Marketing/Communications Graduate Assistant

Robert Morris University • Montreal, QC

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About The Position

The Graduate Assistant for Athletics Marketing & Communications provides day-to-day creative, administrative, and gameday support to the full-time athletic communications and marketing staff. Operating in a collaborative team environment, the GA helps execute marketing plans, create digital content, and assist with media relations efforts for RMU’s Division I athletic programs, ensuring a consistent and energetic brand voice for the Colonials.

Requirements

• Must be fully accepted and enrolled in an RMU Graduate Program (such as Sports Management, MBA, or Communications) and maintain required academic standing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Commitment to learning and adhering to all NCAA, conference, and University rules and regulations.
• Ability to take direction well from full-time staff, pivot quickly between different sports tasks, and work effectively within a team.
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or Canva for basic graphic creation.
• Willingness to learn sports-specific software (like SIDEARM CMS or NCAA Live Stats).
• Strong writing and editing skills
• A strong general knowledge of and passion for collegiate sports and fan engagement.

Nice To Haves

• First Year Graduate Student or Greater

Responsibilities

• Support full-time staff by drafting press releases, game previews, post-game recaps, and student-athlete feature stories under staff supervision.
• Assist in gathering content (photos, short-form video) and scheduling posts across official RMU Athletics social media channels (X, Instagram, TikTok) based on the department's content calendar.
• Help update roster pages, schedules, and bios on rmucolonials.com.
• Assist in designing digital graphics for game days, award announcements, and promotions using Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Assist with tracking media coverage, organizing photography files, and maintaining historical records for various sports teams.
• Assist the official scoring table staff by running stat monitors, inputting secondary data, or distributing box scores to media and coaching staffs.
• Help execute on-field or on-court marketing promotions, distribute promotional items, and assist with the setup and teardown of marketing materials at home events.
• Help welcome visiting media, coordinate credential distribution, and assist full-time staff with post-game press conference logistics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level