Director of Athletic Communications

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, Order of Saint Benedict • College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University - St. Joseph, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Athletics at the College of Saint Benedict invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), benefit-eligible position of Director of Athletic Communications. The Director of Athletic Communications leads the strategy, creation, and distribution of athletics communications and content to promote the institution’s athletic programs and student-athletes. This role oversees media relations, game-day communications operations, and digital content across multiple platforms while ensuring compliance with NCAA, conference, and institutional standards. The position also manages student staff, maintains athletic records and archives, oversees gobennies.com and uses data-driven insights to enhance visibility, engagement, and brand alignment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, journalism, marketing or related field or five years’ experience in media relations and/or sports information/marketing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience working with statistics and statistical programs across the majority of sports offered by the College of Saint Benedict.
• Organizational skills focused on attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, complemented by excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with internal and external clientele.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and irregular hours, particularly during athletic seasons and special events.
• Expertise in cross-channel communications, including web, email, print, and social media platforms.
• Strong creative and strategic communication skills, with a collaborative approach to content development and feedback.
• Basic photography, video, and editing skills, including the ability to capture content as needed and oversee content creation through student staff, external vendors, and collaboration with the marketing team.
• Requires working at a computer for extended periods, including sitting, typing, reading from a screen, and using various software programs essential for the role.
• Ability to carry or transport light materials (generally up to 20 pounds) such as laptops, printed materials, credentials, or small signage.
• Ability to tolerate working in varying temperatures and weather conditions.
• Ability to move throughout athletic facilities, including arenas, gyms, fields, press areas, scorers’ tables, and press boxes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee creation and distribution of athletics news, statistics, and records in compliance with NCAA, conference, and institutional requirements.
• Work with marketing partners on multi-channel athletic communication strategies across web, social, email, print, and fundraising platforms, including gobennies.com.
• Serve as primary media contact for all Bennie varsity and club sports; manage media relations, story pitching, direct event coverage and support.
• Oversee and staff home athletic events, including supervision of student workers, statistics operations, photography coordination, and game-day communication logistics.
• Recruit, train, and supervise student employees; ensure alignment with institutional brand voice and visual identity.
• Maintain athletics historical records, including team and individual statistics and program archives.
• Monitor media and competitor activity to maximize positive exposure for the institution, student-athletes and sport programs.
• Develop and manage athletics content pipelines, including story ideation, content calendars, and cross-campus collaboration.
• Ensure content is optimized, engaging, and aligned with current best practices in digital marketing, media relations, and branding.
• Track and report on content performance using analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Coordinate with IT Services partners on live streaming and broadcasting needs.
• Coordinate with marketing partners to plan and organize all media day activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 18 Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave
• Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Remission for Eligible Dependents
• Employer Contributions to a Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program with access to free or discounted counseling, legal guidance, financial coaching, and more

What This Job Offers

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