University Growth Manager

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

We are a team of 650+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 125M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.

About You

Above all, you love chess. And, you love talking to people about chess. You like thinking of unique and engaging ways to share the game. You are social, outgoing, and magnetic… but also organized, methodical, and driven. You graduated from university in the last few years and know exactly how to engage other students in the game of chess. You see the huge potential in college campuses for growing the game of chess across the country (and globe).

What You’ll Do

• Lead a key region within our university growth program (U.S. West coast!). 60+ universities & growing fast!
• Identify target schools where we want to make inroads
• Grow a team of local on-the-ground influencers at each university and work with them to implement clubs, quad events, merch giveaways, and more
• Measure your success in growing campus presence
• Work closely with our content, marketing, and product teams to execute your growth vision

Preferred Skills

• Graduated from university within the last 5 years
• 2-5 years of work experience, ideally in a marketing/growth role to the college demographic
• Creative marketer who knows how to reach current college demographics
• Some track record of success marketing on or through college campuses
• Strong interpersonal networking and organizational skills

About the Opportunity

• This is a full-time position
• We are 100% remote (always have been, always will be)

You can learn more about us here:

• https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-com-virtual-team-works-together
• https://www.chess.com/about

We look forward to meeting you!