Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. US Performance Academy is seeking a full-time Sports Events Recruiter, focusing on skiing, snowboarding, and cycling. This role is pivotal in driving enrollment growth by generating leads, engaging with prospective families, and nurturing them through the admissions process.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the first point of contact for prospective families exploring USPA
- Actively pursue new leads through outreach, events, community engagement, and strategic partnerships
- Build and maintain a strategic outreach calendar aligned with enrolment goals
- Develop relationships with homeschool groups, educational consultants, youth programs, and parent networks
- Conduct outbound outreach via phone, email, and social platforms
- Monitor educational and enrolment trends to identify new pools of high-fit prospective students
- Track outreach effectiveness and continuously adjust strategies to improve lead volume and quality
- Represent USPA at virtual and in-person fairs, events, and partner activities
- Deliver engaging presentations and collect prospective family information
- Coordinate with Marketing to ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment
- Follow up promptly with event-generated leads and nurture next-step engagement
- Re-engage past leads and proactively identify families who may benefit from flexible or alternative education models
- Enter all new leads into the CRM
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date lead activity and ensure full pipeline capture
- Nurture prospective families through early engagement and next-step conversations
- Determine lead readiness and transition qualified families to Admissions Advisors
- Provide high-level program information and address early-stage family questions
- Partner closely with Admissions Advisors to ensure a smooth and aligned transition
- Send detailed handoff emails including lead context, notes, and scheduled dates
- Maintain thorough CRM documentation to support seamless onboarding and family experience
- Share insights from families and the field to inform enrolment strategy and process improvements
- Manage a high-volume pipeline in a fast-paced environment
- Track metrics, report on pipeline growth, and meet enrolment contribution goals
- Proactively identify pipeline gaps and take corrective actions without prompting
- Consistently meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual enrolment targets
- Balance empathy, responsiveness, and accountability in all family interactions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required (education, communications, business, or related field preferred)
- Industry experience within a sporting environment, specifically including skiing, snowboarding, or cycling
- Experience in admissions, enrolment, family advising, sales, recruiting, or relationship-based roles
- Experience working in high-performance, elite, or competitive student environments strongly preferred
- Comfortable with frequent travel and non-traditional work hours
- Proven ability to work in goal-oriented, fast-moving settings
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Confident, professional presence with families and partners
- Self-directed, adaptable, and results-oriented
- Goal-oriented and internally motivated to close deals
- Comfortable educating and influencing without being transactional
- Highly organized with strong follow-through
- Passion for student success and flexible education models
- Knowledge of and experience in the sporting industry
Benefits
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, company holidays)
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Programs Working Hours
Company Overview
US Performance Academy is an online middle and high school for student athletes. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Elkins, New Hampshire, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://gouspa.org.