Sports Communication Assistant Director

4 weeks ago


Hales, Norfolk, United Kingdom Commonwealth of Virginia Full time

Job Summary

Norfolk State University seeks a highly skilled and experienced Assistant Director for Sports Communication to join its athletics department. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of the sports information office, including serving as the primary media contact for at least one revenue sport and several others to be determined.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary media relations contact for select sports, including writing press releases and feature stories, developing relationships with media members, and championship preparation and coverage.
  • Provide oversight of the assistant sports information director position.
  • Compile in-game statistics and manage game day staff for select sports.
  • Direct social media strategy for assigned sports and assist in the implementation of the overall departmental social media strategy.
  • Create original content for NSUSpartans.com and various social media platforms, assist with graphics and video creation, and idea development.
  • Assist in the setup for video/audio broadcasts as needed.
  • Manage archives of press releases, photos, statistics, and other collateral for historical and data analytics purposes.
  • Proactively pitch NSU stories to media outlets.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in journalism, mass communications, public relations, or a related field.
  • Previous experience (at least 2-3 years) working in an athletic communications office or a related field.
  • Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of and experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including video editing, graphics, and desktop publishing software.
  • Knowledge of and experience with Genius Sports and StatCrew software in multiple sports.
  • Experience with web management, social media strategy, and content creation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience serving as media relations contact for basketball, volleyball, and baseball or softball.
  • Experience working with volleyball statistics software programs (StatCrew and/or Genius).


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