Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead information provider for assigned sports, supporting the ideation, creation, development, and posting of digital content and assets for Athletics online, mobile, and social channels, including strategy and implementation. Facilitate the compilation and exchange of statistical information with NCAA, WCC, CSC, other schools, and partners.
• Oversee all game management of home athletic events as related to assigned sports, including content for all media platforms (scoreboards, website, social media, etc.). Supervise gameday staff (statisticians, replay technicians, clock operators, etc.), student workers, and interns as assigned. Oversee credentialing for assigned sports and manage the press box and scorer’s table for assigned sports. Events may require night, weekend, and/or holiday work.
• Serve as information, statistical, and record keeping liaison with the NCAA, WCC, and other outlets for assigned sports. Prepare for and highlight milestones and achievements when situations call for such promotion.
• Serve as primary online content providers, updating the Athletic Department’s website as it pertains to assigned sports as well as other assigned areas by LMU Athletics or MarComm. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining up-to-date team rosters, staff and student-athlete bios, schedule pages, and news stories.
• Execute LMU Athletics social media strategy with guidance and direction from Athletics Marketing and Fan Experience and from MarComm, working with teams and monitoring individual sport social media channels.
• Under the direction of the Director of Sports Information, write, edit, and produce of creative materials as part of an approved communications and engagement plan. Produce materials that include game day promotion flyers, game day programs, record books, game notes, and other pieces as assigned in compliance with the university’s brand and visual identity standards.
• Write, edit, and distribute news advisories including local, regional, and national media outlets (print, broadcast and digital) and internal university audiences.
• Work with Athletics Marketing and Fan Experience team to support and execute detailed marketing plan for assigned sports, with focus on ticket revenue programs. Coordinate with Director of Sports Information on the implementation of specific sport plans with overall goals and objectives.
• Travel with various teams, serving as the Athletic Department’s sports information representative.
• Additional duties may include special event planning, involvement in special committees, managing vendors and contractors, and representing LMU Athletics in professional organizations and community events.

Requirements

• Typically, a bachelor’s degree preferably with a specialization in sports management, journalism, communications, business, and/or related field. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.
• Experience working in athletics in the university setting within a sports information office.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of: creative software, specifically Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), working knowledge of video editing software (Final Cut Pro, Premier), proficient in Microsoft Office software, and experience with NCAA statistical software (StatCrew, NCAA Live Stats). Must be able to type and enter media and statistical information.
• Exemplary communication skills (both written and oral) evidenced by background in preparing comprehensive reports incorporating complex, highly technical information. Must be responsive and organized with email responses and daily calendar.

Preferred

• Basic website management and/or editing experienced, preferred.
• Experience in developing social media/digital media marketing campaigns. Samples of graphic design work preferred.