Graduate Assistant, Athletic Communications (91制片厂 campus)
Position Summary: Assist the Director of Athletic Communications in providing information to national and conference offices, opponents, 91制片厂 publics, and the general public regarding the 91制片厂 Athletics Department. Serve as a role model in meeting our complementary goals of “Pursuing Athletic Excellence…Developing Christian Character.” This is a two year, 20 hours/week appointment not to exceed 800 hours/year. Commitment runs from approximately August 1st –May 31st each of the two years.
Education Required: Bachelor's degree required; current enrollment in one of the degrees within the graduate program in Higher Education Leadership at 91制片厂.
Experience Required: One year of experience in writing, statistics and sports marketing at the college level preferred
Skills, Characteristics Required for Position:
- Ability to administer components of athletics communication work (i.e., statistics, social media, web site, publications) with good knowledge of computer systems;
- Ability to speak and write appropriately and to assist in developing marketing strategies to reach supporters and regional/national media;
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the stages of student development and the importance of holistic education;
- Ability to be a team player within the Athletics Department and 91制片厂;
- Good judgment, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills;
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
- Demonstrated commitment to continued learning/professional development (i.e., presentations, workshops, regional and/or national conferences;
- Christian faith commitment required.
- Ability to lead student workers in a gameday setting.
Special Working Conditions: Required to work weekends and evenings
Primary Duties:
- Assist in the production of content for Go91制片厂.com, social media, live streams, and other platforms.
- Generate postgame, award, and preview articles as well as other content pieces for Go91制片厂.com
- Manage live video streams for Go91制片厂.tv.
- Take and maintain photography at games.
- Assist in responding to requests from the conference, NCAA, opponents, and local and national news media.
- Supervise and take statistics at contests and keep season statistics updated.
- Assist in developing and coordinating marketing and promotional opportunities.
- Oversee the reporting of scores and other results to appropriate media and constituents after contests.
- Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.
Secondary Duties
- Maintain athletics communication files.
- Assist with setup and teardown of productions.
- Creating graphics and promotional videos.
- Other duties as assigned.