Assistant Director of Sports Information and Marketing

The Assistant Director of Sports Information and Marketing will support the Athletic Department Administration in promoting and marketing the University's Athletics programs continually, assisting in the operation of a department that sponsors 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III varsity sports and two emerging sports.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Sports Information Director (SID) in developing, implementing, and updating an annual plan to promote 21 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic programs and 2 emerging sports, including game day administrative responsibilities.
• Overseeing six to eight programs, including creating stories and social media graphics, coordinating promotional materials, and assisting with creating and editing video highlights and promotional packages.
• Assisting in developing and maintaining the Athletic Department website and social media presence, and implementing a creative content calendar.
• Supervising, writing, editing, and designing assigned athletic publications (media guides, game programs, pre and post-event stories).
• Coordinating and training the statistics crew, maintaining current and accurate statistical files and historical archives for each varsity sport, and providing statistics to the NCAA national office, the Northwest Conference (NWC) office, and the media.
• Managing a student team responsible for stats, tickets, graphics, storytelling, and other game-day responsibilities.
• Assisting the Associate Athletic Director with planning, developing, and executing assigned athletics events, including conference championships.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Sports Management, Marketing or Communications; a Master's degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of Sports Information, Marketing, or Sport Management experience (in a small college or university setting, is preferred).
• Excellent event management, organizational, and writing skills.
• Specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities: Desktop publishing skills related to producing publications are required. The ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop Illustrator, and Stat Crew.
• The ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, including on the telephone, and to understand and follow instructions.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer visa sponsorship; therefore, only applicants who do not require sponsorship for employment visas, now or at any point in the future, should apply.