Director Of High School Relations
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
*Responsible for the overall coordination of recruiting for the football program.*Develop the overall marketing plan for the recruitment of high school football prospects; this includes online, direct mail, and telephone advertisement.*Evaluate high school prospects and make recommendations to staff.*Supervise all recruiting support staff; includes Recruiting Assistant, Recruiting Intern, 5 student-assistants, and the Student Ambassador Program (75 Ambassadors).*Monitor the $400,000 recruiting budget.*Responsible for presentations and speaking/addressing large groups at recruiting functions.*Oversee the maintenance of the recruiting database and gathering of information on over 8,000 potential recruits per recruiting cycle.*Manage the development, production, and disbursement of mail and email marketing materials to prospective student-athletes.*Created the content and served as the project manager for production and implementation of recruiting application for smart phones and recruiting website.*Oversaw the recruitment of two classes that resulted in six players drafted by the NFL per recruiting class. Both were the highest number of players drafted in school history.*Assisted in the evaluation, recruitment, and coaching of three NFL quarterbacks, two of which were elected to the NFL Pro Bowl (Philip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Mike Glennon).*Act as a point of contact for NFL Scouts, high school coaches, and prospective student-athletes.