Assistant Director, Athletics Communications As9578

The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications serves under the Associate AD for Communications and assists with the day-to-day operations of the NCAA Division I Athletic Communications Office.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications is expected to be proficient -- at a minimum -- in the following areas (on many occasions you will be expected to perform all of these tasks during the same work day):

• Ability to produce game-day materials, such as programs, roster cards, game notes, etc.
• Ability to write game previews, recaps, feature stories and various other releases for distribution to the media and for use on GoHatters.com
• Knowledge of and skill with Adobe InDesign via Adobe Creative Suite
• Writing/Desktop Publishing

Graphic Design

• Knowledge of and skill with using Adobe PhotoShop through Adobe Creative Suite
• Ability to produce various graphics throughout such as pregame, in-game and postgame graphics; award-related graphics; promotional graphics; milestones and records
• Ability to manage the graphic design needs of assigned sports

Video Streaming

• Knowledge of live video streaming procedures and techniques using Facebook Live, You Tube, Twitter Media Studio and other social media platforms
• Film, edit and create video-related content including promotional videos, PSAs, interviews for use on GoHatters.com, Stetson Athletics You Tube channel, and social media platforms

Social Media

• Perform education of student-athletes on their social media usage and how it impacts their personal brand
• Ability to manage and utilize departmental and team social media channels which include but may not be limited to: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, You Tube, Snap Chat.
• Work with teams and others within the athletic department on creating and maintaining a significant presence on all platforms both in-season and out-of-season

In-game Statistics & Records

• Familiarity with stat programs such as Statcrew and NCAA Live Stats
• Maintain accurate records and results for all assigned sports.
• Basic knowledge and proper understanding of sports statistics for multiple sports
• Familiarity with live stats programs and formats such as Statbroadcast and Sidearm

Supervise, Schedule & Train Students, including GAs, Interns and Work Study Students

• Train and supervise student workers (GA, intern and work study)
• Schedule student work hours around academic workloads
• Training the student work force is critical to our success

Photography

• Ability to utilize and manage photo archives and work with local photographers to coordinate shooting of events

Website Maintenance

• Experience with the operation of Sidearm is essential for managing rosters, schedules, student-athlete and staff bios, program record books, live stats, etc.

Media Relations

• Coordinate media interviews with student-athletes and coaches
• Communicate in a timely and professional manner with opposing SIDs and conference officials
• Respond to all media requests in a timely and professional manner

Additional Job Functions

• General publicity for Stetson University Athletics
• Serve as Media Coordinator for Stetson hosted tournaments
• Compliance with all NCAA, ASUN Conference, MAAC, Pioneer Football League, Stetson University, and Athletics Department rules, regulations, and policies.
• Assist Associate AD for Communications, Licensing and Branding with other assignments

Required Skills

• Strong verbal communication ability
• Excellent writing, editing and desktop publishing skills
• A creative mind
• Possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree required in communications or related field
• Minimum of five years’ experience in an athletic communications office or a related field
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record as determined by the University’s auto insurance carrier.
• General knowledge of statistics in assigned sports is required
• Knowledge of NCAA Live Stats/Genius, Statcrew, The Automated Scorebook is required

Salary Grade: 4