Assistant Sports Information Director

SUNY Cortland’s Assistant Sports Information Director plays a vital role in chronicling and promoting one of the strongest programs in NCAA Division III athletics. The position is responsible for providing game coverage, managing and maintaining statistics and sharing accurate and engaging information about Cortland’s 25 varsity teams with the news media and the public.

Major Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary sports information contact for men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s and women’s ice hockey, wrestling, and men’s and women’s lacrosse, as well as provide secondary coverage for other sports, including baseball, softball, and volleyball. This includes:
• Manage game day statistics (tracking statistics for home games, compiling statistics from road games)
• Write game recaps for use online and for the media.
• Serve as or oversee public address announcing at home games.
• Maintain all aspects of Cortland’s Athletics website, cortlandreddragons.com, and serve as the primary content creator. This includes student-athlete bios, photos, rosters, and records/history.
• Produce game programs for most of Cortland’s home athletics contests.
• Assist with the creation of effective content for social media accounts, video boards, and marketing materials.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in sport management, communications, or a related field of study.
• Experience in collegiate athletic media relations or sports information office or other related field at the college/university level.
• Experience in digital media
• Willingness and ability to work nights and weekends.