Communications Assistant - OPS

Jacksonville, FL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelPart time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the North Florida Athletics communications program, overseeing website and social content, media relations, gameday operations, and coordination with internal staff and external partners across multiple sports.

Owns multifaceted athletics communications, including website content, social media, and media relations across multiple sports.
Oversees gameday operations, staff scheduling, and coordination with internal and external partners to promote UNF Athletics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary and/or secondary contact for multiple North Florida Athletics NCAA Division I sports.
Assist in the overall management, content creation and strategic strategy of the North Florida Athletics website and social media platforms to maintain a consistent presence.
Assist in the management of part-time and student assistant staff to ensure schedule and coverage of home and away events, in addition to specialty events.
Update and archive historical and statistical information for the North Florida Athletics website (www.UNFOspreys.com).
Assist in gameday responsibilities, which includes, but is not limited to, in-game statistics through StatCrew or NCAA Genius Live Stats, press box and/or scorer’s table management, and working with broadcast and media personnel.
Create connections and assist requests with local, regional and national media to promote the achievements of North Florida Athletics.
Report information to governing athletic organizations, including, but not limited to, the NCAA and Atlantic Sun Conference.
In conjunction with the Associate A.D. of Communications and/or Assistant Director of Communications, the position will meet with internal and external staffs to handle communications project needs, requirements and timelines.
Assist the Associate A.D. of Communications and Assistant Director of Communications with outside requests.
Travel as needed for select sports and postseason events.

Requirements

Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
Minimum Work Experience: Experience with Athletic Department or comparable organization.

Preferred

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
Experience with NCAA Genius Live Stats and/or Stat Crew software, particularly input capabilities preferred, but not required.

University of North Florida

Our faculty are distinguished researchers who are well-known nationally and internationally in their areas of expertise, and pride themselves on providing personal experiences and interactions with students. Our undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting are AACSB accredited. We offer bachelor's degree programs in accounting, economics, finance, financial services, international business, transportation & logistics, management, and marketing. Two of our undergraduate programs (International Business and Transportation & Logistics) have UNF flagship designation, and represent one-third of the flagship programs at UNF. Our graduate programs include a MBA, GlobalMBA, and Masters in Accounting. The flagship designation and AACSB accreditation attest to our overall outstanding program quality, growing regional and national reputation, talented faculty, and students being well-trained and prepared to serve local and global businesses and industry. UNF is an equal access/equal opportunity university.

Founded in 1972

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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