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Posted : 02-Jul-24

Location : Middlebury, Vermont

Type : Full Time

Salary : $47, - $59, per year

Categories :

Assistant & Associate Communications / Sports Info / Media Relations Dir (perm.) Athletic Communications / Sports Information / Media Relations Directors

Required Education : 4 Year Degree

4 Year Degree

The Athletic Communications Associate will work with members of the athletic communications team on the day-to-day operations of the office.

The ACA will play a significant role in all facets of the department’s athletic communications needs.

Core Responsibilities :

• Write releases and stories for competitions, events, special awards and other human interest pieces.
• Maintain in-competition statistics and assist student workers, or broadcasters as needed at home events.
• Assist with creating programs for home athletics events.
• Helps maintain the athletics website.
• Assists with photography, videography and graphic design services within the athletic communications department.
• Serve as a liaison to media and respond to general queries and requests, as well as coordinate coach / student-athlete interviews.
• Assist with archiving information, and working with Special Collections on special projects and display cases.
• Help maintain information on Hall of Fame candidates, as well as, assist with preparations for each induction class.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world.

Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities.

The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Emphasis on Communications, Sport Management, Journalism or Public Relations preferred.
• Minimum of one year of full-time experience in athletic communications.
• Must be competent in all statistical inputting software (StatCrew, PrestoSports & NCAA Live Stats).
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and InDesign. Advanced graphic design, photo and video editing skills are preferred.
• Must possess strong writing and editorial skills, along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must know how to use a camera (photo and / or video)
• Advanced knowledge of social media is preferred.
• Must adhere to all Middlebury College, NESCAC and NCAA rules.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Criminal Background Check Must be able to lift up to 50lbs. Early mornings, late nights and weekends are required and frequent.

Must be able to travel with teams up to five times a year.

Other :

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs About Middlebury College Middlebury College has a long-standing history of excellence in Athletics and is known to have one of the most successful programs in Division III.

The school boasts 43 National Championships since the NESCAC lifted its ban on NCAA play prior to the -94 season and has won NESCAC Titles.

Middlebury has produced 40 Individual NCAA Champions, as well as 42 Olympians. The Panthers took home the Learfield Directors’ Cup in -12, awarded to the school with the most success in NCAA play, and has finished in the top-five in the cup standings for the past 19 seasons.

Last updated : 2024-07-02