Sports Information Coordinator

Oakland Community College; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Sports Information Coordinator to manage internal and external athletic communications. The role requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, and involves producing digital content and live streaming for varsity sports.

Responsibilities include maintaining the athletics website, writing releases, overseeing media guides, collecting statistics, and coordinating game-day operations with staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 2 years of experience in athletic communications preferred.
• Experience with CMS and digital content production is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and更新 athletics website and social media content.
• Write, edit and distribute press releases and game stories.
• Oversee design of media guides and game programs.
• Record statistics and report results to MCCAA and NJCAA.

Skills

CMS usage

Multi-tasking

Editing & writing

Social media management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

PrestoSports

Ardor

Adobe

BoxOut

Gipper

Job description

Responsible for all athletic communications internally and externally. Coordinates sports information and media activities within the athletic department. The Sports Information Coordinator must be available to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. This position is expected to work in a multi-cultural diverse working environment.This description is intended to indicate the types of duties and responsibilities requested of the employee assigned this title. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required.

1. Serve as primary person responsible for maintaining, updating and producing content for the athletics website and social media accounts (dept and individual teams).
2. Write, edit, and distribute quality athletic press releases, feature articles, programs, brochures and website news stories for all athletic events and activities.
3. Oversee and manage the editing and design of media guides and game programs for all home athletic events.
4. Maintain athletic historical records, statistics and report all contest outcomes and scores to the MCCAA and NJCAA as required.
5. Coordinate and help supervise game day table staff and workers to provide statistics, live streaming and sports information.
6. Assist with game day operations for home sporting events.
7. Set-up, schedule and maintain live video streaming of home sports and development of highlight videos, interviews and more.
8. Provide media support for special events and serve as primary media contact for all varsity sports.
9. Perform other related duties as assigned

• Ability to work nights and weekends at home sporting events and possibility travel with teams to away events.
• Strong grasp on rules and statistics for the sports sponsored at Oakland Community College.
• Comfortable using various editing software and social media platforms.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Experience

Preferred but not required depending on other experience:

• 2 years of experience in athletic communications
• Experience or familiarity with Content Management Systems such as PrestoSports, Ardor Adobe, BoxOut and Gipper.
• Experience or familiarity with running live streams and broadcasts and producing digital content (social media, video highlights).