Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

University of San Francisco; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

University of San Francisco seeks an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications to support sports information, media relations, publications, and social content. This role serves as the media contact for assigned sports and provides statistical support for events.

You will write game previews and recaps, maintain bios, and produce stories for the department website and social channels, while coordinating with coaches and the marketing team to promote student-athletes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications or related field.
• 1 year of public relations, communications or sports information experience in NCAA athletics or professional sports.
• Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading.
• Strong writing background from feature stories to game notes; able to generate ideas for graphics and video for social media.
• Knowledge of social media strategies and trends across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

Responsibilities

• Write game previews and game recaps, update bios and write general news releases on USF Dons site.
• Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports.
• Provide live and postgame statistics; serve as official statistician as needed.
• Collaborate with coaches on promotions for department site and social platforms.
• Write feature stories and contribute to graphics/video for social media across platforms.
• Archive game action photos and coordinate with marketing and conference offices as needed.

Skills

Strong writing

Social media strategies

Public relations

Media relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Stat Crew

NCAA Live Stats (Genius)

Stat Input (Stat Broadcast)

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Job Summary: The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications is responsible for assisting with all facets of athletic communications including sports information, media relations, publications, social media, content creation, etc. This individual will serve as the media contact for assigned sports while providing statistical support for all assigned events and producing event stories, website and social media content for these assigned sports.

Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Manage and assist in communications efforts for various sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications.
• Write game previews and game recaps, update student-athlete and coach bios and write general news releases on department’s official website – USFDons.com.
• Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports.
• Responsible for live and postgame statistics for all assigned sports. Must also be available to fill in as official statistician at home events as necessary.
• Work closely with head coaches in researching proper promotions of teams and student-athletes for department website usfdons.com and social media platforms.
• Write feature stories and share ideas in collaboration with creative team for social media graphics and video content across various platforms.
• Create and maintain working relationships with local and national media outlets, proactively promoting coaches and student-athletes and facilitating requests from media.
• Maintain various statistical and historical research projects as assigned, including team record books.
• Properly archive game action photos and work with marketing team and conference office for photo requests and other materials as needed.
• Facilitate various requests from coaching staffs, the West Coast Conference and NCAA.
• Promote student-athletes for various national and conference awards.
• Assist at men’s and women’s basketball home games.
• Administrative/clerical duties include maintenance of game and team photo files and historical archives.
• Assist with gameday staffing for assigned sports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Understanding and appreciation of the mission, vision, and values of the University of San Francisco. Bachelor’s degree required, with emphasis on journalism, public relations, communications or related field. Minimum of 1 year of public relations, communications or sports information experience in an NCAA athletics department and/or professional sports organization. Experience in Adobe Creative Suite is preferred (InDesign and Photoshop) . Basic knowledge of Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats (Genius), Stat Input (Stat Broadcast). undefined Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading. Strong writing background from feature stories to game notes, and able to originate ideas for graphics and video for social media platforms. Well-versed in social media strategies and trends including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations across all USF sponsored sports The position requires some travel and working evenings, weekends and select holidays in addition to daily office hours. Also requires other related duties as assigned by your supervisor and/or other department leadership.

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time Pay Rate: Salary Salary Range : $70,304 - $70,900 annualized, commensurate with experience

The University of San Francisco is located in the heart of one of the world’s most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields. Its diverse student body enjoys direct access to faculty, small classes and outstanding opportunities in the city itself. USF is San Francisco's first university, and its Jesuit Catholic mission helps ignite a student’s passion for social justice and a desire to "Change the World From Here." For more information, visit www.usfca.edu.

Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy

The University of San Francisco is an equal opportunity institution of higher education. The University does not discriminate in employment, educational services, or academic programs on the basis of an individual's race, color, ethnicity, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except minors), sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related and genetic-related), disability and military status or any other basis prohibited by law. The University reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities under the law.

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