Assistant Athletic Director, Communications & Content

University of San Francisco

1d•$70,304 - $80,500•Onsite

About The Position

The University of San Francisco seeks a highly-motivated, energetic and team-orientated individual to fill the position of Assistant Athletic Director of Communications and Content at one of the nation’s leading Jesuit institutions. This is a full-time, 12-month position with full University benefits. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all publicity aspects surrounding USF’s 15-sport Division I intercollegiate athletic program, with emphasis on sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications.

Requirements

Understanding and appreciation of the mission, vision, and values of the University of San Francisco.
Bachelor’s degree required, Masters preferred, with emphasis on journalism, public relations, communications or related field a plus.
4 years of increasingly responsible experience in administration support work or related education including at least two years in an administrative support role.
Proficiency with Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats (Genius), Stat Input (Stat Broadcast).
Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop).
Ideal candidate is a versatile, creative storyteller with the ability to tell narratives through print, graphics and video creative content across all platforms.
Excellent verbal, written, organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading.
Well-versed in social media strategies and trends including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations across all USF sponsored sports

Nice To Haves

Masters degree
Emphasis on journalism, public relations, communications or related field
Experience in a sports information/communications athletic department

Responsibilities

Manage and assist in communications efforts for various teams, including women’s basketball, and other sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications.
Write game previews and recaps, update student-athlete and coach bios and write general news releases on department’s official website – USFDons.com.
Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports.
Responsible for live and postgame statistics for all assigned sports. Must also be available to fill in as official statistician at home events as necessary.
Work closely with head coaches in researching proper promotions of teams and student-athletes for department website usfdons.com and social media platforms.
Write feature stories and assist in production of social media graphics and video content across various platforms.
Maintain various statistical and historical research projects as assigned, including team record books.
Facilitate various requests from coaching staffs, the West Coast Conference and NCAA.
Collaborate with the Associate Athletic Director, Communications and colleagues in the university’s Office of Marketing Communications to share information, develop stories and amplify the achievements of USF student-athletes and our Division I athletics program.
Create and maintain working relationships with local and national media outlets, proactively promoting coaches and student-athletes, and facilitating requests from media.
Properly archive game action photos and work with marketing team and conference office for photo requests and other materials as needed.
Promote student-athletes for various national and conference awards.
Assist the Associate Athletic Director, Communications in planning and organizing all phases of communications team.
Assist with gameday staffing for assigned sports.
Other duties as assigned.