Associate Athletic Director for Communications & Creative Content

• Full-Time

39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, USA

Associate Athletic Director for Communications & Creative Content

Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the worlds leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year.

Critics have called Cranbrook "the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America" and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu .

Cranbrook Schools seeks a creative, highly organized communications professional to lead athletic communications for one of the region's most accomplished interscholastic athletics programs. With 29 varsity teams, a strong tradition of competitive success, outstanding facilities, and alumni who have earned major awards and gone on to compete at the professional and international levels, this position offers the opportunity to take ownership of how Cranbrook Athletics is presented, promoted, and experienced across digital, social, and traditional media.

The Associate Athletic Director for Communications & Creative Content will oversee sports information, media relations, digital content, social media, website content, and storytelling across Cranbrook's interscholastic program. In this role, the Associate Director will work closely with Cranbrook Schools Communications, Admissions, and Advancement to ensure consistent storytelling about athletics as an important pillar of the Cranbrook educational experience.

The strongest candidates will combine attention to detail with strong creative instincts, communicate clearly, manage multiple priorities effectively, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced athletic environment. They will be proactive, collaborative, dependable, and able to move seamlessly between sports information, content creation, media relations, and event coverage.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Athletic Communications & Sports Information

• Serve as the primary sports information and media‑relations contact for Cranbrook Athletics.
• Maintain accurate schedules, rosters, results, statistics, records, awards, and historical information.
• Manage athletic webpages and ensure information is current and accurate.
• Develop efficient systems for gathering information from coaches and teams.
• Publish results, schedule updates, postseason information, milestones, records, awards, and other department news.
• Coordinate league and postseason recognition and maintain a comprehensive athletic archive.
• Serve as a liaison with schools, leagues, governing bodies, media outlets, and other external organizations.
• Coordinate game‑day communications for major home contests, including livestream/broadcast support, press‑box operations, statistics, results reporting, and media needs.

Creative Content, Social Media & Storytelling

• Lead creative direction and content strategy for Cranbrook Athletics aligned with the strategic communications priorities for Cranbrook Schools.
• Manage the department’s social media presence and year‑round content calendar and governance of athletics‑adjacent Cranbrook‑owned social media channels.
• Produce photography, video, graphics, interviews, highlights, profiles, feature stories, and…