Responsibilities

• Serve as the media relations contact while assisting in handling the publicity and promotion of all 16 Louisiana Tech varsity sports ensuring all areas of the Athletics Department demonstrates a commitment to maintaining compliance with NCAA, Conference USA, Louisiana Tech and State of Louisiana rules and regulations.
• Primary sports information director for soccer, men's basketball, bowling, track & field; editing record books, research and writing game notes for each contest, writing previews and recaps, supervising the keeping of statistics at home events, setting up coach/player interviews, and remaining in contact with the local, conference, and national media to keep these teams in the news (ranking, awards, All-Conference, etc.).
• Secondary duties include assisting in the direction and creation of content via graphic design, video production, and photography; assist in home game day operations with media, statistics, content creation, game programs, etc.; supervising department interns and student workers as they assist in handling the day-to-day responsibilities of publicizing athletics, handling in-game statistics, assisting with program archiving and historical research which includes planning work schedules and student assignments for games and office duties.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in communications or a related field
• A minimum of two years of related collegiate athletics program experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A strong attention to detail and ability to proofread
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• A commitment to athlete and academic success
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• A willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays, and travel with the team when required.

Preferred

• Master’s degree and knowledge of Adobe Suite , SIDeARM , and NCAA LiveStats is preferred.

Benefits

• 12-month position with benefits.