Assistant Director, Athletics Communications
About The Position
The Assistant Director of Athletics Communications, reporting to the Associate Director of Athletics for Communications, has a service-oriented role, requiring interactions within the Department of Athletics across a broad range of individuals and throughout department hierarchy, with administrators, coaches, and student-athletes, as well as with the media as a representative of Georgetown University. They assist in all aspects of public relations for assigned sports, including game coverage (with pre- and post- coverage), proactive and reactive media efforts, and maintenance of dissemination of all statistics. As well, they coordinate media and public relations functions, including contributing to website content for www.guhoyas.com, encompassing web streaming, video editing, social media and other multimedia. The Assistant Director of Athletics Communications manages publicity efforts for assigned sports, including communications with media for event coverage and feature stories on Georgetown student-athletes, teams and athletic accomplishments. They design, write and edit online and printed information guides, game programs, and press releases; and coordinate social media and networking initiatives, as well administer historical archiving of team information, records and photos.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree - preferably in communications, public relations, journalism or another appropriate field
- At least one year of full-time experience in sports information or athletic communications within intercollegiate athletics is preferred
- Knowledge of desktop publishing (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, etc.) and statistical programs utilized for various sports (e.g., Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats) - strongly encouraged, but not required
- Strong writing, interpersonal communication and computer skills
- Willingness to work a great deal of overtime, including evenings and weekends
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of desktop publishing (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, etc.) and statistical programs utilized for various sports (e.g., Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats)
Responsibilities
- Assist in all aspects of public relations for assigned sports, including game coverage (with pre- and post- coverage), proactive and reactive media efforts, and maintenance of dissemination of all statistics.
- Coordinate media and public relations functions, including contributing to website content for www.guhoyas.com, encompassing web streaming, video editing, social media and other multimedia.
- Manage publicity efforts for assigned sports, including communications with media for event coverage and feature stories on Georgetown student-athletes, teams and athletic accomplishments.
- Design, write and edit online and printed information guides, game programs, and press releases
- Coordinate social media and networking initiatives
- Administer historical archiving of team information, records and photos.
Benefits
- Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
