Assistant Director, Sports Communications

This position has been filled - Job#: 453390903

Job Summary

Rider University invites applications for an Assistant Director of Sports Communications.  Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Communications, this individual will handle coverage of women’s basketball, field hockey, volleyball, swimming and diving, baseball, track and field/cross country and occasionally share in some responsibilities for wrestling and/or other sports.  The successful candidate will: promote Rider Athletics; maintain, update and edit the athletics website gobroncs.com; update statistics using computerized software; write press releases for specific events including contests, events and awards; utilize social media to promote teams including creating video clips and graphics; and troubleshoot technology issues.

Qualified candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree along with at least two years of sports communications experience at a college or university or other athletics entity. A Master’s degree is preferred.  Individual must also possess:  working knowledge of and a willingness to comply with NCAA and conference rules; excellent written and oral communications skills; experience with website content management system software, Photoshop, video editing software and various statistics software (i.e. stat-crew); time management skills; knowledge of trends in sports communications and technology; strong knowledge of sports; strong computer, social media and internet skills; and the ability to meet strict deadlines.  Must be willing to work nights and weekends.

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

Rider University has been included as one of the nation’s best universities by US News & World Report and remained in the top tier in the Regional Universities – North category. Additionally, The Princeton Review named Rider among its “Best 385 Colleges” in the nation. Both publications have ranked the University favorably in their respective surveys for more than a decade.

To apply for position no.100055, please visit RiderHires at http://rider.peopleadmin.com/postings/6456

                                         
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, Vietnam-era/disabled veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other non-job related criteria.