Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a media relations plan for 15 intercollegiate athletics programs based upon national standards and in alignment with WSU’s mission.
• Serve as point person for all media inquiries.
• Provide media relations advice and training for athletes, coaches, and athletic staff.
• Develop, direct, and implement a production schedule for all athletic department publications.
• Develop publications such as game notes programs, game programs and sport media guides.
• Coordinate all photography needs for department.
• Work closely with athletics and university administration in crisis situations.
• Serve as primary coordinator of any necessary crisis communications for the Winona State Athletic department.
• The position serves on the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame committee and is responsible for collecting the nominations and organizing the list of eligible members.
• Develop and maintain the sports information budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree journalism, mass communications, communication studies or related degree.
• Two (2) years of experience in athletic media relations or sports information.
• Experience using statistical athletics software including Stat-Crew and NCAA Genius.
• Knowledge of budget preparation and maintenance.
• Strong oral, written, interpersonal and electronic communication skills. Must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external university constituencies.
• High degree of creativity and initiative with strong editing and design skills.
• Experience using social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, and others
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage staff.

Preferred

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with Leadership training and development.
• Experience in training, teaching, or facilitation.
• Conflict resolution experience.
• Knowledge of comprehensive student activities program including programming, student organizations, and leadership development.
• Knowledge of NCAA and Northern Sun Conference rules and policies.
• Excellent PC based computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications, desktop publishing, knowledge of applicable HTML (website technology).