Athletics Communications Director

Conditions. Workplace Diversity, LLC.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plans with universityContri

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is seeking a Public Relations Manager for the Athletics Department. This role publicly promotes varsity sports, handles media relations, publicity, strategic communications, and social media to engage prospective student-athletes, fans, alumni, and the university community.

You will develop content, coordinate with media, oversee game-day staff and archiving of historic records, and ensure accurate statistics and rosters are communicated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications/sport management/journalism or related field.
• At least 3 years of work experience in athletic communications/sports media; internships and education may count.
• Master's degree desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manages media and public relations functions for select sports and key Department initiatives.
• Conceives and creates content for a dynamic Department website (including web streaming and multimedia).
• Publicity efforts in assigned sports; media point-of-contact for assigned sports.
• Oversees media relations at home events and travels with varsity teams to cover competitions.
• Plans and implements historical archiving of content for assigned sports.

Skills

Social media platforms

Web design & digital storytelling

Graphic design

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/sport management/journalism/AV communications or related field

Tools

SideArm Sports

NCAA Live Stats/Stat Crew

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is seeking a Public Relations Manager for the Athletics Department. This role publicly promotes varsity sports, handles media relations, publicity, strategic communications, and social media to engage prospective student-athletes, fans, alumni, and the university community.

You will develop content, coordinate with media, oversee game-day staff and archiving of historic records, and ensure accurate statistics and rosters are communicated.