BereaCorps Athletic Events Associate

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Description:

BereaCorps positions are grant-funded, one-year contract positions from June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026, with the possibility of a one-year extension. The positions are only available to 2024 and May 2025 Berea graduates, that have completed all of their coursework by May 2025.

This is a 12-month, grant-funded position offered through the BereaCorps program. The Athletic Events Associate is responsible for coordinating the athletic marketing and game day promotion efforts for home Berea College athletic events and creating an awards/incentive program for fan engagement. Additionally, the Athletic Events Associate will support the sports information coverage of Berea College’s intercollegiate athletic teams and management of home athletic events.

Your Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Create fun, engaging activities for the campus community at home athletic events to generate school spirit;
• Develop an awards/incentive program designed to enhance spectator attendance;
• Assist with establishing local community partnerships to support marketing and promotions initiatives;
• Meet with key campus constituents (e.g., SGA, residence life staff, etc.) to introduce the spirit program;
• Develop a student-focused spectator guide for the campus community;
• Create a training guide and manual to successfully transition and infuse the essential elements of the department’s marketing and promotions strategy into the College’s labor program to ensure continuity.
• Support the management of home athletic contests, including oversight of concessions operations, ticket operations, greeting the visiting team and officials, sports information staff and event staff;
• Assist with managing the Berea College Athletics sports information department in compliance with all institutional, conference and NCAA Division III rules and regulations;
• Assist with hiring, training and managing student workers to assist in sports information and event operations;
• Manage content on the departmental website;
• Produce press releases and other athletic marketing segments under the guidance of the Assistant AD for External Operations;
• Provide athletics social media content;
• Develop human interest stories for the department, conference website and other various publications;
• Distribute press releases to alumni, media or other appropriate constituencies;
• Support statistical generation and reporting to the conference office and NCAA;
• Assist with managing the Berea College Sports Network audio and video coverage of athletic events;
• Help distribute the Visitor’s Guide and serve as a departmental point of contact for the conference SID, visiting SID’s and media;
• Assist with the creation of programs or game note sheets for home sporting events.
• Actively participate in workshops and professional development opportunities provided by the BereaCorps program.
• In support of Berea College’s great commitments this position requires student supervision. The fourth great commitment is to promote learning and serving in community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. The Supervision would include scheduling, assigning and approving work performed. Developing students about common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome. To learn more about the student labor program and requirements on this position see: Labor Program Goals

What You'll Bring:

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, management, communications or a related field is preferred.

• Knowledge of and experience in marketing or communications preferred;
• On-deadline writing experience, with 1-2 years of athletic communications experience preferred;
• Experience with website platforms (e.g., Sidearm, PrestoSports or similar) preferred;
• Experience with game or event management.

• Organizational, leadership and time management skills;
• Superior communication (oral, written and interpersonal) skills;
• Photo and video editing experience;
• Familiarity with livestreaming options and services;
• Familiarity with statistical software (e.g., Genius LiveStats, StatCrew,etc.) as well as Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office;
• Understanding and agreement with the mission and Great Commitments of Berea College;
• Ability to work with and relate well to students, faculty, staff, coaches, alumni and potential business partners;
• Willing to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Strong interest in intercollegiate athletics administration and familiarity with the NCAA Division III philosophy.

• Valid Driver’s License;
• CPR/AED/First Aid;
• Berea College golf cart certification.
• For any certifications not possessed upon hire, certifications must be promptly attained and regularly maintained.

• Some heavy lifting, occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs;
• Ability to move freely throughout a four-floor, 106,996 square foot athletic and recreation facility;
• Ability to move freely throughout outdoor athletic facilities that feature three athletic fields (baseball, softball and soccer), as well as an outdoor track, a 10-court tennis complex and a cross-country course.
• It is expected that the individual in this position will work at times other than, or in addition to, normal business hours and days, including attendance at numerous evening and weekend athletic events. This is especially true from August to May.

• Indoor and outdoor.

• Standard computer hardware and software applications;
• Video camera equipment;
• Scoreboards and sound equipment;
• Drive a 12-passenger van and golf carts.

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.


Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.