Responsibilities

• Design and create graphics for Athletic Department social media releases and websites.
• Manage and maintain department social media accounts, with regular posts.
• Facilitate press releases for upikebears.com and local media outlets.
• Manage and develop the livestream of Athletic events.
• Develop successful and lasting working relationships with local media outlets.
• Ability to reach out to news outlets for the dissemination of UPIKE Athletics news.
• Knowledge of and ability to properly stat all athletic contests.
• Ability to research and maintain stat archives for all athletic teams.
• Develop and maintain biographical information of student athletes and coaches for all athletic teams.
• Oversee graduate assistant coaches, interns, volunteers, and work-study students that are currently or in the future may assist the program in an effort to direct their duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Three to five years’ experience is preferred.
• Previous experience managing budgets is preferred.
• Familiarity with prestosports. Particularly volleyball.
• Previous experience producing live streams for Athletic Events.
• Ability to utilize InDesign and Photoshop.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Must have experience working with office equipment, e.g. computer, fax machine, copier, and telephone.
• Must be familiar with conducting research on the Web, as well as creating online travel arrangements.

Benefits

• UPIKE offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, telemedicine, long term disability, tuition waivers, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and HSA, FSA, & dependent care accounts.
• UPIKE also offers a generous holiday schedule and paid leave program.