Assistant Director of Athletic Communications University of San Francisco

Ajcunet; San Francisco (CA); 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, social media and content creation. You will serve as media contact for assigned sports, maintain statistics, write feature stories and coordinate graphics/video for USF athletics.

Responsibilities include managing press materials, updating bios and game notes, and collaborating with coaches to promote student-athletes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in journalism, public relations, communications or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of PR, communications or sports information experience in an NCAA athletics department 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).
• Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading.
• Strong writing background from feature stories to game notes and ideas for graphics and video for social media.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assist in communications for various sports as directed.
• Write game previews and recaps and bios; update department site and bios.
• Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports.
• Provide live and postgame statistics; serve as official statistician when needed.
• Collaborate with coaches on promotions for teams and student-athletes on social platforms.
• Write feature stories and contribute to graphics and video content for social media.
• Cultivate relationships with local and national media and respond to media requests.
• Archive photos and coordinate with marketing and conference for materials.
• Assist with gameday staffing and with NCAA and conference requests.

Skills

Strong writing

Public relations

Social media strategy

Copy editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism/PR/communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Stat Crew

NCAA Live Stats

Job description

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications University of San Francisco

R0012999

USF Hilltop Campus

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.

Full Job Description

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).


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• 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 http://www.usfca.edu.