Assistant, Media Relations

# Assistant, Media Relations## •### @AZCardinals

Posted on 2/12/2026
• Gig##

Job Description
** Position:
** Assistant, Media Relations - Full Time/Temporary/Non-Exempt
** Department:
** Media Relations
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* Reports to:

** Senior Director, Media Relations
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* Location:

** Arizona Cardinals (Tempe, AZ)
** Format:
** In-person
** Duration:
** This is a one-year position with an opportunity for extension based on strong performance. We anticipate this role will start in June 2026 with potential earlier start date flexibility depending on business needs.

* NOTE:

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employee in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa (including F-1, H1B, OPT, CPT, etc.).
*** Cardinals Organizational

Summary:

** The Arizona Cardinals Football Club is a professional football team within the National Football League (NFL). We compete in the National Football Conference (NFC) West division and play home games at State Farm Stadium.

As the nation’s oldest pro football franchise, the Club has established itself as a sport and cultural hallmark within Arizona, as well as a trailblazer for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives and firsts around the League.  Our vision is to build a leading sports organization that competes for championships, drives business results, creates loyal fans, develops proud employees, and inspires hope in our community.

We are relentless in our pursuit of greatness on and off the field, while positively impacting our people, our fans, and our community.

If you want to join an organization that values putting the team first, doing what is right, growing with positivity, valuing every voice, while driving performance, we would love for you to join our team. Learn more about the Arizona Cardinals and see what’s happening .
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* Job Summary:

** The Cardinals Assistant, Media Relations will support the organization’s overall communications efforts. A full-time, hourly-wage position, the Media Relations Assistant will gain experience in all aspects of the Cardinals Media Relations department.
** Primary

Job Duties:

** The Assistant, Media Relations, will have the daily responsibilities, without limitation, to include the following:
* Compile and distribute daily print and broadcast clips to front office personnel
* Work the duration of Cardinals training camp, all home games, practices, press conferences, and player media availability sessions
* Must be available on weekends and nights during the season and in the off-season as needed
* Contribute research and information to the weekly game release
* Transcribe press conferences and distribute transcripts to media and Cardinals staff members; also post transcripts on OMG website
* Prepare, edit and contribute to the production of the media guide, gameday program, weekly release, yearbook, season review and other publications as needed
* Interact with both local and national media members to facilitate requests
* Assist with maintaining and updating Cardinals OMG website with rosters, player biographies, weekly release, headshots, transactions and any additional information on a daily and weekly basis
* Responsible for assembling game release packets and shipping them to network talent/staff each week
* Assist with media credentials for daily access to the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center
* Assist with supervision of media sessions and media practice availability
* Assist with set-up of press conferences
* Assist with season and single-game credential production and distribution to media and staff for all home games
* Media monitoring for football, business development, community relations, marketing, and stadium announcements; monitor social media (players and media) for all Cardinals and NFL-related topics
* General office work, projects, administrative tasks, and other duties as assigned
* Gameday Responsibilities:
* Organize press box materials: seating cards, seating charts, booth signs etc.
* In charge of press box set up
* Assist with managing gameday staff
* Help media and opposing team as needed
* Assist with credential distribution as needed
* Help transcribe and…