Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

This position has been filled - Job#: 453377347

Job Summary

Job Summary: We are offering an opportunity for one-three (1-3) graduate students considering a career in athletic communications, with a focus on being a sport contact, to serve as graduate assistants within its Athletic Department. The students will be mentored by the Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Associate Athletic Director for Creative Solutions.

Qualifications: 

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, athletic administration, business administration, journalism or a related field
• Strong computer skills  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud (i.e. Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign)
• Experience shooting and editing video
• Social media management skills
• Working knowledge of StatCrew statistical software
• Knowledge of web-based content management systems
• Basic HTML coding skills

Job Responsibilities: 

• Serving as the primary contact for assigned sports
• Developing full communications plans, identifying news stories, arranging interviews and promoting the program through all available outlets
• Creating and publishing digital content for assigned sports, including written, photo and video content
• Assisting with daily posting on social media platforms for assigned sports.
• Keeping statistical records; providing real-time data entry during live events and archiving statistics for historical reference
• Updating content, such as bios, rosters, schedules, statistics, press releases, articles, blogs, etc. on the website