Areas of Responsibility for Racing Program
All school and racing-related product offerings will have a set of program documentation to ensure we
effectively meet the needs of students and clients. It is the Racing Program Director’s responsibility to ensure
that this documentation is complete, up-to-date, and accessible to all organizations served by this material, i.e.
the Customer Service, Fleet, and Instructor teams. (Note: The development of school policy and procedures is a
product of the whole instructional team consisting of input from Head Instructor, School Director, or other
senior instructors and senior race coaches. The Racing Program Director’s responsibility will sometimes be one
of authorship, and sometimes be one of project management directing others’ efforts). Specific areas of
responsibility are:

• Ongoing maintenance of racing program documentation

client base. It is the Racing Program Director’s responsibility to ensure our programs and the
accompanying documentation are updated as needed.

• New racing program development

programs to meet the needs of our students. The Racing Director will be responsible for
building programs that elevate Modern Sailing status as a premier school for sailboat racing.

o Creating a local, statewide, and national reputation for excellence. This will involve project
managing the development and launch of any new school racing programs, including the cross-
functional training activities to ensure that all organizations are prepared and the new
programs will run smoothly. This can include items such as:

§ Curriculum development and review
§ Instructor training
§ Customer service and fleet staff training
§ Staff and/or client test-runs

Areas of Responsibility for Instructor Onboarding
In cooperation with the other members of the School Leadership team, the Racing Program Director is
responsible for:

• Ensuring that Modern Sailing has a well-documented process for Instructor onboarding, specifically for

• Assisting in the recruiting of new race coaches for Modern Sailing
• Coordinate the onboarding activities for all new race coaches at Modern Sailing
• Participate in the mentorship of new race coaches

Scheduling and Work Location Details
The Racing Program Director role will be a remote role with flexible hours. General time expectations are:

• Participate in occasional standing meetings with the various MSC teams, particularly for new program

• Schedule ad-hoc meetings (in-person or Zoom) with other MSC team members to propose, develop,

• Lead race coach development and practice sessions [Frequency TBD]
• On-the-water (OTW) race instruction and coaching of the MSC racing programs (Racing Clinics, Race

Events, etc.)
As a remote team member, you will not have a dedicated work location. You will be expected to occasionally
travel to both the Sausalito and Berkeley locations.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@modernsailing.com. You are also welcome to
drop these off in person, meet some of the staff, and check out our facilities. Call the Sausalito office at (415)
331-8250 or the Berkeley office at (510) 831-1800 to set up a quick appointment. We look forward to hearing
from you soon!