Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Digital Media

Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Digital Media SANDBOX
• Riverside, California, USA

• Internal beat reporter focusing on compelling stories in written, video, social media, graphics, and other innovative formats.
• Supervise, manage, and train the communications team, including the Director of Communications, Assistant Directors of Communications, student workers, and vendors, determining sports assignments.
• Maintain the athletics department website and write and edit various department communication materials, including postseason publications, press releases, record books, and website content.
• Work closely with athletics department staff and coaches to promote stories through digital and social media platforms.
• Develop and write news and feature press releases about coaches and student‑athletes and disseminate the information to the media and the public via the athletics website and social media platforms.
• Nominate and promote student‑athletes and coaches for awards.
• Maintain historical records, statistics, and photographs among other department information.
• Oversee credential needs, producing and distributing passes for home events.
• Coordinate team schedule approval with the Associate AD of Facilities, including campus master calendar system integration, and manage schedule change requests.
• Provide support for television, radio, and streaming broadcasts of games and events as needed.
• Manage the Communications and Digital Media department budget.
• Maintain vendor relationships and oversee necessary staff training on platforms such as SIDEARM Sports, INFLCR, Stat Broadcast, Genius Stat Crew, FOSH, etc.
• Assist in compiling information on athletics department accomplishments for the Presidents Report on a regular basis.
• Coordinate the hiring and scheduling of student workers and game‑day staffing as needed.
• Adhere to all NCAA Conference and University policies, rules, regulations, and operational procedures.

Director‑level position requiring experience in athletic communications and media management.

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