Athletics Communications Assistant (Student)

American University; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

American University Athletics seeks a part-time student to support the athletics communications team. Work includes stats during competitions, creating score graphics, clipping highlights for social media, and updating records on AUEagles.com.

The role requires evening and weekend availability and offers mentorship and exposure to intercollegiate athletics in a university setting.

Qualifications

• This is a student part-time role within Athletics Digital Media Communications.
• Role requires availability on nights/weekends for events.
• Familiarity with sports stats and media coverage is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assist with stats at athletics competitions, tracking substitutions and game events.
• Support in-game media coverage, creating score graphics and clipping highlights for social media.
• Update in-season and end-of-season records and organize photos.
• Write previews/recaps, student-athlete bios, and feature stories.
• Perform historical research and update the athletics website.

Skills

Stats support

In-game media

Written previews/recaps

Photo organization

Social media clipping

Job description

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, andContribute to Your University Community.

This position isavailable only to enrolled American University students.

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Department:

Athletics Digital Media Communications

Time Type:

Part time

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Job Description:

Summary:

This position works specifically within the athleticscommunications area of American University Athletics, helping tocover and promote all of our sports programs. Both office hours andevent work are included in this position, and students must beavailable to work on nights and weekends. Working within athleticscommunications can give individuals valuable exposure, training,and mentorship in order to prepare them for a career inintercollegiate athletics.

Essential Functions:

• Assisting with stats at athletics competitions (trackingsubstitutions, serving as another set of eyes for what is happeningin a game).
• Helping with in-game media coverage such as creating scoregraphics and clipping highlights for posting on social media.
• Updating in-season and end-of-season records.
• Organizing and labeling photos.
• Writing previews/recaps, student-athlete bios, and featurestories.
• Doing historical research.
• Updating our athletics website, AUEagles.com.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Part-time.
• 10 hours per week.

Salary Range:

• $18.40 - $19.50 per hour.

Other Details

• This position is available only to enrolled American University students.
• Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover orcontain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties orresponsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any timewith or without notice.
• American University is an E-Verify employer.
• Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/ for additional information about American University employment andbenefits.

Current American University Employees

American University current employees (including those employed instudent positions) must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which take you to our internal career listings.

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