Demo

Associate Athletic Director for Content and Communications

The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/28/2025

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title
Associate Athletic Director for Content and Communications

Job Description
Responsible for oversight of the Content and Communications offices in the athletic department under the rules and regulations of the NCAA, American Athletic Conference and The University of Tulsa. Direct supervisor of Director of Media Relations, Associate Media Relations Director, Director of Broadcasting, Director of Content, and Director of Video Production.

Essential Functions (Responsibilities):
  • Organize, direct and administer the athletic communications and content office and the publicity for 17 intercollegiate sports.
  • Oversee and supervise staff in the athletic communications and content departments.
  • Develop and implement athletic brand standards and tools for brand decision-making.
  • Design, monitor and improve operational workflow to efficiently produce, distribute and manage rights to meaningful content.
  • Develop and implement a strategic media plan that enhances the Tulsa athletics image and brand. Expand programming and content creation capabilities across print, video, photography,
  • video, social media, etc. Increase distribution and fan consumption across broadcast, mobile, web, in-venue.
  • Manage the financial affairs of media production, ensuring costs remain within budget, providing appropriate reconciliations, forecasting short-term and long-term revenue and expense, working with Athletic staff on content monetization plans.
  • Handle all national TV broadcast communication and set-up for televised games, including providing TU team study materials, coach/player interviews with talent, site walkthrough with production team, and any site questions and needs.
  • Serve as the primary public relations agent for the athletic department and operates as the liaison between the athletic department, its coaches and players, and the media.
  • Serve as liaison between the athletic department’s communications office and the Conference media relations office and the NCAA statistics bureau.
  • Primary communications contact for football and women’s golf; secondary contact for m/w basketball, tennis and cross country.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with local, regional and national media, while pushing story ideas and promoting Tulsa athletics.
  • Oversee traditional sports information department duties, including, but not limited to: writing, edit/proofing of sport record & fact books, game notes, game advances, news releases, game recaps, game programs; compile statistical information, game and cumulative stats, for sports; coordinate and set-up all game day media operations; coordinate hiring of gameday workers needed for each sport; setup media interviews with athletes, coaches and athletic administrators; handle all media credential requests for athletic events; nominate and promote student-athletes for national, regional and conference awards.
  • Maintain official athletics website.
  • Travel and handle all road communications activities for football.
  • Assist TV Production Guides for broadcast television for football and basketball venues.
  • Coordinate all broadcast television activities to fulfill ESPN contract.
  • Manage and direct a team of students from our Pathways to Sports Academy program.

Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
  • Knowledge/Skill/Ability
  • Knowledge of Athletic Communications, Content (social and digital media), and Video Services
  • Outstanding editing, writing and verbal skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Great attention to detail


Equivalent Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience or more in athletic communications experience

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Experience:
  • Master’s Degree preferred, preferably in journalism, communications, or related field

Physical Demands
Work requires working with highly sensitive or confidential information and occasional overnight travel may occur.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
S960P

Open Date
01/23/2025

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

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EEO Statement

EEO Statement

Eeo Statement Summary
The University of Tulsa seeks to recruit and retain talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Tulsa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. The University does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or marital status. The University of Tulsa is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/ Veteran.

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