Director of Sports Communications

Responsibilities

• Athletic Communications and Digital Media
• Lead sports communications operations and serve as the primary media contact for Muskingum Athletics.
• Develop and coordinate communications that promote student-athletes, coaches, teams, accomplishments, and departmental initiatives.
• Write and distribute news releases, game recaps, feature stories, season previews, and other athletic content.
• Manage the athletics website and social media platforms, ensuring schedules, rosters, statistics, records, news, and other information are accurate and current.
• Develop engaging digital content and storytelling through written content, photography, graphics, video, and other media.
• Coordinate media interviews and maintain relationships with local, regional, and other relevant media outlets.
• Collaborate with University Marketing and Communications to support institutional storytelling, branding, and promotional initiatives.
• Ensure athletics communications are consistent with University, conference, NCAA, and applicable media and branding requirements.
• Statistics, Game-Day Operations, and Recognition

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, sports management, or a related field.
• Three years of relevant experience in athletic communications, sports information, media relations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with digital communications, website or social media management, athletic statistics, and content development.
• Strong writing, editing, organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, supervise staff, meet deadlines, and maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with student-athletes, coaches, colleagues, media representatives, and external partners and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive or time-sensitive communications.
• Ability to move throughout athletic facilities and event venues, occasionally lift and carry equipment up to 25 pounds, and work evenings, weekends, and other non-traditional hours as required.

Preferred

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience in collegiate athletics, particularly NCAA Division III.
• Experience supervising and mentoring graduate assistants or student employees.
• Experience with athletic statistical software, livestreaming platforms, content management systems, Adobe Creative Suite, photography, graphic design, video production, or similar communications tools.