Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Texas A&M University System • Corpus Christi, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations is responsible for all public-facing external communications, media relations, and information in support of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Athletics. This role involves coordinating and directing the activities of the athletic media relations staff, serving as the primary liaison to media and other organizations, and managing the athletics website. The position also includes responsibilities in strategic communication and compliance, such as managing the athletics website, collaborating with external relations, serving as a live broadcast web streaming technician, and administering the budget for the athletic communications unit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in communications, journalism, sports administration, or closely related field.
• Two (2) years of related experience in athletics communications or broadcasting
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree.
• Demonstrated student-worker supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of SIDEARM CMS or comparable website management software.
• Experience with Adobe Premier or other video editing software.
• Live video streaming experience.
• Intermediate skills in various computer programs including StatCrew, Genius, Photoshop and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct the activities of the athletic media relations staff serving 16 intercollegiate sports.
• Serve as the primary athletics department liaison to local, regional, and national media as well as other universities, conferences, and organizations.
• Serve as spokesman/ambassador for the athletics department and the university.
• Supervise the writing and circulating of news releases to the media.
• Assist with the coordination of game day operations for several sports.
• Maintain current and historical statistics including records for athletic teams.
• Nominate student-athletes for athletic and academic awards within the university, conference and NCAA.
• Recruit, train, supervise and schedule student-workers to help with gameday functions.
• Collaborate with the School of Communications on projects and internships.
• Responsible for live stat production at home events.
• Travel with assigned teams as necessary.
• Manage athletics website in conjunction with the Associate AD of Marketing, Fan engagement and Creative Content (goislanders.com) with oversight of all information and content including feature stories and student-athlete spotlights.
• Work closely and collaboratively with external relations to enhance the visibility of the Islanders Athletic program, advance TAMU-CC mission, vision and branding, and develop and implement printed and online materials aligned with Athletics design standards and TAMU-CC Brand and Style Guide.
• Serve as primary live broadcast web streaming technician with ESPN+ streaming productions.
• Maintain the infrastructure and processes behind ESPN+ streaming productions.
• Organize all athletics photographs and supervise archiving of all video elements.
• Administer budget for the athletic communications unit.
• Responsible for verifying all public facing data.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with university contribution covering up to 83% of premium for employee and family coverage.
• Dental & Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance, Accidental D&D, Long Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Account and Day Care Spending Account.
• On-campus wellness opportunities.
• Work Life Solutions: Counseling, Work Life Assistance, Financial Resources, and Legal Resources.
• Public Loan Forgiveness.
• Book scholarships.
• 100% tuition coverage for up to 18 credit hours per fiscal year (other rules may apply).
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP).
• Voluntary Tax Deferred Account/Deferred Compensation Plan.
• 8+ hours of vacation paid time off every month.
• 8 hours of sick leave time off every month.
• 8 hours of paid time off for Birthday leave.
• 12-15 paid holidays each year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level