Assistant Director, Athletic Communication and Marketing

Meadville, PA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead the college’s athletic communications program by crafting news releases and features, managing media relations for multiple programs, supervising student staff, and coordinating nominations and publicity for student-athletes, while ensuring deadlines and collaboration across athletic teams.

Own writing, editing, and design of publications and guides
Oversee site maintenance and media liaison duties
Direct honors and publicity programs for student-athletes

Job Description

Responsibilities

Write and edit news releases and feature stories
Assist with the daily maintenance of the College’s athletic website
Serve as liaison between the department and the media as the primary contact for several of Allegheny’s athletic programs
Write, design and edit publications including media guides and game programs
Manage the athletic communications student staff
Direct the program for nomination and publicity of student-athletes for various honors, awards and special recognition.
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Recreation

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s Degree preferred
Minimum of 1-3 years required preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite of Products, and Front Rush Recruiting Software
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Evening, holiday and weekend hours along with flexible work scheduling are required.
Experience in the collegiate sports information field. Must be able to meet multiple deadlines with high-quality results. Candidate should understand the Division III philosophy and thrive in an extremely motivated, team-oriented atmosphere.

Allegheny College

At Allegheny College, our students combine — and redefine — their interests. They expand their concentrations beyond one academic division, developing the big-picture, critical thinking that is in high demand in today’s global marketplace.Allegheny College adheres to each social network's Terms of Use and Community Standards and the Allegheny College Statement of Community. We reserve the right to remove any content, such as abusive and/or profane comments, multiple off-topic or repetitive posts, as well as advertisements for products, services, activities, and events not sponsored by the College.

Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA

971 employees (59 in marketing)

allegheny.edu