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Race Operations Director

Remote Position | Full Time | Salary: ~$60-70,000/year (event dependent)

Company Description

Position Overview

The Director of Race Operations will work under the direction of the Event Director and will manage everything related to the production of the race itself. This job will have responsibilities at both our Road and Trail races.

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of Race Operations and Race Production under the direction of the Race Director.

• Pre Event

  • Meet weekly with the Event Director to establish specific duties related to the race. The specific pre-event responsibilities for each event will vary at the discretion of the Event Director. Possible duties include, but are not limited to:
    • Securing permits
    • Establish plans for shuttles, race communications, aid stations, and parking
    • Recruit volunteer groups to help with parking and aid stations
    • Securing vendors for timing, portable toilets, rental trucks, equipment rentals, road control, trash processing, law enforcement, medical staff, race communications, etc
  • Hire and meet regularly with a race committee who will help with event execution

• Event Week

  • Pick up rental trucks and load all needed equipment
  • Manage event setup including course marking, aid stations, start and finish lines, etc. This often requires extensive problem solving under extreme pressure.
  • Start the race, respond to problems during the event, and ensure that participants are taken care of after they cross the finish line.
  • Once the race is over, load all equipment responsibly and drive trucks back to HQ. 

• Post Event

  • Ensure all vendors have been paid and report back to the Event Director on how things went, including any problems that were encountered and how those problems were handled.

Required Skills

• An appreciation for personal integrity and a bias for honesty and transparency
• Humility to own up to mistakes and a willingness to accept accountability for job performance
• Self directed work ethic
• Good communication skills
• Ability to hire and manage a quality team
• Willingness to work very hard with very little sleep at times
• An ability to creatively problem solve, especially while under duress
• Very organized
  
  

The ideal candidate would be...

• Detail and deadline-oriented
• Productive, efficient and organized
• Self-motivated and independent, but also a team-player
• Someone who does whatever it takes to get the job done
• Someone who can give and receive constructive criticism
• Someone who can work on multiple projects at once
• Adventurous and fun
  
  

All applicants should have basic technology skills. (phone, email, spreadsheet and word processing) as well as the ability to lift 50+ pounds. 

Previous race and event production experience is required. There will be opportunities for promotion to event director after a year or two, depending on the candidate.

This job requires travel up to 30x per year. Candidates in Washington County, UT or a willingness to relocate to Southern Utah are preferred.

Benefits

• Company-paid laptop
• Company-paid cell phone on the company phone plan
• Remote work with flexible working hours
• Unlimited vacation time

Questions? 

Email dehn@vacationraces.com