Media Relations Coordinator (Contingent II)

Responsibilities

• Strong writing skills with working knowledge of Associated Press style. Proven accuracy, thoroughness, timeliness, attention to detail and sense of urgency in meeting responsibilities and established deadlines. Demonstrated excellence in sports journalism, media relations and public relations.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, the ability to resolve issues under intense time constraints and the ability to create a functional structure to accommodate multiple events at once. Must have the ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong organizational skills with the ability to supervise student workers, volunteers and independent vendors. Excellent leadership skills. Working knowledge of sports and understanding of the sport's rules.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with local, regional and national media outlets.
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and website maintenance. Experience managing and creating engaging content for several social media platforms.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious work relations with faculty, staff, students and the public, and work effectively with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds
• Experience with PC platform computers. Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Experience with Stat Crew statistical software (softball, tennis, golf) and NCAA Live Stats (Genius) Software (football, volleyball, basketball) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop is strongly preferred.
• Experience with the SIDEARM web platform is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree required.
• Public Relations, Marketing or related field and a minimum of 2-3 years related experience required in intercollegiate sports information / athletics media relations / university media relations / public relations / communications is required.

Preferred

• Experience with Stat Crew statistical software (softball, tennis, golf) and NCAA Live Stats (Genius) Software (football, volleyball, basketball) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop is strongly preferred.
• Experience with the SIDEARM web platform is preferred.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave and annual leave; 10 paid holidays per year, tuition remission and supplemental retirement.