Responsibilities

• Manages complaints and disputes from other institutions and media outlets working as an intermediary between various stakeholders, including coaches, student-athletes, university administrators, and the NCAA/Conference offices.
• Promotes teams and programs through written content, including press releases, game recaps, game programs, media guides and feature stories.
• Acts as the frontline spokesperson for various teams, responding to media requests, supervising statistical crews and other media support personnel.
• Travels with assigned teams to cover games and events.
• Coordinates and manages media events, including interviews, press conferences, and credentialing.
• Leads and manages sport-specific content updates on the athletics website and official social media platforms.
• Works with all external departments to create a social media strategy and consistent messaging across all platforms, bringing to life the question, “Who is UIW Athletics?”
• Ensures financial accountability by managing media deliverables tied to corporate sponsorship agreements, including brand placement, digital exposure, and promotional content, to fulfill contractual obligations and protect revenue-generating partnerships.
• Enforces communications and branding policies in line with the NCAA, Southland Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regulations.
• Shapes and maintains the athletic department’s external brand identity and ensures consistent messaging across all platforms.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to learn and effectively use StatCrew and NCAA LiveStats.
• Superlative writing, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong multitasking and project management skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Tact, discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality, when required.
• Ability to establish structure during periods of change and growth.
• Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to follow the mission of the university.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Sports Management, or related field.
• Experience in public relations and/or marketing.

Benefits

• UIW has been identified year after year as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For based on employee feedback.
• UIW offers an outstanding benefits package for full-time employees that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, numerous paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition benefits include UIW tuition waivers, tuition exchange programs and Brainpower Connection discounts for employees and dependents.
• Retirement benefits include 403b retirement plans with a 7% employer match, plus a retirement health solution.
• Employer-paid Life/AD&D, long-term disability, pet insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness programs, employee discount program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility and more!
• Please refer to the Human Resources webpage for additional details on our benefits and eligibility.