Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

In support of the university's mission and objectives, the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications provides leadership and support in athletic communications, media relations, and public relations for the Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) Athletic Department. The Assistant Director will contribute to the university's dedication to promoting both athletic success and academic achievement among student-athletes. PBA is proud to be a NCAA Division II institution and a member of the prestigious Sunshine State Conference.

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the athletic department staff, PBA student-athletes, gameday staff, and PBAs sports broadcasting students to ensure seamless communication across all stakeholders.
• Maintains and creates content for the official athletics website (www.pbasailfish.com) as well as through social media and other mediums.
• Helps design and implement social media plan to promote the athletic department.
• Creates content using Adobe Creative Suite to promote athletic department events and achievements.
• Keeps meticulous records and maintains historical archives of PBAs digital assets.
• Manages and organizes archives of photo, video, and graphic content.
• Submits nominations for Conference, Regional, and National Awards.
• Schedules and executes media days.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree is required.
• 1+ year of related work experience.
• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making Identifies and understands trends and/or issues, connects data points through analysis and logical conclusions/actionable strategies.
• Effective Communication Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
• Teamwork & Collaboration Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.
• Adaptable/Flexibility Ability to change or adjust to change.