Assistant Director of Athletic Communication

The Assistant Director of Athletics Communication is responsible for various marketing and promotional tasks for athletic events, assisting with sports releases, statistical data and publications.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the content generation and management of the athletics department website.
• Write and edit various department communication materials, including media guides, postseason publications, press releases, game notes and content for the department’s website.
• Work closely with athletics marketing staff to promote stories of the department through digital and social media platforms.
• Develop and write, both in news and feature form, press releases about the coaches and student-athletes and disseminate this information to the media and to the public via the athletics website and social media platforms in an effort to publicize teams.
• Nominate and promote student-athletes and coaches for awards.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and commitment to compliance with APSU, ASUN, and NCAA policies, rules and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
• Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with diverse populations, the University community and the public.
• Ability to detect and correct grammatical and spelling errors in written correspondence.
• Ability to maintain files accurately, in paper and in software programs.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively supervise personnel and complete all associated personnel actions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Knowledge of requirements for compliance with all NCAA and OVC rules related to the responsibilities of this position.