Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

Penn State University • University Park, PA

1d • $49,188 - $71,340 • Hybrid

About The Position

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a Division I and Big Ten Conference member, is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Assistant Director of Strategic Communications. The successful candidate will serve as the primary strategic communications and social media contact for the Penn State women’s soccer and softball teams. This position will also be a secondary strategic communications contact for men’s basketball. Assignments are subject to change.

Requirements

• Work-related experience in communications or public relations.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and compliance.
• Strong initiative, creativity, and independence.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Spark, and related tools.
• Experience with website content management systems.
• Proficiency with social media platforms and Statcrew/NCAA Live Stats.
• Experience in photography, video recording, and video editing.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic communications and social media contact for assigned teams including leading the overall communications, public relations, media relations, and creative content strategy.
• Enhance and collaborate on student-athlete branding strategies and execution.
• Generate storytelling initiatives, feature content, photos, videos, and other unique coverage for team social and website channels.
• Produce online team record books, news releases, and feature stories.
• Coordinate media requests in a strategic manner.
• Facilitate social media in line with department goals.
• Staff home and select away events.
• Supervise student assistants, statistical crews, and other event support personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Robust retirement plans
• Substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
• 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children

What This Job Offers

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