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Bowling has changed. It's not your parents' sport anymore. Be part of the exciting new world and help us chart a new course for bowling.If you're passionate about your work and have a desire to launch the sport of bowling into a new era, then the United States Bowling Congress wants you! We're looking for motivated professionals who take pride in a job well done. We'll welcome and develop your skills, and reward you for helping us take bowling to new heights.As bowling's national governing body, the USBC team is excited to lead the sport into uncharted territory. We take pride in offering our members great service and taking bowling to a higher level with sophisticated new sport science research, dynamic youth programs, worldwide coaching clinics and forging new industry and corporate partnerships.Those new directions mean opportunities for you to start an exciting, challenging and rewarding career with us at the USBC. We offer a wide variety of careers in a fun and dynamic workplace with great benefits.Our CultureAt the USBC, we work hard to promote the sport of bowling. We also strive to create a team environment where participation in a wide range of activities is encouraged, believing that this creates a more enjoyable and productive atmosphere.On a professional level, our common goal is to work for the good of bowling. First and foremost, we're the sport's national governing body and caretaker of the sport. At the USBC, we're strongly committed to delivering exceptional customer service to our nearly 2.5 million members by working with associations to process memberships, enforce rules, run local and state tournaments and make the sport fun and fair for everyone.In addition, the USBC is growing the sport of bowling in a number of different ways. We're embarking on groundbreaking new research projects into technical aspects of the sport such as physics of bowling ball motion and biomechanics studies at the International Training Center that will soon be open. We're developing new youth bowling programs and working hard to add high schools and colleges to the fast-growing high school and collegiate bowling programs around the country. We're producing innovative online, professional coaching certification and training courses around the world. We're working more closely than ever with the Professional Bowlers Association to grow competitive opportunities for our members. And we're forming new corporate partnerships that give us more high-profile sponsorship opportunities than ever before.While our endeavors are certainly important, we also want to create a rewarding and fun place to work. That's why we have put in place programs for our employees to get to know each other and just plain feel good about themselves.Getting involved with USBCThe USBC is strongly committed to making a difference in the community at large. Generosity is one of USBC's core values, as evidenced by its extensive involvement in various local and national charities as well as scholarship programs.You'll have the opportunity to involve yourself in small and large scale programs to lend a helping hand to those in need. An internal program called the Gift Giving Committee allows employees to help local needy families by donating food and gifts. Larger scale charitable efforts are organized through The Bowling Foundation, which coordinates a variety of programs, activities and initiatives designed to improve the lives of others through bowling such as: Bowl for the Cure, Bowlers to Veterans Link, the Special Olympics and the Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship Fund.Not surprisingly, the USBC has a company bowling league. No matter your ability, this is a time to relax and share time with your friends and co-workers in a USBC-certified league. It is also a great opportunity to build camaraderie and get hands-on experience with the sport you work in, learning first-hand about bowling equipment and lane oil patterns.In addition, USBC employees form a social network that includes several company-sponsored softball teams.Who we're looking forThe USBC is looking for motivated, creative, innovative professionals and team players to join our family. The USBC offers an exciting, fun, energetic and professional workplace environment where creativity and idea sharing is encouraged.If that sounds like you, an exciting and rewarding new career could be waiting for you with the USBC. You'll find a wide range of career opportunities at USBC where you can put your talents to work in fields such as: accounting, public relations, finance, information technology, marketing, computer programming, graphic design, human resources, engineering and research.Benefits
Our employees are our most valuable asset. In return for your hard work, we'll offer you a competitive salary and strong benefit package that includes:
Medical, Dental & Vision
401K plan
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending
Health & Wellness Programs
Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs
Paid Time Off
Professional Development/Learning and Development At the USBC, you'll have more than just a job. You'll have a career. And, of course, we'll be here to support your professional development along the way.Whether it's through continuing education and training programs and seminars or employee recognition programs such as performance bonuses and rewards, we'll help you expand your knowledge and grow as a person and a professional to help you achieve your career goals. We offer a work environment where advancement is encouraged.Read More
Diversity StatementUSBC is committed to enhancing existing and forging new relationships to help "Grow the Sport" of bowling. With this new dedication comes an assurance of creating opportunities to make bowling accessible to ALL people of varied backgrounds."USBC has taken a progressive platform from which to launch it's renewed commitment to Diversity," says USBC Officer of Diversity, Eric Kearney."In the coming years USBC will position itself to be a leader in diverse business practices, by leveraging the ideas of the members, employees, and suppliers that already exist, then expanding on the learned knowledge from these valued members of our communities".The USBC is committed to growing the sport of bowling through multiple avenues of inclusion as defined by our Board of Directors approved Diversity Statement:USBC Statement of DiversityThe USBC believes to best serve our diverse membership organization, we must embrace the value of differences in insight, approach, and experience. The USBC understands that all of our members, employees, and communities are critical to our mission to promote and grow the sport of bowling. The USBC is committed to partnering and growing with members, employees, and communities of diverse backgrounds and locations, and to conduct our business in an ethical, inclusive, and sustainable manner. Our world-wide perspective and touchstone of inclusion guide our mission to promote the sport of bowling across the globe.Therefore, the USBC has established an Office of Diversity in conjunction with a Diversity Committee to identify opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships with our members, employees, and communities.The USBC will be unwavering in our commitment to embrace an inclusive culture of participation and leadership that will enable us to achieve our mission to "Grow the Sport of Bowling."Read More
Registered Volunteer ProgramUSBC created the Registered Volunteer Program (RVP) to assure parents that we provide as safe an environment as possible for USBC youth. The program ensures that any volunteers who work with USBC Youth are qualified to do so, and gives proprietors, coaches and prospective volunteers alike an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to the safety of youth bowlers by either registering in the program themselves or inviting registered volunteers to take part in local USBC Youth activities.
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Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA)
International Bowlers' Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Education Administration Assistant
The Bowling Proprietor’s Association of America is a cooperative, non-profit membership association of bowling centers throughout the world. It is an international trade organization and performs a variety of operating, management, promotional and technical services for its member establishments and affiliated associations. It is composed of bowling proprietors from every state of the union, most of who are represented through affiliated state and local associations.
BPAA was formed in 1932. From a modest beginning, BPAA has grown to its present position serving as the leading voice of the surging bowling industry. BPAA strives to empower its member centers with knowledge, support and resources to unlock their business potential. BPAA is currently searching for an Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will provide administrative duties to IBPSIA and BPAA’s Education Team. This position will support other departments of the organization as needed. Duties
Inter-department communications
Light purchasing and supply orders
Customer relations (email/telephone)
Taking and processing customer orders
Record keeping
Execution of customer communications
Event/membership registration and processing
Coordination/Scheduling meetings, direct mail, trade show activities, and event preparation
Data entry/management
Invoicing input/process orders and payments.
Purchasing Supplies
Word Processing
Filing, Copying and Faxing
Online correspondence and Web site updates
Schedule internal and external meetings
Answer & Screen telephone calls and incoming mail, publications and other correspondence
Compose letters, memorandums, faxes, spreadsheets and presentation materials, etc from verbal direction or from knowledge of organization policy and procedures in an accurate and efficient fashion
Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar computer software
Proficiencies in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Exemplifies willingness to take initiative and follow up
Ability to prioritize and complete all tasks in the allotted time frame
Ability to maintain high levels of accuracy while handling multiple projects at one time
*Testing on Excel and Word proficiency will be required.The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, Inc. offers a competitive starting salary with excellent full time benefits including health, dental, and life insurance, short-term disability, 401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.Please visit our web site at www.bpaa.com to learn more about our organization. To apply, email your resume and cover letter with salary expectations to JOBS@bowl.comBPAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Read More
Front-End Web Developer – Interactive ContentLocation: Arlington, TX
The United States Bowling Congress is recognized by the Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body and membership organization for the sport of bowling. As bowling increases in popularity, we seek enthusiastic candidates to join our team at the national headquarters for the organized sport of bowling, located in Arlington, Texas. We are currently looking for two qualified and experienced Front-End Web Developer to work in our Interactive Content Team!
The Front-End Web Developer is responsible for maintaining and improving USBC web properties. Primary responsibilities include development of code using, CSS, JavaScript, HTML and relevant coding standards, application design, resolving production issues if they arise. Must also have some experience with JSON, XML and Adobe Photoshop. Must have excellent communication skills that can be used to effectively communicate technical concepts to business teams both orally and written, Translate business requirements and functional specifications into software and suggest innovative solutions to business problems/processes that leverage technology to provide marketing differentiation, performance improvements, and better user experiences. Interact well with others, such as Architects, Testing, Analysts, and Release Managers as a lead member of the development team in order to accomplish the business goal.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively with creative and application development teams on HTML/CSS and JavaScript development. Leads small teams of developers
Editing and converting Photoshop designs into working HTML, CSS and Javascript code
Work on multiple complex initiatives and priorities simultaneously
Perform Copy Updates, Textual Changes, and Image Changes, Image Change Out and Style Updates to BOWL.com or other websites the Media Team develops for the USBC. These changes may include modifying images through Photoshop and similar applications. Flexibility to work on nights and weekends
Ensure that all outgoing projects have passed through all established Quality Assurance processes
Actively communicate status and issues to project managers and users
Apply best practices for search engine optimization
Apply best practices in user experience and adhere to corporate usability, design and branding standards
Perform other special projects as assigned to further advance operating objectives and mission
Expert level with Ajax, JavaScript frameworks, web standards required
Usability and Accessibility issues, specifically Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 required
Understands the necessity of and contributes to coding standards
Expert level with Adobe Photoshop required
Source control, and build tools (Subversion, Maven, Ant) required
Working knowledge of RSS, blogs, mobile applications and other alternative Web sources
Object Oriented Design and Development required
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with PHP, JSP or other scripting languages preferred
Understand how to write secure JavaScript code for the web
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Information Systems or related major or experience preferred
Physical Demands
Ability to work long and extended hours during launch
The United States Bowling Congress offers a competitive starting salary with excellent full time benefits including health, dental, and life insurance, short-term disability, 401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off. We also offer a rewarding, lively, and casual work environment.Please visit our web site at
www.bowl.com
to learn more about our organization. To apply, email your resume and cover letter with salary expectations to
jobs@bowl.comUSBC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Read More
Web Developer – Interactive ContentLocation: Arlington, TX
The United States Bowling Congress is recognized by the Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body and membership organization for the sport of bowling. As bowling increases in popularity, we seek enthusiastic candidates to join our team at the national headquarters for the organized sport of bowling, located in Arlington, Texas. We are currently looking for two qualified and experienced Web Developer to work in our Interactive Content Team!
The Web Developer is responsible for maintaining and improving USBC web properties. Primary responsibilities include development of code using Java, Servlets, SQL, JSP, CSS, and JavaScript, HTML and relevant coding standards, application design, resolving production issues if they arise. Must have excellent communication skills that can be used to effectively communicate technical concepts to business teams, translate business requirements and functional specifications into software and suggest innovative solutions to business problems/processes that leverage technology to provide marketing differentiation, performance improvements, and better user experiences. Interact well with others, such as Architects, Testing, Analysts, and Release Managers as a lead member of the development team in order to accomplish the business goal.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively with creative and application development teams on HTML/CSS and JavaScript development. Leads small teams of developers
Writing server-side Java and PHP or other server side code to interact with Back-End applications
Configure applications that support the BOWL.com efforts for example setting up Ad Servers, Analytics, Search and other application software
Perform Copy Updates, Textual Changes, and Image Changes, Image Change Out and Style Updates to BOWL.com or other websites the media team develops for the USBC. These changes may include modifying images through Photoshop and similar applications. Flexibility to work on nights and weekends
Ensure that all outgoing projects have passed through all established Quality Assurance processes
Work on multiple complex initiatives and priorities simultaneously
Actively communicate status and issues to project managers and users
Apply best practices for search engine optimization
Perform other special projects as assigned to further advance operating objectives and mission
Expert level with Ajax, JavaScript frameworks, web standards required
Usability and Accessibility issues, specifically Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 required
Understands the necessity of and contributes to coding standards
Utilizing XML web services in application development required
Source control, and build tools (Subversion, Maven, Ant) required
2 + years of strong experience in PHP, MySQL required
2 + years of strong experience in JSP, Java required
Object Oriented Design and Development required
2 + years of strong experience in Soap Web Services required
Expert level with Adobe Photoshop required
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Understands how to write secure JavaScript code for the web
Understands how to write high performance JavaScript, HTML and CSS
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Information Systems or related major or experience preferred
Physical Demands
Ability to work long and extended hours during launch
The United States Bowling Congress offers a competitive starting salary with excellent full time benefits including health, dental, and life insurance, short-term disability, 401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off. We also offer a rewarding, lively, and casual work environment.Please visit our web site at
www.bowl.com
to learn more about our organization. To apply, email your resume and cover letter with salary expectations to
jobs@bowl.comUSBC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Read More
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