Assistant Director, Athletic Communication

Bellarmine University • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

The Assistant Director, Athletic Communication supports the Associate A.D. for Athletics Communication across athletic communication functions, including game-day operations, marketing, media relations, social media, video and broadcast production, digital and print publications, and photography. The position also assists with day-to-day administrative and operational duties for the athletics department.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Work experience in marketing, journalism, broadcasting, or athletic administration.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, graphic design, and photography.
• Ability to visually analyze live athletic competitions.

Responsibilities

• Manage statistical input at home events.
• Write previews, recaps, and promotional copy for print and digital media.
• Maintain social media presences for assigned teams and post in-game social media content for home and away events.
• Coordinate local media and opposing-team staff requests for media access and credentials.
• Serve as the primary media contact for assigned teams, including recruiting appropriate game-day staff where applicable and coordinating directly with coaches and staff.
• Report statistics to NCAA and conference offices.
• Work with coaches to nominate and promote student-athletes and athletic personnel for awards and recognition.
• Maintain media archives and statistical records.
• Oversee the performance of student workers.
• Design print and digital content, including still graphics, media guides, promotional graphics, video, social media content, schedule posters, and motion graphics.
• Design graphics, video, and motion graphics for LED boards at various sites.
• Coordinate video B-roll capture at athletic events.
• Design and maintain athletics YouTube pages and websites.
• Capture content at Media Days.
• Photograph athletic events and coordinate in-game photography, including scheduling and overseeing student photographers.
• Film video at athletic events.
• Assist the Associate Athletics Director for Athletics Communication with day-to-day administrative duties.
• Assist the athletics department with operational duties assigned by the Director of Athletics or designee.

What This Job Offers

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