Athletics Media Relations I — Storytelling & Social

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability programs

Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays

Tuition reduction for employee and IFP

Job summary

University of Arizona Athletics is seeking a Media Relations Professional I to support day-to-day communications for assigned sports, coordinating interview requests and press materials while promoting student-athletes, coaches and the program across traditional and digital channels.

The role requires flexible scheduling including nights, weekends, and travel; experience with social media and content management is highly valued, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and NCAA compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent or higher required.
• 1 year of relevant work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day media relations and communications for assigned sports by coordinating interview requests, distributing press materials, and helping prepare coaches and student-athletes for media availability.
• Support digital and social media strategies by scheduling content and gathering assets across platforms.
• Draft and update game notes, press releases, and web content under supervision.
• Organize media operations for home events including credentialing and postgame interviews.
• Maintain accurate game statistics and historical data with official scorers.
• Upload and organize multimedia content across internal and external platforms.
• Respond to information requests with clear, accurate answers or routing as needed.
• Participate in communications planning meetings and contribute ideas for coverage and campaigns.
• Collaborate with student interns/volunteers on day-to-day tasks.
• Ensure compliance with department policies, university standards, and NCAA regulations; seek direction as needed.
• Budget accountability.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Social media management

Microsoft Office

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Content creation

Data management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

1 year of relevant work experience

Tools

SIDEARM Sports

HTML

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

University of Arizona Athletics is seeking a Media Relations Professional I to support day-to-day communications for assigned sports, coordinating interview requests and press materials while promoting student-athletes, coaches and the program across traditional and digital channels.

The role requires flexible scheduling including nights, weekends, and travel; experience with social media and content management is highly valued, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and NCAA compliance.