Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in media relations, website maintenance, livestreaming, game management and in-game scorekeeping, statistical reporting, photography and image management, record keeping, and other duties as assigned.
• Train, mentor, and supervise student workers.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other members of the Division of Communication, including the Digital Media team and the social media coordinator.
• Assist the Director in the supervision and training of a student work study staff of 14-21 students who are essential in covering Luther athletic events.
• the Assistant Director will assist with student worker mentoring and direction, social media engagement, athletics storytelling, and event coverage and followup reporting and promotions during overlapping home athletic events.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor9s degree
• Experience in athletics marketing and communications at a professional or student level required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Basic software skills required in the Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat; as well as Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Knowledge of in-game statistical programs used for both gathering of event statistics as well as live streaming of statistical data. Knowledge of sport appropriate rules, statistical policies and guidelines including NCAA statistical manuals or other governing body for all sponsored varsity sports.

Preferred

• Supervisory experience at athletic events is preferred.
• Video streaming and athletic photography experience preferred.