Asst Sports Info Director

University of Wisconsin Stout•Eau Claire, WI

About The Position

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS POSITION : A full-time, professional academic staff position is available in Intercollegiate Athletics beginning August 1, 2025 . The working title for this assignment is Assistant Sports Information Director with an official title of Communications Specialist. This is a renewable assignment, contingent on performance and funding . The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Responsibilities: Assist in all daily operations of the Sports Information office. Handle primary contact responsibilities for multiple sports. Provide media and campus promotion groups with information (pictures, film clips, biographies, updated statistics, game schedules, etc.) on all assigned sports. Provide or oversee game day coverage for all assigned athletic teams (media preparations, announcing, official scoring, game rosters and programs, and reporting scores to media). Specific priority towards enhancing the department’s branding initiatives through social media, graphic design, and video work. Nominating and publicizing student-athletes for various awards, honors, and special recognitions. Training and supervising student workers and game-day staff. Knowledge and ability to handle PrestoStats, NCAA Genius LiveStats and Gymnastics Virtius for in-game stats, and maintaining statistical information for teams. Knowledge and ability to create content with Adobe Creative Cloud software (i.e. Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere). Extensive night and weekend hours of coverage as needed. Assume other duties as agreed upon by the Sports Information Director and Athletics Director. Assist with: Coordination of media credential requests. Arranging interviews with coaches, student-athletes, or other staff members. Helping with the promotion of home events and fundraisers. Developing and implementing creative media/public relations strategies. Assist in the coordination of all publicity and communications for a complex and diversified 25-sport module. Developing, maintaining, and enhancing a strategically utilized website. Coordination of all aspects of media coverage for home events, utilizing modern technology to accommodate media productions. Producing video content for website and coordination of live video streaming. Producing editorial content for fundraising flyers, brochures, print advertising, radio promos, and other campus publications that promote intercollegiate athletics and related activities. Key Job Responsibilities: Provides project management and execution of communications programs, initiatives, and tactical plans Writes, edits, and publishes content for various communication projects and marketing platforms to align with strategic initiatives and established communication campaigns Communicates with stakeholders to verify requests and identify editorial resources Plans editorial content according to established goals and objects Monitors reach and effectiveness of communication campaigns, projects, and initiatives

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Knowledge of sports is essential, as is a proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented setting.
Knowledge and ability to handle PrestoStats, NCAA Genius LiveStats and Gymnastics Virtius for in-game stats, and maintaining statistical information for teams.
Must have strong oral and written communication skills along with strong leadership skills.
A commitment to athletic excellence within an academic environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree may be considered an asset.
One to two years of experience in athletics communication is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in all daily operations of the Sports Information office.
Handle primary contact responsibilities for multiple sports.
Provide media and campus promotion groups with information (pictures, film clips, biographies, updated statistics, game schedules, etc.) on all assigned sports.
Provide or oversee game day coverage for all assigned athletic teams (media preparations, announcing, official scoring, game rosters and programs, and reporting scores to media).
Specific priority towards enhancing the department’s branding initiatives through social media, graphic design, and video work.
Nominating and publicizing student-athletes for various awards, honors, and special recognitions.
Training and supervising student workers and game-day staff.
Knowledge and ability to handle PrestoStats, NCAA Genius LiveStats and Gymnastics Virtius for in-game stats, and maintaining statistical information for teams.
Knowledge and ability to create content with Adobe Creative Cloud software (i.e. Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere).
Extensive night and weekend hours of coverage as needed.
Assume other duties as agreed upon by the Sports Information Director and Athletics Director.
Assist with: Coordination of media credential requests.
Arranging interviews with coaches, student-athletes, or other staff members.
Helping with the promotion of home events and fundraisers.
Developing and implementing creative media/public relations strategies.
Assist in the coordination of all publicity and communications for a complex and diversified 25-sport module.
Developing, maintaining, and enhancing a strategically utilized website.
Coordination of all aspects of media coverage for home events, utilizing modern technology to accommodate media productions.
Producing video content for website and coordination of live video streaming.
Producing editorial content for fundraising flyers, brochures, print advertising, radio promos, and other campus publications that promote intercollegiate athletics and related activities.
Provides project management and execution of communications programs, initiatives, and tactical plans
Writes, edits, and publishes content for various communication projects and marketing platforms to align with strategic initiatives and established communication campaigns
Communicates with stakeholders to verify requests and identify editorial resources
Plans editorial content according to established goals and objects
Monitors reach and effectiveness of communication campaigns, projects, and initiatives