Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. This individual performs the role of an internal beat reporter, focusing on telling compelling stories in written, video, social media, graphics or other innovative formats in collaboration with team members of the external unit.

2. Responsible for interviewing, training, evaluation, coaching, professional development, and oversight of Director of Sports Information and Assistant Director of Sports Information.

3. Manage and maintain the athletics department website. Write and edit various department communication materials, including postseason publications, press releases, game notes, record books and content for the department's website.

4. Work closely with athletics marketing staff to promote stories of the department through digital and social media platforms.

5. 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.

6. Oversee nominations and promotion of student-athletes and coaches for awards.

7. Maintain historical records, statistics and photographs among other important department information.

8. Provide support for television, radio, and streaming broadcasts of games and events as needed for the athletics department.

9. Responsible for oversight and management of Media Relations department budget.

10. Coordinate the student intern program and game day staffing.

11. Travel with teams when deemed appropriate.