Athletics Communications Assistant

About the role

The successful candidate will assist in the social media, content, and game day needs of assigned varsity sports. This position will serve as the primary contact for select sports and assist with the day-to-day operations of the athletic communications office.

Responsibilities

• Aid in content and social media efforts for position’s primary and secondary sport assignments.
• Aid in game day coverage of position’s primary and secondary sport assignments including but not limited to managing social accounts, the keeping of statistics, and the posting of pre, post, and in-game content.
• Write press releases to appear on BrownBears.com.
• Maintain daily internal and external communications for primary sport assignments.
• Perform additional duties and assist with other projects as assigned.
• Ability to work nights and weekends.
• Affix in-office tasks including but not limited to sorting/archiving photos, producing game notes, writing press releases, and updating record books.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Interest in collegiate athletics, athletic administration, or communications and social media
• Familiarity with social platforms, specifically Instagram, Twitter/X, and TikTok
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere
• Familiarity with DSLR cameras, Canon preferred
• Strong understanding of a wide range of sports, their rules and statistics
• Strong writing skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication and computer skills
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and multitask