Sports Information Assistant

Job Description

The Sports Information Assistant role is a Part‑Time (up to 28 hours a week), Non‑Exempt position. Under the Direction of the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.

The SIA is responsible for game coverage, production of printed materials, maintaining the athletics website, various student‑athlete nomination submissions, graphic design, social media, video, etc. The SIA will also oversee the exchange of roster files and statistical information, manage game coverage and preparations, post score information to NCAA and the Curry Athletics website, and craft post‑game stories with appropriate links to photos, statistics and player biographies.

• Assist the Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications in all areas pertaining to the publicity and promotion of Curry's athletic program, including serving as the primary contact for selected sports.
• Assist in the department's webcasting through Box Cast and HUDL Focus.
• Responsible for the preparation of programs for home games.
• Provide assistance in the publication of special programs such as Hall of Fame, Community Outreach, Alumni Games etc.
• Responsible for filing weekly conference reports, post‑game releases, and reporting post‑game results to media.
• Responsible for writing and editing post‑game stories, news releases, and feature stories.
• Responsible for publishing content to athletic department website on a regular basis, using the Presto Sports administrative system.
• Assist in managing the department's social media presence across multiple platforms.
• Assist in any graphic design and/or video projects as assigned.

• Compile in‑contest statistics (as mandated by the conference and the NCAA) and file regular reports as required by the NCAA and conference office.
• Responsible for exchanging rosters/results/stats with opponent's sports information personnel.
• Responsible for managing the press box of selected sports by the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.
• Responsible for setting up and running live stats and streaming video for selected sports by the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.
• Responsible for Live Stats setup, Stat Crew game file preparation, Scoreboard Scroll updates.
• Other related duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications and/or the Director of Athletics.

• Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy.
• Assist with the supervision and education of student employees.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor or his/her designee.

Successful performance of this position demands consistent demonstration of the following uncompromised performance characteristics:

• Conducts oneself at all times in a professional manner demonstrating respect for the position, colleagues, and the College's best interest.
• Excellent time management, organizational skills, customer skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Exhibits a high degree of initiative for bringing tasks to successful completion and succeeding in achieving stated goals.
• Analyzes and adjusts goals, objectives, and/or courses of action to meet needs in a changing environment. Recognizes when a situation calls for or could benefit from a different approach.
• Works effectively with others, sharing relevant knowledge and information as needed. Teaming orientation effecting professional collaboration and focus, meeting the prioritized agenda of the operation.

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum of one year of experience working in an intercollegiate athletic communications office.
• Must be available to work varying schedule of afternoons, evenings and weekends per game schedules.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photo Shop, Illustrator, Acrobat), Stat Jack (live stats), Box Cast and/or HUDL Focus (video streaming), Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats and/or Presto Sports statistical software, as well as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Ability to…