Assistant Director, Sports Information

Texas A&M University System • Canyon, TX

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About The Position

The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval. General Summary: Liaison between the athletic department and the media; primary contact for several sports (including men's basketball and volleyball); write, design and edit media guides; assist in maintaining web site; event management; and some travel. Assists in all aspects of office activity and press row operations at various athletic events. Direct WTAMU athletic programs for nomination and publicity of both student-athletes and coaches for various honors, awards and special recognition. Help manage and oversee student assistants who assist the media relations department. Ability to serve as NCAA stat crew for various sports, including both inputting and calling. Also, report scores and statistics to conference and NCAA officials. Serve as liaison to public media outlets and to departments within the university. Assist the Director of Athletic Communications with other assigned tasks, including game-day programs and other responsibilities. Additional duties include: help with departmental web-streaming operations, assist in design and production of banner ads and corporate sponsor logos for athletic department website.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience in sports information, communication, public relations, journalism or related field.
• One (1) year of experience in media relations, publication, editing and design.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro is required.
• Knowledge of StatCrew software, NCAA Live Stats, and website design is also required.
• Ability to work nights and weekends.
• Strong written and oral skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree
• Collegiate sports information background.
• Experience at an NCAA institution sponsoring at least 10 sports.
• Working knowledge of intercollegiate athletics and experience in athletics media relations is preferred.
• Must be able to take written and oral instructions and have the ability to work and communicate effectively with various coaching and administrative staff.
• Event management experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Writing press releases, press guides, game programs and feature articles.
• Coordinating all media activities and social media assets for assigned sports.
• Help with departmental web-streaming operations, assist in design and production of banner ads and corporate sponsor logos for athletic departmental website.
• Compiling statistics and reporting results to media.
• Working with local, regional and national media.
• Assisting in all phases for football and basketball
• In all aspects of publicizing West Texas A&M’s 14 intercollegiate sport programs, specific sports will include men’s soccer, men’s basketball and a spring sport as well as assist in overseeing Olympic sports.
• Maintains 100% compliance with timely completion of required System, University and job-specific online training courses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans
• additional health and lifestyle programs
• optional retirement savings opportunities
• paid leave programs
• 13-15 paid holidays each year
• Employees and their dependents get half-off their tuition and fees.
• The minimum starting wage is $15 per hour.
• Employees also have generous health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance packages, plus free basic life insurance and enrollment in the Texas Teacher Retirement System.
• Flexible or compressed work-week arrangements are also available.

What This Job Offers

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