Assistant Director-Media Relations

Long Island University • Brooklyn, NY

94d • $55,001 - $60,000

About The Position

Long Island University (LIU) an NCAA D1 Institution, is seeking an Assistant Director, Communications. The Assistant Director, Communications is a member of the LIU Athletics executive team and provides oversight of all communications, media relations and training, broadcasting, publications, sports information, social media, public relations, and various external operations areas as assigned by the Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communications. This position works closely with university staff and is responsible for maintaining contact with key internal and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communications, this position provides management of LIU Athletics Communications staff, maintains an active role in the assignment of gameday duties, and serves as liaison to university staff for the purposes of public relations. This position is based on the Long Island University Brooklyn campus, but requires oversight, and an active presence, of communications, broadcast, media relations, and sports information operations for all sports programs at both the Post and Brooklyn campuses.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
• Two-to-four (2-4) years of full-time experience working in collegiate or professional Athletic Communications, Sports Information, Media Relations, and Sports Journalism.
• Advanced understanding of collegiate or professional athletics in a wide range of sports including Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Volleyball and more.
• Experience in athletic game operations as it relates to PR/Communications/Media.
• Advanced knowledge of stats programs such as Stat Crew, NCAA Manager and PrestoSports with ability to on-site troubleshoot.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, notably InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro. Photography and videography skills are a plus.
• Experience using CMS platform to update website, specifically the SIDEARM Sports program.
• Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Potential for work travel with teams for road games.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an NCAA Athletics program.
• Experience working large-scale events in collegiate or professional sports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain primary sports communications responsibilities such as coordination of statistics, weekly awards and all-league team selections.
• Planning, writing, and editing content for various internal and external stakeholders, including press releases, game stories, game previews and feature stories to promote the school's sports programs.
• Maintaining official stats/records for all assigned events, using prescribed procedures and format.
• Managing the hiring and training of student interns for game day and daily workflow within the Athletic Communication department.
• Assisting with the management of Long Island University's Athletics social media channels for each team.
• Assisting with communication and reporting requirements with the NCAA and the Division I conferences with which the school participates.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Commitment to diversity and excellence in the academic community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees