Assistant Director of Sports Brands & Communications
About The Position
USC Athletics is looking to hire an Assistant Director of Sports Brands & Communications to join our staff and student community of 600+ individuals. This role is responsible for all content related to designated sports to elevate and promote the USC Athletics brand. This person will serve as the primary point of contact with the local and national media for their designated sports, handling the public relations and sports information efforts. The position will also be responsible for brainstorming, pitching and creating content for USC Athletics website and social media accounts in collaboration with various external units. Reporting directly to the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Brands & Communications, the Assistant Director of Sports Brands & Communications will work in collaboration with various offices in the athletics department, including creative, marketing, game operations, academics, etc. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Photoshop. This person must have excellent communication and organization skills. They must also have strong attention to detail. Knowledge of and experience working in higher education preferred. Understanding of the unique culture and needs of college athletes is preferred. This position serves a large student and staff population, must demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for a variety of populations, and is expected to contribute to the program’s demonstrated commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all. USC Athletics is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunity. This is a non-exempt position with work expected to work in the office with some opportunities to work remotely as agreed upon with supervisor. This position is also expected to work nights and weekends as needed for designated sports. Travel may also be required.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree and one year of work experience (two years preferred).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, NLS Stats Software and other sport-specific stats software
- Experience working in higher education and/or a sports related field is ideal.
- In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values.
- All candidates must submit a resume and cover letter with their application.
- All USC employees will undergo reference checking and background screening prior to hire.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of and experience working in higher education preferred.
- Understanding of the unique culture and needs of college athletes is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Handling all public relations efforts for designated sports, including but not limited to:
- Managing social media channels for designated sports, which includes content creation, implementing a social media strategy, making decisions based on analytics and team input, etc.
- Taking care of the website for the designated sports, which includes maintaining rosters, bios and schedules for designated sports, and writing press releases, game recaps and feature stories
- Schedule and execute weekly meetings for necessary staff members across all departments to ensure strategic communication needs are met for designated sports
- Create content that can be viewed across numerous platforms with the help of creative staff
- Keep statistics at home events for designated sports
- Cover events at home and on the road for designated sports
- Maintain accurate records for designated sports
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
