Texas A&M University
Athletics
AssistantDirector,AthleticsCommunication
“Assistant Director, Athletics Communication at Texas A&M University. Skills: media relations, sports information, communications, public relations, journalism, writing, social media strategy. Serves as liaison between the Athletics Department and the media. Writing original press releases”
What You'll Achieve.
Building champions through academic achievement, athletic excellence, and national recognition of student-athletes, teams, and programs; Amplify the coverage of all sports programs and Texas A&M Athletics; Grow students’ abilities in feature writing
Industry & Context.
Travel, Ability to work nights, holidays and weekends as required, Security-sensitive position, Criminal history investigation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, Six years of experience in related field such as media relations, sports information, communications, public relations or journalism, Sports statistical and desktop publishing knowledge, Creative writing ability, Knowledge of StatCrew, NCAA LiveStats, and Adobe Creative Suites, Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
Nice to Have
Master’s degree, Previous experience in a collegiate sports information/athletics communications office, Extensive feature writing experience, Demonstrated writing and interview skills, General knowledge of editing photos/digital images, Basic knowledge of website management
What You'll Do.
Serves as liaison between the Athletics Department and the media, Writing original press releases, Lay out and production of media guides and game notes, Supervision of student assistants, Compilation of statistics, Disseminating information to various media, Liaises between sports and media to arrange interviews and other media requests, Writes releases, feature stories and advisories, Distributes these documents to all news and information media, Maintaining accurate and up-to-date information on 12thMan.
com for assigned sports, Researches information to fulfill media requests, Provides positive, accurate narratives regarding Texas A&M’s athletics teams, students, coaches, and staff, Production of feature stories and extended coverage of teams’ success, Assists with event coverage from a writing standpoint, Provides up-close coverage in postseason success, Supervises the scheduling of assigned sport’s coaching staff and student-athletes as the result of media requests, Facilitates communications between internal and external units in the Athletics Department, Provides encouragement and effective communication with regard to supervision of student assistants, Supervision of these assistants is expected during office hours, media activities, game days and compilation of statistics for assigned sports, Teaching student staff feature writing skills and assigning features, Leads, develops and executes social media strategy, Participates in establishing the direction of social media execution, Serves as a key component of game operations, Preparation of media work areas, interview areas and arranging statistical crews, Assists talent for radio and television productions at home and away events, Creates the layout and production of media guides, game notes and game programs, Maintains, posts and monitors all of Athletics’ external resources, including 12thMan.
com, Works cooperatively with staff photographers, videographers and other resources, Maintains continual and thorough familiarity with all applicable NCAA, Conference, and University rules and regulations, Establishes and ensures communication and enforcement of rules and regulations concerning student-athletes.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Ability to work cooperatively with others; Facilitates communications between internal and external units in the Athletics Department; Works cooperatively with staff photographers, videographers and other resources
Communication Scope
Creative writing ability; Demonstrated writing and interview skills; Effective communication with regard to supervision of student assistants
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