Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, this position will be responsible for serving as the sports communication contact for assigned athletic programs responsible for but not limited to:
• - Game notes, working competitions, weekly reports/player of the week nominations, releases/stories, team social media accounts, and working directly with assigned sport coaches.
• - Travel may be required for select away games and championships.
• - Assist in home event game management as it pertains to media, communications, statistics, and content creation.
• - Work closely with Loyola’s Office of University Marketing and Communications to ensure consistent use of University identity/brand identity and to collaborate on story items and/or initiatives that have potential scope beyond Athletics.
• - Assist in content creation in an effort to elevate the brand and awareness of sport programs.
• - Content may include written story, photography, video clips and highlights, and other social media content.
• - Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, sport management or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in an athletics communications office
• Demonstrated experience in athletics communications, experience with producing and managing the design, layout, content and flow of multiple publications for multiple platforms (web, e-mail, podcasts, digital audio & video, digital photography, graphics, social media and print)
• Work collaboratively with other external relations and digital/creative media staff (e.g. marketing, video, social media) on campaigns and projects.
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe