Job Location: Main Campus – Harrisonburg, VA
Position Type: Full Time
Job Category: Marketing
Athletics Communications Specialist
Job Summary:
The Athletics Communications Specialist supports the Athletic Communications Office as it relates to gameday management, website support, social media management and strategy, statistical input and reporting, and recordkeeping and other related responsibilities. The individual may be required to work without supervision or assistance, and must be able to work on their own. The Athletic Communications Specialist will demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality medical care and to the philosophy and the goals of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and the EMU Athletics Department.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Assist in all daily operations of the Athletics Communications office.
Handle primary contact responsibilities for multiple sports (potential sports include cross country, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, baseball and track & field).
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.
Assist in supervising student game staff (statisticians, scorers, announcers, other table and game day workers).
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics Communications and/or the Director of Athletics.
Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
Demonstrated leadership skills and effective communication and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work and relate well with the public, students, faculty and staff.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree required.
At least 1-2 years as a student worker or intern in athletic media relations/sports information at the college level, or suitable experience in a related field.
Experience with NCAA Live Stats, Presto Stats or Statcrew, Adobe Creative suite and website content management systems (Sidearm) strongly preferred.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance, including prolonged periods standing and moving during practices, games, meets, matches, and other competitions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must be able to talk frequently to convey detailed and/or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, & quickly. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to watch and listen to video. The employee must occasionally travel to meetings and conferences off campus, which may include some overnight travel. Regular attendance is a necessary and essential part of the position.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Possibility of Supervision of Work Student Students
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