Director of Athletic Communications

Description

Summary:

Serve as athletics communications and sports information director while working collaboratively with the university’s Department of Marketing and Communications to support the effective recruitment of student-athletes while strengthening the Regis brand. Promote the university’s intercollegiate athletics program, including increasing the visibility for individual student-athletes and varsity teams maximizing print and digital media.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepare news releases and feature articles highlighting intercollegiate athletics.
• Distribute sports information to local, state and national media including student-athletes hometown media outlets using the Merit platform.
• Develop and coordinate media coverage for all home intercollegiate athletic events.
• Serve as game operations specialist, supervising scorer’s tables at home contests.
• Conceptualize and develop game programs, media guides, and other promotional publications and marketing materials for intercollegiate athletics, ensuring consistent use of university and athletic branding guidelines.
• Maintain athletics records and statistical files as per college, conference and NCAA requirements.
• Manage and update the athletic website.
• Promote individual student-athletes for post-season honors and serve as the university liaison with the GNAC conference and NCAA offices for statistics and records.
• Monitor social media team sites, managed by team coaches, and create content for Regis College Athletics social media platforms
• Coordinate photography and video for the Department of Athletics and maintain sports photo and video galleries and archives.
• Assist in coordinating yearly Awards Banquet and Golf Tournament for the Athletics program.
• Coordinate individual sport senior day celebrations including script production.
• Develop and implement athletic promotional special events including the solicitation of sponsorships.
• Exhibit knowledge about, and adhere to, the policies, rules and standards established by Regis College, the NCAA (Division III), and the athletic conferences with which the university is affiliated.
• Serve as the official spokesperson for athletic department matters in collaboration with the Dean of Athletics.
• Manage the Department’s media day.
• Oversee university branding on all livestream videos of athletic competition.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Athletics
• Develop an understanding and passion for the Regis College mission.
• Develop and coordinate a broadcasting effort at select home events, managing equipment and assignment of talent.

Supervisory Experience:

• Supervise a graduate intern specializing in Sports Information. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Regis College’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Skills/Experience/Training Required:

• An unwavering passion for collegiate athletics and supporting the academic and athletic advancement of student-athletes.
• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, marketing, or related field required.
• A high level of computer literacy including Macintosh and PC; familiar with Canva, Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Acrobat, Presto Sports, and multiple statistical in-game programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including AP Style, strong interpersonal skills to work with various college constituencies.
• The ability to work a flexible and irregular schedule.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Works well as a team member or independently.
• Excels in prioritizing multiple tasks with attention to detail, problem solving and follow-through to consistently meet expectations and deadlines.
• Ability to uphold the University’s commitment to inclusive excellence in a diverse educational community.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

• May require bending and carrying of supplies with the ability to lift more than 40 lbs.
• May spend extended periods at terminal, on telephone, or operating other office machines, requiring eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.
• This position requires on-campus work during nights and weekends.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

In employment, as in education, Regis College is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action. Regis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran’s status, membership in uniformed services or any other protected status.