Sports Information Director

Indycc; Independence (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Personal time

Sick time

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Independence Community College (ICC) in Kansas seeks a dedicated Sports Information Director to enhance the visibility of ICC’s athletic programs. You will coordinate media relations, game coverage, and website updates to showcase schedules, results, and profiles.

This full-time, 12-month position reports to the Athletic Director and includes benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement, and earned vacation/sick time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, sports management, marketing, communications or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1-2 years of administrative or marketing experience, preferably in athletics or academics.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency with office software and familiarity with sports information software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Federal Work Study: ensure compliance with Financial Aid and Human Resources processes for Federal Work Study.
• Supervise federal work study students assigned to Athletics.
• Administration and ensure all paperwork and time reporting is completed timely and accurately.
• Filing: ensure records are filed daily and athletic records are current.
• Maintain regular and timely attendance.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Manage all aspects of sports information and media relations for the Athletic Department.
• Serve as main contact for media inquiries, interviews, and press releases.
• Update and maintain athletic website and social media with timely information, schedules, results, and profiles.
• Coordinate media coverage for games and events; liaise with local/regional outlets.
• Develop marketing materials for athletic events (brochures, posters, digital media).
• Manage broadcasting of home games and events, coordinate live streams, commentary, and post-game coverage.
• Coordinate home game replay system; report athletic statistics to regional organizations.
• Coordinate photo/video coverage for archives and promotional use.

Skills

Organizational skills

multitasking

Written & verbal communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration/sports management/marketing/communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace

Sports information software

Job description

Position Announcement

Sports Information Director

Independence Community College (ICC)

located in rural southeast Kansas, is seeking a dedicated individual to fill the dual role of Athletics Administrative Assistant & Sports Information Director.

Position Overview

In the role of Sports Information Director, the individual will enhance the visibility of ICCs athletic programs, fostering engagement within the college and the surrounding community.

Position Details

This is a full-time, 12-month, salaried, exempt position reporting to the Athletic Director. The salary range is $40,000 to $45,000 depending on previous work experience.

• Regular Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a
• one-hour lunch
• Starting in January 2025, regular work schedule: Monday Thursday 8
• m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one-hour lunch and workday on Friday (8 a.m.
• noon)
• Summer Schedule (May 19th August 1st): Monday Thursday 7:30 a.m. to
• 5:00 p.m., hour lunch and Fridays off
• Earned vacation, personal time, and sick time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Participation in the Kansas Public Retirement Systems
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance

Key Responsibilities

• Federal Work Study: ensuring compliance with all Financial Aid and Human
• Resources processes & procedures for Federal Work Study.
• Supervising federal work study students assigned to Athletics
• Administration and ensure all paperwork and time reporting is completed
• timely and accurately.
• Filing: ensuring all records are filed daily and athletic records are
• up-to-date and current.
• Maintaining regular and timely attendance.
• Performing other duties as needed.

Sports Information Director

• Manages all aspects of sports information and media relations for the
• Athletic Department
• Serving as the main point of contact for sports media inquiries,
• interviews, and press releases.
• Updating and maintaining the athletic department website and social
• media platforms by ensuring accurate and timely dissemination of
• information, schedules, results, and athletic profiles.
• Coordinating media coverage for games, events, and announcements,
• liaising with local and regional media outlets.
• Developing marketing and promotional materials for athletic events,
• including brochures, posters, flyers, and digital media.
• Managing the broadcasting of home games and special athletic events,
• coordinating live streams, commentary, and post-game coverage.
• Manage home game replay system for each specific sport.
• Tracing and reporting athletic statistics for all teams, ensuring timely
• submission to regional organizations.
• Coordinating photo and video coverage of athletic events for archives,
• media use, and promotional purposes.
• Overall administrative support with other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Education**: Bachelors degree in business administration, sports
• management, marketing, communications or a related field preferred
• Experience**: Minimum of 1 2 years of experience in an administrative
• or marketing role, preferable in an athletic or academic setting.
• Skills**:
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office Suite, Google
• Workspace) and familiarity with sports information software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, balance multiple projects, and
• work well under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with students,
• athletes, coaches, faculty, and staff.
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work well with others from diverse backgrounds.
• Familiarity with statistical tracking and reporting for collegiate
• athletics.
• Willingness to support the Vision and Mission of the college.

Physical Requirements

Ability to work early, evening, and weekend hou