Stanford University
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Description
Your responsibilities include:
- Develop the vision, strategy, and brand for assigned sport programs by managing social media accounts, creating content calendars and collaborating with other units to create and design artwork, graphics, and content for a variety of platforms.
- Incorporate key messaging points into daily content through a proactive approach and digital-forward growth mindset, consistent with the objectives outlined in DAPER’s Strategic Plan.
- Serve as the lead multimedia liaison between assigned sport programs and the External Relations department.
- Solicit feedback from sport programs and External Relations colleagues on objectives, goals, and strategies, in addition to creation and distribution of content.
- Facilitate multimedia student-athlete features in coordination with other departments.
- Responsible for the public relations functions for assigned sports.
- Design, write, and edit various communications materials, such as student-athlete bios, press releases, and feature stories for the department’s website conveying the voice of the coach, student-athletes and the program. Tasked with additional areas of functional leadership among the staff.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Creative problem solver with strong critical thinking skills.
- Builds collaborative relationships with internal colleagues.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet expected deadlines and schedules.
- Effective time management skills.
- Familiarity with managing social accounts and serving as the primary administrator.
- Advanced graphic design and non-linear editing skills.
- Demonstrated aptitude in social media and proactive, strategic communication are essential. Confidence and familiarity working with web technologies, including basic HTML and CMS tools (such as WMT). Advanced and demonstrated knowledge of statistical programs (such as NCAA Live Stats and StatCrew).
- Ability to travel occasionally and work on weekends and evenings.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.