Athletic Communications Director

About the Role

Michigan Technological University is seeking an Athletic Communications Director for our General Athletics department. This is a 12-month full-time appointment, reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations. The Athletic Communications Director, working within the external relations team, has the primary responsibility of publicizing Michigan Tech Athletics and Recreation and assigned sports. The candidate should be a creative and motivated individual, eager for hands-on experience in the areas of media relations, graphic design, video, digital and social media.

Responsibilities

• Tell the story of Michigan Tech Athletics and Recreation to multiple internal and external audiences through various means.
• Assist with the department's graphic design needs.
• Develop strong relationships with local, regional, and national media and partners.
• Create, write, capture, edit, and/or design all collateral material to successfully promote assigned sports: football, men's and women's basketball, soccer, cross country, and track & field.
• Maintain MichiganTechHuskies.com through a content management system.
• Compile statistics and serve as record keeper for assigned sports with the assistance of student stat crew.
• Nominate student-athletes for conference, regional, and national awards for assigned sports.
• Travel with assigned sports (as listed above) to select away-from-campus events.
• Maintain and run social media accounts for assigned sports and department accounts.
• Film and produce videos (assigned sports) for various platforms in collaboration with the Director of Video Production & Operations.
• Produce game programs and other publications for assigned sports.
• Assist with the production of scripts for home events.
• Produce Huskies Club marketing materials and donor fulfillment supplies.
• Work with the external relations team to plan and organize various banquets, luncheons, student work schedules, publication schedules, and other special events.
• Encourage continuous improvement practices among employees.
• Commit to applying continuous improvement strategies to strategic goals and leadership skills.
• Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable university, state, and federal regulations.
• Functional supervision is exercised over clerical support staff, graduate students, and student assistants.
• Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work.
• Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, Communications or related field.

Experience:

• Experience working with graphic design and publication software
• Experience with content management systems for the web
• Experience in videography
• Experience with various social media platforms
• Experience crafting, editing and posting press releases

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to work flexible hours
• Proven experience in the use and development of the World Wide Web and social media
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment

Preferred Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• Two years experience working within a Collegiate Athletic Department
• Experience working with statistics software
• Public speaking and/or radio broadcasting experience
• Experience in photography

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints

Pay & Schedule

• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 1 (100%)
• Appointment Term: 12 months
• Salary: The minimum salary for this position is $42,500. The final salary will depend on experience and qualifications.