Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, working within the external relations team, primary responsibility is to publicize Michigan Tech Athletics and Recreation and assigned sports. The candidate should be a creative and motivated individual, eager for hands-on experience in the areas of media relations, graphic design, video and digital and social media.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist the Director of Advertising Sales with the execution of partnership contracts.
• Develop strong relationships with local, regional, and national media and partners.
• Create, write, capture, edit, and/or design all collateral material to successfully promote assigned sports: soccer, Nordic skiing, track & field.
• Maintain MichiganTechHuskies.com and MichiganTechRecreation.com through a content management system.
• Compile statistics and serve as record keeper for assigned sports.
• Nominate student-athletes for conference, regional, and national awards for assigned sports.

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to work flexible hours.
• Proven experience in the use and development of the World Wide Web and social media.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff.