ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

About the role

Participate in planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive Athletics Communications program and services. Serve as the primary liaison to media contacts for select sports. Promote competitions, coaches, athletes, and alumni through written stories, publications, and various media.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Athletics Communications to ensure coverage of athletic events.
• Attend events and manage multiple multimedia projects simultaneously, as well as inputting in-game statistics.
• Provide staffing and coverage of events to include game programs, in-game statistics, media accommodation, game stories and dissemination of information to opposing teams, media outlets and conference and national reporting entities.
• Work and host conference and NCAA events as necessary.
• Aid in managing an extensive video production schedule of live athletic events through both conference and campus web-streaming environments.
• Create and execute annual Ithaca College Hall of Fame introduction and highlight videos from home events.
• Manage and maintain video equipment inventory and stay abreast of emerging technologies and hardware/software developments.
• Log and store necessary archive video.
• Serve as the lead sports contact for multiple sports as assigned by the Associate Director of Athletic Communications.
• Initiate and develop working relationships with media representatives to promote Ithaca College intercollegiate athletics.
• Project manage recruitment publications and programs.
• Write and edit press releases and copy for other publications such as game programs, recruiting publications, feature stories and promotional materials.
• Nominate and promote student-athletes for weekly and seasonal athletic and academic awards programs by conferences and national organizations and media outlets.
• Provide accurate and timely updates of pertinent web pages within athletics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of one year of professional experience in a collegiate athletics communications office, or an equivalent of education and work experience
• Working knowledge of in-game statistical software applications
• Professional writing and social media experience
• Experience in webcast production
• Ability to effectively work and interact respectfully within a diverse and inclusive environment
• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid NYS driver’s license and proof of insurability
• Knowledge and experience with the technical use of professional grade digital cameras and video cameras and editing software

Qualifications

• College sports information office experience as an undergraduate or post-graduate will be considered

Benefits

• Healthcare including vision and dental
• Generous Paid Time Off Policies
• 403B Retirement Savings Plan with Matching Employer Contribution
• EAP
• Flexible Work Plans
• Education Benefits
• Career-Enhancing Trainings

Pay

$25.00-$26.50 per hour, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.