Remote External Operations Advisor, Athletics Communications

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Lexington (VA); Remote; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Military Institute invites applications for a Special Advisor for External Operations (Remote). In this role you will advise the Athletics External Operations Unit, prepare press releases, game previews and recaps, and help publicize VMI NCAA DI sports across local, regional and national media.

You will create social content, coordinate with the media, and support the Athletics Multimedia Coordinator on video projects while maintaining VMIKeydets.com and related channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or related field preferred.
• Understanding of NCAA rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Advise the External Operations Unit and prepare press materials.
• Assist in publicity of VMI NCAA DI sports and with digital media.
• Create social media content and coordinate media events.

Skills

Media relations

Content creation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

NCAA Live Stats scoring software

Desktop Publishing

Job description

Virginia Military Institute invites applications for a Special Advisor for External Operations (Remote). In this role you will advise the Athletics External Operations Unit, prepare press releases, game previews and recaps, and help publicize VMI NCAA DI sports across local, regional and national media.

You will create social content, coordinate with the media, and support the Athletics Multimedia Coordinator on video projects while maintaining VMIKeydets.com and related channels.