Meredith M. Fussell
Esports Program Manager
Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 555 0140 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/meredithmfussell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in collegiate esports, six managing a varsity program
INDUSTRIES
Public higher education, collegiate conferences, publisher sanctioned circuits
SPECIALTIES
Roster eligibility, scholarship budgets, travel operations, student retention
SYSTEMS
Teamworks, Discord, Generation Esports, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Member institution administrator, National Association of Collegiate Esports
EDUCATION
Master of Science in sport administration, Louisiana State University
Executive Summary
Collegiate esports manager with nine years in campus gaming and six leading a varsity department. Handles roster eligibility, scholarship allocation, travel and publisher circuit entries across seven titles. Turned a student club into a funded varsity program with two conference titles and a graduation rate above the campus average.
Signature Achievements
- Grew a student club of eighteen players into a varsity program of fifty two rostered athletes across seven titles in three years.
- Won two conference championships and reached one national semifinal in the collegiate League of Legends circuit.
- Secured two hundred forty thousand dollars in annual scholarship funding after presenting three years of retention data to the provost office.
- Lifted first year retention among rostered players to ninety four percent, seven points above the campus average.
- Trained a student broadcast crew of twelve that streamed sixty home matches a season and averaged nine hundred concurrent viewers.
- Closed a peripheral sponsorship worth thirty five thousand dollars in cash and hardware across two seasons.
Professional Experience
Esports Program Manager
Bayou Delta University, Baton Rouge, LA 2021 to present
Varsity program of fifty two student athletes across seven titles, three coaches and a twenty four station arena.
- Set tryout formats, roster limits and eligibility checks each fall, clearing every athlete against academic standing rules before circuit registration.
- Manage a six hundred ten thousand dollar operating budget covering scholarships, travel, hardware refresh and coaching stipends.
- Enter teams in publisher sanctioned circuits and track qualifier deadlines, roster locks and substitution windows across the season.
- Supervise three head coaches and a student staff of fifteen working in broadcast, content and team management.
- Review name, image and likeness agreements with the compliance office, clearing twenty one player deals over two seasons.
Esports Coordinator
Riverbend Preparatory Academy, Baton Rouge, LA 2019 to 2021
Scholastic program of forty students across middle and high school divisions.
- Built a fall and spring league schedule that grew participation from fourteen students to forty in four semesters.
- Ran parent information nights and a practice time policy that kept families and school administrators behind the program.
- Worked with the state scholastic league on eligibility filings, seeding and playoff travel.
Tournament Operations Assistant
Crescent City Gaming Events, New Orleans, LA 2017 to 2019
Regional event company running weekend tournaments for two hundred to six hundred attendees.
- Built brackets, checked in players and settled match disputes across thirty events a year.
- Set up and struck eighty station networks including cabling, machine imaging and peripheral inventory.
- Kept prize payout and registration records for tax reporting and refunds.
Licensure and Certification
Member institution administrator, National Association of Collegiate Esports
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator certification, American Red Cross
Education
Master of Science in sport administration, Louisiana State University, 2019
Bachelor of Arts in communication, University of New Orleans, 2017
Core Skills
Roster management · Eligibility review · Scholarship budgeting · Travel operations · Broadcast supervision · Sponsorship sales · Student development · Circuit registration · Staff supervision · Facility scheduling