Communications Assistant - Athletics (Part-Time)

Position Overview 

This position reports to the Director of Athletics Communications and assists other Sports Information Directors, student workers, athletics administrators, coaches, and student-athletes to produce successful execution of home games and special events. 

Responsibilities

• Administrative tasks related to the internal, external, development, and communications areas of the department
• Gameday Operations – assist in providing the best gameday experience for every type of fan in the building
• This role functions similar to an internal beat reporter—the focus is on telling compelling stories in written, video, social media, graphics or other innovative formats
• Generating and overseeing the distribution of record books/media guides, news articles and short-form video, stats and social media interactions
• Responsible for developing external media relationships and managing media requests for assigned sports as well as managing gameday media relations duties, including game statistics
   

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Organizational skills; ability to multi-task/manage several projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated flexibility, creativity, strategic-thinking skills; willingness to learn and take initiative
• Positive attitude with strong interpersonal/customer service skills
• Proven ability to work autonomously, collaboratively, and within a team structure.
• Proficiency in office software systems such as: MS Word, Office, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
• The ability to maintain confidentiality 
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Attention to detail
• Desired candidate will have outstanding verbal communication skills and be able to work effectively with student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and other athletics staff.