Director of Tennis, Rome Tennis Center at Berry College
City of Rome, Georgia
The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College is a state of the art, new facility located in Rome,
Georgia. The goal is to innovatively increase tennis outreach, create an economic development
driver while maintaining our designation as one of the nation’s top tennis towns. Located on a
terraced 30-acre site, contiguous to the main campus of Berry College, the fully accessible
Tennis Center will open with 54 hard courts (and an option for 6 more), including 3 stadium
courts, 6 NCAA competition courts and 12 courts striped for 10 and Under. The new facility is
under construction and scheduled to open in July 2016. Efforts are underway to construct a 6
court enclosed facility adjacent to the RTC property to broaden the tournaments that can be
hosted in Rome. In concurrence of opening the new center, an existing city owned 16- court
facility in the heart of downtown Rome (DTC) will come under the management of the new
Rome Tennis Center so that all City tennis facilities fall under one umbrella.
JOB SUMMARY
The Director of Tennis is the Chief Executive Officer for tennis operations as well as the
planning, organizing, scheduling and supervising of a comprehensive tennis program and two
facilities. The Director is a full-time employee of the City of Rome, reporting to the City
Manager. The Director works closely and collaboratively with key leaders in Rome, particularly
the President of Berry College, Executive Director of the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors
Bureau, The Rome Sports Commission Director, the President of the Coosa Valley Tennis
Association, and the staff of Rome Tennis Academy.
The Executive Director also serves in a secondary capacity as Director of the USTA Professional
Tennis Management (PTM) Certification program offered at Berry College, and in this role
reports to the President of Berry College. PTM is a four-year academic and experiential/work
program, one of only seventeen offered by USTA nationally. The PTM Director oversees the
work/internship experiences and has opportunity to teach in the program based on availability
and expertise.
Essential Functions
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Effectively manage the Rome Tennis Center and Downtown Tennis Center campuses –
o Work to build strong reputation as a world class tennis tournament destination with
outstanding customer service
o Represents the Tennis Centers in all business and financial matters - including facility
logistics and usage policies by local and outside tournament directors – negotiating and
executing contracts
o Purchasing/requisitions for office supplies, products and equipment
o Provide self-produced event management/tournament director– to fulfill registration,
on site athletic trainers/medical, draw boards, court assignments (for event play and
event practice), coordinate/hiring/compensating of tournament officials
o Ability to secure financial and in-kind sponsorships for programs, tournaments,
scholarships and write grants for additional funding
o Establish operating policies and procedures
o Market & promote the TC events & activities
o Oversees day to day operations of tennis campuses
o Pro shop & Food services – purchasing, staffing, oversee inventory, racquet stringing
and repairs, financial reports to finance, reconciling all financial transactions
o Court scheduling of both facilities for tournaments, programming, special events, league
play, lessons, camps, clinics and leisure play
o Assist CVTA in coordination of volunteers as needed for tournaments, events,
programming
o Oversees construction, maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment.
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Effectively manage the PTM program
o The Director will oversee the interns, Berry students and will have the opportunity to
teach the program.
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Effectively hire/manage all RTC and DTC employees & Berry interns
o Processing payroll for TC staff
o Schedule teaching tennis professionals
o Supervise and schedule TC staff
o Recruits, hires, trains and manages staff to provide high quality tennis programs,
services and customer service. Also conduct performance evaluations on the staff in a
timely manner
o Collaborate with strategic partners to continue to promote the local and regional
growth of tennis (ie: Rome Tennis Academy, CVTA, Tournament directors, teaching pros,
Rome Sports Commission, colleges, schools, sports promoters, USTA)
o Provide opportunities for diversity and inclusion of tennis athletes
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Effectively utilize tennis facilities to maximize revenue generation and economic impact
o Plan, organize and deliver first class programming, academies, tournaments and events
o Work with Tournament Directors to bring new and existing tournaments to Rome
o BID on USTA sanctioned tournaments – all age levels within USTA Georgia, USTA
Southern and USTA National
o Effectively research and bid on tennis tournaments available, collegiate included.
o Develop Annual Play Pass
o Develop an annual signature tournament for the RTC
o Continually cultivate new/existing programs (junior development, NJTL, junior academy,
adult academy, camps, league play, leisure play)
o Develop budgets; plans and establishes goals for the TC that meets the needs of the
Rome tennis community, surrounding areas that are served and sports
tourists/tournament players.
Additional Minimum Qualifications and Skills
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Elite Professional or Master Professional certification with USPTA or Professional or
Master of Tennis Certification with PTR.
Bachelor’s degree required in a discipline related to Sports Administration; Master’s
degree in Business preferred.
Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills along with good
interpersonal relation and problem solving skills
Must have the ability to develop short and long term goals for the facilities in order to
promote effectiveness and efficiency
Must have the ability to foster a team environment by supporting cohesive work
relationships and providing effective conflict resolution
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and with subordinates,
management, elected officials and members of the general public.
Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office application and the ability, within a
defined time, to become proficient with Tyler Technologies and other software that is
required to perform functions related to the job role.
Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations, a plus
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
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Salary will be commensurate with experience. The City of Rome is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Rome will
provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and
encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential
accommodations with the employer.