Assistant Athletics/Sports Information Director
Thayer Academy seeks an Assistant Athletics/Sports Information Director to lead the school’s athletics storytelling, digital presence, and information systems while also serving as an assistant within the Athletic Department. This position reports to the Director of Athletics.
Responsibilities
- Assist with game-day operations and oversight of athletic contests.
- Provide administrative support in the athletic department and collaborate with coaches, athletic administrators, and training staff to ensure a professional game-day experience across all athletic facilities, including the South Athletic Campus.
- Set strategic direction for athletic social-media accounts and coordinate with coaches and student leaders on varsity-team accounts to ensure appropriate content and adherence to brand guidelines.
- Assist with live game-day coverage, score updates, highlights, and post-game recaps for varsity contests and key away or playoff games.
- Create game-day graphics, schedules, and short-form video content; track media coverage and engagement; and circulate media clips related to Thayer student-athletes, alumni athletes, and teams to relevant stakeholders.
- Help maintain the Thayer Athletics website and MySchoolApp athletics structure, including annual updates to team descriptions, photos, coach bios, team and individual awards, and alumni in college sports.
- Write game recaps, captions, and feature stories; contribute to the weekly athletics newsletter.
- Create additional content in partnership with the Directors of Athletics, Admissions, and Marketing & Communications.
- Establish and maintain standards for collecting, organizing, and archiving records, rosters, statistics, awards, and historical data, ensuring accurate, consistent data entry across all programs.
- Track season-by-season results, all-time records, and individual milestones across varsity, JV, and Middle School sports; help maintain calendars and schedule planning.
- Oversee HUDL film management and coordinate video livestream operations.
- Maintain and update monitors in the Sawyer Athletic Center and Cahall.
- Oversee photography for team photos, including senior night, coordinating with third-party photographers as needed.
- Assist with planning athletics media days, including scheduling and logistics; recruit and support student photographers and videographers.
- Staff athletic events as needed, including playoff games and tournament appearances.
- Assist with game-day experience initiatives to elevate the student fan experience at home contests; support school-spirit efforts in collaboration with student leaders and administration.
- Develop and distribute end-of-season surveys to gather feedback from coaches and student-athletes; support the use of captain and coach feedback to evaluate and improve programming.
- Serve as athletics liaison to the Advancement Office; partner with the Athletic Director and Senior Associate Athletic Director to manage Hall of Fame nominations, committee meetings, induction materials, awards, and event logistics.
- Coach one season of a sport.
- Perform additional athletic-department administrative responsibilities and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, media, design, sports information, or a related field.
- Preferred two years of social-media/communications experience in a professional setting, ideally with an athletics program, school, or sports organization.
- Photography and videography skills preferred, with proficiency in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable platforms.
- Working knowledge of athletics and sports programs; familiarity with HUDL or comparable film/video platforms preferred.
- Strong written communication skills, including experience with game recaps, captions, and feature content.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage detailed data systems and maintain accuracy across multiple programs.
- Ability to build healthy working relationships and collaborate with coaches, colleagues, and campus partners.
- Self-starter with strong motivation and work ethic, able to work independently and as part of a team; eagerness to learn new skills and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and school vacations as needed during athletic seasons.
Pay
$67,000 – $70,000
About Thayer Academy
Thayer Academy’s mission is “to inspire a diverse community of students to moral, intellectual, aesthetic, and physical excellence so that each may rise to honorable achievement and contribute to the common good.” In its hiring practices, Thayer Academy seeks candidates who come from a broad range of backgrounds and can contribute to a diverse community, who love working with young people, who thrive when engaged in multiple arenas of school life, and who welcome professional growth.
Located next to Braintree’s historic district and just up the hill from the MBTA’s final Red Line stop, the historic 34-acre campus of Thayer Academy has been a dynamic learning environment since 1877. The coeducational day school for grades 5-12 affirms, supports, and challenges each student to grow and meaningfully achieve as young scholars, athletes, artists, and leaders. Thayer blends tradition and innovation, and students form lifelong relationships with inspiring teachers who care deeply about their personal growth and academic success.
Thayer is rooted in intentionally holistic education. Unique scheduling allows students to be both varsity athletes and musical performers without having to choose one path. A supportive, collaborative camaraderie pervades the campus, where students view classmates as partners and are encouraged to discover and develop hidden talents into lifelong strengths.
When you work at Thayer Academy, you join a warm community of students, parents, and colleagues who value academic achievement and a supportive environment with robust professional-development opportunities.