Full Time
Job Overview
Essential Duties:
- Gathers and disseminates information on the University’s 22 sports; serves as primary administrator for the athletics website.
- Arrange and serves as host at press conferences for major athletics announcements.
- Writes general news releases, game recaps and award announcements in a timely and accurate manner for distribution to a wide audience through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and other traditional media.
- Serves as official statistician for all applicable home events; completes statistical reports for all sports and distributes them to appropriate conference and national offices.
- Writes, edits, designs and lays out copy for athletics publications, including a media guide for football; designs and produces schedule cards and posters, and supervises their distribution throughout campus and community.
- Organizes and orchestrates Athletic Awards Banquet or similar functions attended by coaches and student-athletes in all sports.
- Develops relationships with local, regional, and national media, and utilizes those relationships to ensure extensive, positive coverage of the University.
- Serves as a resource person for athletics office and more than 50 administrators and coaches and 700 student-athletes on public relations approaches.
- A baccalaureate degree in an appropriate field and at least three years in positions in public relations, media relations, or journalism.
- Proven writing and press relations skills.
- Skills necessary to work effectively with student-athletes, coaches, and administrators.
- Knowledge and the use of computer technology (Adobe Creative Cloud, Stat Crew or other similar statistical program, Microsoft Office, etc.)
- Excellent supervisory skills.
- Valid Drivers License.
- Able to read, write, and comprehend English; able to follow verbal instructions. Experience with Word, Excel, Teams required.
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