Responsibilities

• Ensure all communication strategies and execution fit within the broader context of the University-wide communication strategies and plan.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive public relations program.
• Responsible for compiling, developing, disseminating, and managing all UT Tyler sports information, including promotion, marketing, fundraising, producing public relations materials, writing sports releases and unique articles, reporting scores and statistics, and maintaining the UT Tyler Athletics website.
• Maintain the athletics website with timely, accurate, and creative content, including post-game stories, statistics, player spotlight features, marketing, and news items.
• Collaborate with Creative Content Coordinator to create posters, social media graphics, video highlights, interviews, and promotions.
• Schedule, shoot, and edit photos and headshots and maintain action photo files for each sport.
• Create entertaining video board content for Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, and Baseball video boards.
• Produce informative and creative content on UT Tyler athletic programs, events, student-athletes, and coaches for fans and media outlets.
• Spotlight players and coaches' stories in a journalistic style to increase web and social media traffic and highlight the programs.
• In collaboration with Creative Content Coordinator, effectively use the UT Tyler Athletics social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) to promote Athletics with live updates for all games.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Two (2) years of collegiate sports information experience preferred.
• Proficient in stat software for all of UT Tyler's Varsity Athletic Programs.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite with particular attention to Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro.
• Supervisory experience.