PT Sports Information Specialist

Enterprise State Community College; Hanceville (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallace State Community College in Alabama seeks a Sports Information Specialist to promote athletics, coordinate game-day coverage, statistics, and media content for student-athletes.

You will manage the athletics website, social media, and collaborate with coaches; assist with photography, video, news releases, and feature stories; ensure accurate reporting and professional communications.

Evenings and occasional overnight travel may be required; strong writing and media skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong writing, communication, organizational, and digital media skills are preferred.
• Experience in athletics, sports information, communications, journalism, marketing, photography, social media, or a related field is preferred.
• Ability to work nonstandard hours, including evenings and occasional overnight travel, as needed, is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide game-day sports information and communications support for Wallace State athletic events.
• Compile, maintain, and report rosters, schedules, statistics, scores, and records.
• Update athletics website content, schedules, results, statistics, and related information.
• Develop and post timely content for athletics social media channels.
• Assist with photography, video, graphics, and other digital content.
• Prepare or assist with news releases, game recaps, feature stories, and other communications.
• Coordinate with coaches and athletic staff to gather information and promote teams.
• Assist with nominations, awards, postseason reporting, and conference/national requests.
• Coordinate student media team to assist with promotions and game-day coverage.
• Support livestreams, media relations, events, and other athletics communications as needed.
• Maintain Wallace State branding and represent the College professionally.

Skills

Strong writing

Communication

Digital media

Tools

Photoshop

CMS/WordPress

Social media analytics

Job description

The Sports Information Specialist supports the promotion, communication, and documentation of Wallace State athletics and its student-athletes. This position assists with athletics communications, game-day coverage, statistics, website and social media content, photography and other media needs, and promotion of athletic programs and accomplishments.

1. Provide game-day sports information and communications support for Wallace State athletic events.

1. Compile, maintain, and report accurate team rosters, schedules, statistics, scores, records, and other athletic information.
2. Update athletics website content, schedules, results, statistics, and related information.
3. Develop and post timely content for athletics social media channels, including scores, highlights, student-athlete achievements, and upcoming events.
4. Assist with photography, video, graphics, and other digital content for athletic communications and promotions.
5. Prepare or assist with news releases, game recaps, feature stories, and other athletics-related communications.
6. Coordinate with coaches and athletic staff to gather information and promote teams and student-athletes.
7. Assist with nominations, awards, postseason reporting, and information requested by conference and national athletic organizations.
8. Coordinate student media team to assist with athletics promotion and game day coverage.
9. Support livestreams, media relations, special events, and other athletics communications and activities as needed.
10. Maintain consistent use of Wallace State branding and represent the College professionally in all communications.

1. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, required, or directed by the College. The College reserves the right to assign additional tasks and to alter or reassign job duties as necessary to meet business and operational needs.
2. In order to perform these essential functions, the employee must be present at work. Therefore, attendance is an essential function.

1. Strong writing, communication, organizational, and digital media skills are preferred.
2. Experience in athletics, sports information, communications, journalism, marketing, photography, social media, or a related field is preferred.
3. Ability to work nonstandard hours, including evenings and occasional overnight travel, as needed, is required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The College reserves the right to fill the position within four months of the stated deadline date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position should circumstances warrant the need to fill more than one position.

Applicants scheduled for an interview may receive or review the Essential Functions for the position at the time of the personal interview. Any applicant, however, may request a copy of the Essential Functions for the position prior to the interview appointment. All male applicants between the ages of 18-26 must provide proof of Selective Service Registration.

Wallace State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College Systems, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.

Wallace State Community College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.

Wallace State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.