Media Relations Professional II (Athletics)

Arizona International; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Job summary

University of Arizona Athletics is seeking a Media Relations Professional II to support strategic communications for Olympic sports. You will produce journalistic materials, edit public information, and manage media services at athletics events.

The role requires collaboration with coaches and staff, strong storytelling across print, online and social platforms, and occasional travel or evening/weekend work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus professional level experience.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience or equivalent.
• Experience with publicity, media relations or communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily media-services for assigned Olympic sports programs with coaches and student-athletes.
• Create publicity plans to reach diverse audiences via social media and websites.
• Write/edit daily, weekly, and annual releases, features and publications.
• Develop content for arizonawildcats.com and coordinate multimedia materials with video team.
• Respond to media inquiries with materials, statistics, photos and information.
• Assist in media operations at league and NCAA events and manage student staff.

Skills

Effective written and verbal comms

Multi-tasking

Collaborative work style

Critical thinking

Night/weekend availability

Tech skills: Excel/Word/Access/PowerP

Social media management

Interpersonal communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SIDEARM Sports CMS

HTML

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Media Relations Professional II (Athletics)

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Aug 02, 2026

Media Relations Professional II (Athletics)

Posting Number req26378

Department Administration and Athletics

Department Website Link arizonawildcats.com

Location Tucson Campus

Address 1 National Championship Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

Position Highlights

The Athletics Department is dedicated to excellence in collegiate sports, building a modern model of intercollegiate athletics, fostering, integrity, innovation, and student-athlete success.

The University of Arizona Athletics Department invites you to apply to the role of the Media Relations Professional II.

The purpose of this position is to assist in the operation of the University's strategic communications operations, both internally and externally. The successful candidate will produce effective journalistic materials for information dissemination, prepare and edit public information through various news media, publications, social media and Internet strategies, and manage media-related services at athletics events. Applicants must have proven ability to work independently and in concert with colleagues and numerous publics. Candidates must be highly motivated, passionate, and capable of managing a demanding work schedule.

This position requires the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays, and travel as needed.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Handle daily communication and media-services
  responsibilities for assigned Olympic sports programs, working directly with
  coaches and student-athletes to produce positive coverage in print, news, and digital media.
• 
  Use creative, innovative approach to generate positive promotion of sport
  programs.
• Work with coaching staffs and department promotions team to create
  publicity plans to reach various audiences through social media and websites.
• Write and edit daily, weekly and annual releases, feature stories
  and publications.
• Develop ideas, write and post material to Arizona's official
  website, arizonawildcats.com.
• Utilize advanced photo editing skills for
  graphical use on website and social media.
• Coordinate with video department to
  schedule and produce multimedia materials.
• Maintain archival and records systems.
• Staff events in media-services capacity, while
  coordinating duties of support staff.
• Respond to written and phone queries from media and
  others by providing materials, statistics, photos, and information pertaining
  to sport.
• Assist or direct media operations at league and National
  Championship events hosted by the University.
• File game reports/statistical
  summaries to specific or requested news outlets, conference and NCAA offices.
• Assist in daily management of strategic communications
  for athletics as assigned by director.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with ICA, University, Big
  12 Conference and NCAA guidelines and policies.
• Assist with managing student employees.
• Budget accountability.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
• Fosters a collaborative work environment through respectful and effective communication.
• Critical thinking skills and ability to provide multiple
  solutions for situations.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as necessary.
• Proficient technology & software skills including
  Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Photoshop, InDesign.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and positively manage
  social media accounts (X, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) that represent official
  university athletics programs.
• Exceptional interpersonal communications skills including demonstrated
  writing experience and story-telling ability.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with SIDEARM Sports content management, and/or HTML.
• Previous experience with Photoshop, InDesign and other desktop publishing programs.
• Experience with NCAA rules and compliance issues pertaining to publicity and promotional efforts.
• Experience with NCAA Live Stats and its various programs.

FLSA

Exempt

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 + nights and weekends

Job FTE 1.0

Work Calendar Fiscal

Job Category Communication and Marketing

Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay Depends on Experience

Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade 7

Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity. The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.

Career Stream and Level PC2

Job Family Media Relations

Job Function Communications & Marketing

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

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