Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Job Description

PURPOSE

The Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and is responsible for all public- facing external communications, media relations, and information in support of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Athletics.

DESCRIPTION

• Coordinate and direct the activities of the athletic media relations staff serving 16 intercollegiate sports.

• Serve as the primary athletics department liaison to local, regional, and national media as well as other universities, conferences, and organizations.

• Serve as spokesman/ambassador for the athletics department and the university.

• Supervise the writing and circulating of news releases to the media.

• Assist with the coordination of game day operations for several sports.

• Maintain current and historical statistics including records for athletic teams.

• Nominate student-athletes for athletic and academic awards within the university, conference and NCAA.

• Recruit, train, supervise and schedule student-workers to help with gameday functions.

• Collaborate with the School of Communications on projects and internships.

• Responsible for live stat production at home events.

• Travel with assigned teams as necessary.

• Manage athletics website in conjunction with the Associate AD of Marketing, Fan engagement and Creative Content (goislanders.com) with oversight of all information and content including feature stories and student-athlete spotlights.

• Work closely and collaboratively with external relations to a) enhance the visibility of the Islanders Athletic program in the conference, state and nationally, b) advance TAMU-CC mission, vision and branding, c) develop and implement printed and online materials aligned with Athletics design standards and TAMU-CC Brand and Style Guide.

• Serve as primary live broadcast web streaming technician with ESPN+ streaming productions.

• Maintain the infrastructure and processes behind ESPN+ streaming productions.

• Organize all athletics photographs and supervise archiving of all video elements.

• Administer budget for the athletic communications unit.

• Responsible for verifying all public facing data.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in communications, journalism, sports administration, or closely related field.

• Two (2) years of related experience in athletics communications or broadcasting

• Additional education may be considered as a substitute for the minimum experience required:

  Master’s degree in communications, journalism, sports administration, or closely related field

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree.

• Demonstrated student-worker supervisory experience.

• Strong knowledge of SIDEARM CMS or comparable website management software.

• Experience with Adobe Premier or other video editing software. Live video streaming experience.

• Intermediate skills in various computer programs including StatCrew, Genius, Photoshop and InDesign.

BENEFITS

• Medical

  $0 - $30 per month for Employee Only coverage after university contribution ($920 value).

  Up to 83% of premium covered by the university:

  Employee and Spouse

  Employee and Children

  Employee and Family coverage

• Dental & Vision

• Life Insurance, Accidental D&D, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account and Day Care Spending Account

• Counseling, Work Life Assistance, Financial Resources, and Legal Resources

• Public Loan Forgiveness

• Book scholarships

• 100% tuition coverage for up to 18 credit hours per fiscal year (other rules may apply).

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)

• Voluntary Tax Deferred Account/Deferred Compensation Plan

• 8+ hours of vacation paid time off every month.

• 8 hours of sick leave time off every month.

• 8 hours of paid time off for Birthday leave.

• 12-15 paid holidays each year.