GameZone and Esports Coordinator

Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $5,274.00 per month to $6,558.00 per month (Step 1 - Step 12).

Cal State East Bay offers a broad range of benefits that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement (CalPERS), 401k, 457, 403(b), dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, life insurance, vacation and sick, 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and tuition fee waiver.

For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

This position may be eligible to participate in the Cal State East Bay hybrid telecommute program subject to management approval. 

Classification

Administrative Analyst/ Specialist Exempt I

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

About the Position

Please Note: Review of applications will begin on January 5, 2026.

Under supervision of the Director, Recreation, Wellbeing, & University Unions (RWUU), the GameZone and Esports Coordinator is responsible for the development and coordination of a comprehensive campus Esports / Gaming Program. The GameZone and Esports Coordinator supports general operations for the GameZone, including gaming consoles housed in the GameCave, and leisure games such as billiards, air hockey, card games and board games offered within the GameRoom. This position coordinates equipment needs for both the program and the facilities involved and collaborates with the Director to establish annual budget projections for acquisition, maintenance and repair. This position ensures procedures for minimizing risk and injury to participants while engaging in programs and services, and establishes protocol for reporting to the Director, Risk Management, and emergency response personnel when applicable.

The GameZone and Esports Coordinator is responsible for providing lead work direction for the GameZone student staff including hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and training the team to facilitate daily operations of the GameZone spaces. This position works closely with Recreation, Wellbeing, and University Union (RWUU) leadership to enhance student leadership development through training experiences focused on customer experience, outreach efforts, and skill acquisition, while also implementing regular assessment of student employee skills and measured growth. The position also collaborates with RWUU staff to develop annual reports, procedure manuals, and statistics for programs/facility usage. They work with RWUU staff to support data collection and evaluation of programmatic impact upon recruitment, retention, and graduation efforts. 

This position represents the RAW and UU through development, implementation, and evaluation of outreach events and activities. The Esports and GameZone Coordinator regularly collaborates with campus partners (ASI, ITS, etc) and Registered Student Organizations on a variety of events to enhance the student experience. 

Responsibilities

GameZone and Esports Program Development

• Oversight of GameZone and Esports program development, including policies, rules and regulations, assessment, evaluation, and expansion of single and multiday events as appropriate to meet the needs and interests of campus participants.
• Recruit, train, schedule, and provide feedback that supports the development of GameZone Agents assisting with the development and delivery of comprehensive Esports and gaming programs. 
• Provide lead work direction