Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

About the position

In support of the university's mission and objectives, the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications provides leadership and support in athletic communications, media relations, and public relations for the Athletics Department. This role creates and manages content across digital platforms, overseeing gameday operations, and fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the media, athletics staff, and sports broadcasting students. The Assistant Director will contribute to the university's dedication to promoting both athletic success and academic achievement among student-athletes.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the athletics department staff, student-athletes, gameday staff, and PBA's sports broadcasting students to ensure seamless communication across all stakeholders.
• Maintains and creates content for the official athletics website as well as for social media and other platforms.
• Assists with designing and implementing a social media plan to promote the athletic department.
• Creates compelling content using Adobe Creative Suite to promote athletic department events and achievements.
• Maintains meticulous records and historical archives of PBA's digital assets.
• Manages and organizes archives of photo, video, and graphic content.
• Submits nominations for Conference, Regional, and National Awards.
• Schedules and executes media days ensuring a smooth and seamless process for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintains regular contact with athletics staff, PBA sports broadcasting students, and gameday workers.
• Collaborates with key external stakeholders such as external athletic conferences and associations as well as coaches and administrators from other institutions.
• Fulfills gameday roles such as statistics keeping, writing press releases, public address announcing, creating content, photography and videography.
• Provides a safe and welcoming environment for student-athletes, coaches, staff and all visitors.
• Writes game recap articles for assigned programs.
• Assists with online video streams of home events through partnership with Sports Broadcasting majors.
• Helps train, mentor, and supervise gameday staff and student workers.
• Adheres to all budgetary guidelines, as well as University, Sunshine State Conference (SSC) and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Attends mandatory compliance and departmental meetings as scheduled.
• Manages expenses ensuring they are kept within the program budget.
• Oversees area performance management, functional training, talent development, and interviewing prospective student worker candidates.
• Supports the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications in day-to-day functions including oversight of Graduate Assistants.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in sports management, communications, marketing, or a related field, required; Master's degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of demonstrated knowledge of sports information processes, content creation proficiency, proven ability to collect and analyze data.