Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Job Profile Title

Marketing Coordinator B

Job Description Summary

The Athletic Communications office is the most public element of the University of Pennsylvania's Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics (DRIA) and its 33 varsity programs and is charged with the goal of positively promoting the University's nearly 1,000 student-athletes and more than 200 coaches, staff and athletic administrators.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary media contact for at least three varsity sports, including at least one ticketed sport. (Ticketed sports at Penn are football, M / W basketball, wrestling, and M / W lacrosse.) This includes coordinating all media interaction with the programs' athletes and coaches; game-day operations related to statistical and media activities for home events; and travel as appropriate.
• Manage elements of social media output for their assigned sport teams, including a heavy focus on creative story-telling opportunities for Penn Athletics and team-related accounts for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.
• Help supervise two part-time Communications Assistants, with direct supervision over one of them.
• Work with Senior Director of Administration to identify, appoint and oversee internship candidates for Athletic Communications as Penn Athletics undergoes a new, expansive intern program.
• Provide support to a responsive web site (supported by SIDEARM) and updated mobile platforms.
• Support inter-office departmental needs including, but not limited to, the Penn Sports Network / Ivy League on ESPN, marketing, development, Penn Quakers Sports Properties (JMI), facilities / operations.
• Serve as the Athletic Communications requisitioner, working with the fiscal office to pay office bills as well as invoices for independent contractors such as photographers and other contracted jobs.
• Serve as office manager in terms of ordering supplies.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Application Requirement

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Division of Recreation & Intercollegiate Athletics

Pay Range

$55,000.00 - $59,723.00 Annual Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Special Requirements

Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

To learn more, please visit : https : / / www.hr.upenn.edu / PennHR / benefits-pay

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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