Athletics Media Relations Specialist

East Carolina University; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, seeks an Assistant Director of Media Relations - Athletics to promote intercollegiate programs and craft engaging stories for local and national media. The role oversees content for ecupirates.com and supports media coverage across multiple platforms.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and relevant collegiate athletics experience, with strong skills in new media, stats, and publication design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or equivalent training/experience.
• All degrees must be from accredited institutions.

Responsibilities

• Promote and publicize ECU intercollegiate athletics.
• Serve as primary publicist for women's basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and women's tennis.
• Write and edit feature stories and news releases for local, regional, and national media.
• Develop content for ecupirates.com and department social media platforms.
• Coordinate media operations for home events and travel with select teams.

Skills

Media relations experience

Content development across new media

Sports statistics knowledge

MS Office

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Genius/StatCrew

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

Adobe InDesign

PhotoShop

StatCrew

Genius

Job description

East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, seeks an Assistant Director of Media Relations - Athletics to promote intercollegiate programs and craft engaging stories for local and national media. The role oversees content for ecupirates.com and supports media coverage across multiple platforms.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and relevant collegiate athletics experience, with strong skills in new media, stats, and publication design.