Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

## Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Apply:
Daytona Beach, FL:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R312301#

Job Description The Opportunity  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) seeks a dynamic, student-centered, and forward-thinking Assistant Director of Athletics Communications to provide visionary leadership

The Assistant Director of Athletics Communications supports the Director of Athletics Communications and is responsible for assisting in the day-to-day operations of the athletics communications department including:
• Website maintenance
• Social media
• Publication design and production
• In-season sport management and direction
• Planning for upcoming season coverage
• Media plans for all sports teams
• Statistical input and archiving  Execution of game management and statistic program operation.  
* Cover home athletic events and provide in-game and post-game information to coaches and media, including statistics, in a timely and effective manner.
* Oversee live streaming and broadcast of all home Athletics events
* Provide statistical support to the SSC and NCAA.
* Keep statistical and information files on student-athletes and Athletic Programs.
* Maintain and update department archives; maintain team and individual statistics; maintain and update team and individual records.
* Compile statistics and update records (season and career), as necessary.  Layout and design of digital/print publications and maintenance of program website and archives.  
* Production of all digital and print media for all varsity sports programs and serve as the editor responsible for design, layout, and content of these publications.
* Design, maintenance and day-to-day updating of Athletics website
* Develop graphics for use in social media, brochures, programs and flyers
* Produce weekly newsletter
* Selection of all department weekly/monthly athlete awards.
* Supervise and mentor students for game day operations and office responsibilities.
* Coordination and supervision of photo sessions.

Facilitate positive relationship with various media outlets and other constituencies.
* Develop and maintain and working relationship with coaches and staff
* Publicity of the University’s athletic program.
* Utilize social media for promotion and provision of information for ERAU’s sport programs.
* Write press releases and weekly updates; distribute to local, regional, national, and hometown media outlets.
* Pitch stories to local, regional, and national media.
* Cover out-of-town games and send results to the media.
* Arrange to provide statistics for media that cannot attend.
* Facilitate media at home contests, including designating seating/space, internet/phone access as needed and distribution of media credentials.
* Provide the media and opposing teams with rosters, schedules, pre-game stories, game summaries and feature stories on the University’s Athletic Programs, its student-athletes, and coaches in a timely and effective manner.
* Facilitate the arrangement of interviews with coaches and student-athletes for media.
* Establish and maintain contacts with media and Sunshine State Conference, regional and national athletics communications directors.
* Develop media relations plans for the athletics communications department.
* Maintain athletic web page on a daily basis.
* Serve as part of the media relations team for any in-season or post-season tournaments hosted by Embry-Riddle.
* Maintain photo files of coaches and athletes (mug shots and action shots) for use in brochures and for use by the media.
* Coordination, preparation of publicity for any University team advancing to any post-season competition.
* Promote student-athletes for post-season academic and athletic awards  Actively support and promote the NCAA’s Life…