Executive Assistant, Football Operations and League Office Manager - United States Football League (USFL)
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JOB DESCRIPTION
The United States Football League (USFL) is searching for an Executive Assistant, Football Operations, and League Office Manager to support the League's President of Football Operations, other League executives, and provide day to day oversight of the league office in Birmingham, AL. You will serve as a liaison between head coaches, team directors, and the League office providing administrative support including calendar management, travel arrangements, expense reports, and other League activities. The new USFL is an American football league, owned by FOX Sports, that will deliver high-quality, innovative professional football played in the spring and early summer. There will be eight teams in the new USFL, split into two divisions. Each team will play a 10-game schedule followed by 4-team semifinals and a championship game. In the inaugural season of the USFL, all eight teams will play in one location - Birmingham, AL. In the future, the USFL expects teams to play in their own markets. The 2022 USFL regular season will begin in mid-April and run through mid-June, followed by the playoffs. FOX Sports is an official broadcast partner of the USFL and will air games on a weekly basis.
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