Associate Director - Athletic Communications

Overview

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• Primary external contact for Gymnastics and Volleyball.
• Determines and develops media relations and social media strategies.
• Provides content development for digital platforms, and leads and instructs student assistants.
• Works closely with coaches and staff to provide recruiting assistance through digital channels.

This role leads all media relations, digital strategy, storytelling, and statistical operations, ensuring accurate and timely coverage of practices, meets, and milestones. Responsibilities include writing previews and recaps, coordinating interviews, managing web updates, producing social media content, and identifying feature opportunities that highlight the program's culture and competitive success. This position partners closely with creative to deliver high-quality visuals and digital assets, supporting both recruiting and fan engagement.

This role leads all media relations, digital strategy, storytelling, and statistical operations, ensuring accurate and timely coverage of practices, matches, and milestones. Responsibilities include writing previews and recaps, coordinating interviews, managing web updates, producing social media content, and identifying feature opportunities that highlight the program's culture and competitive success. This position partners closely with creative to deliver high-quality visuals and digital assets, supporting both recruiting and fan engagement.

Provides leadership, mentorship, and hands‑on training to graduate assistants and student assistants within Strategic Communications & Publicity. This role helps by teaching best practices in writing, social media, content creation, statistics, and gameday operations. Responsibilities include regular management of GA and undergraduates, offering feedback, providing project direction, and cultivating a positive and professional learning environment aligned with Clemson's values. The assistant director also supports scheduling, delegation of tasks, and the development of student portfolios.

Supports department-wide creative initiatives by contributing high-quality content that advances Clemson's storytelling philosophy and strategic communication goals. This includes assisting with video scripts, feature stories, social campaigns, postseason promotions, and initiatives tied to facilities, alumni engagement, and student‑athlete development.

Education - Bachelor's Degree

Work Experience - 1+ Years working with external communications on the collegiate or professional level

Responsibilities - JOB KNOWLEDGE:
Firm job knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to use them in varied situations.

Supervisory Responsibilities - Acts as Lead by guiding the work of others who perform essentially the same work.

Budgetary Responsibilities - No budget responsibilities.

• 10% - Stand for prolonged period
• 10% - Walk or move about
• 5% - Position self to accomplish task (i.e., stoop, kneel, crawl)
• 60% - Communicate, converse, give direction, express oneself
• 30% - Recognize or inspect visually

• 5% - Overnight Travel

Standard

Hours:

40 Hours / Week

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's…