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At Academy Sports + Outdoors, we believe in the power of fun. And we believe in helping our customers have more of it. With a wide assortment of sporting and outdoors gear, Academy offers the best brands under one roof — curated to make the most of every budget. Day in and day out, our 20,000+ Team Members bring a sense of adventure, energy, and passion to work. Understanding our people and the things that matter to them has been at the core of Academy culture for over 80 years. We take pride in creating a workplace that values hard work, commitment, growth, and of course, FUN. Academy — headquartered in Katy, TX, a suburb of Houston — is one of the nation’s largest sporting goods and outdoor stores. We offer a broad assortment of quality hunting, fishing, and camping equipment and gear, as well as sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel, and much more. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to a wide network of 301 stores across 21 states as of March 7, 2025. Looking to join our team? Search available opportunities today: careers.academy.com

The S&S Worldwide Family supports those who help people play and learn by developing, assorting and distributing tools that stimulate activity, foster creativity, encourage communication and nourish growth. We partner with teachers, coaches, counselors, activity and recreation professionals and all those who are dedicated to improving the world by achieving positive outcomes for the individuals and the groups they serve. We live our mission by providing a superior customer experience through highly-engaged and empowered associates. We Make it Easy!

In a work world filled with jobs, School Specialty offers opportunity. The opportunity to have an exciting and challenging career at a company that’s dedicated to shaping the future by changing education. Learn more about our company, and our available opportunities at schoolspecialty.com/careers. What opportunity means at School Specialty: • You can actively influence what we do and offer. You’ll be encouraged to leverage your creativity and imagination to help us provide innovative products and services to the education marketplace and beyond. • Your opinion matters here. You’ll have the chance to contribute and make a measurable difference through your work, and you’ll have opportunities to interact with executive leaders along the way. • You’ll be encouraged to lead through action, to learn and grow, and to pursue your passion. Our company thrives on change, and as a result, you’ll have many opportunities to try new things and grow professionally and personally. • We care about the communities we serve, and that includes yours. We make sure you have the opportunity to make an impact on your community by giving you twenty-four Promise Hours every year to volunteer as you see fit. • We’re a big company, which means you have options. That’s why we talk about careers instead of jobs. School Specialty is passionate about changing the future by improving the learning experience for one child at a time. If you share that passion, there are a ton of different ways you could help us do that across our portfolio of brands and services. Let’s see what we can accomplish together.