsibilities. This position is temporary/seasonal.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $15.00 – $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person