Assistant Athletic Director / Director of Athletic Communications

It’s a great time to join Marymount University! We are looking for faculty and staff who are
passionate about providing excellent service to ensure a high quality student experience and collaborative working
environment.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Serve as a member of the Athletics Administrative
  Leadership Team
• Responsible for the athletics department website management
• Manage communication and social media strategy
  for Marymount Athletics, working collaboratively with all external units, as well as coaches and administration.
• Ideates effective
  and forward-thinking creative content for distribution on all multi-media platforms to elevate the Marymount Athletics
  brand.
• Advises coaches and student-athletes on the most effective social media and communication strategies
• Maintain
  athletic records, Sports Hall of Fame nominations and statistical files
• Athletics Communications staff recruiting, hiring, training
  and supervision (includes graduate assistant and student workers)
• Write and distribute press releases, produce printed departmental
  materials, and oversee the live stream of home athletic contests
• Sport Administrator for club sport programs
• Co-chair of the
  Athletics Hall of Fame nomination committee, prepare all historical information, support the Hall of Fame planning committee and oversee the
  day of event logistics and presentation
• Serve as a University contact for campus communications, conference membership, and national
  offices.
• Oversee and manage the Athletic Communications annual budget
• Oversee and support the Athletics Communications
  office for major athletics events that occur annually to honor our alumni and current student-athletes (SAINTSPY’s, Hall of Fame,
  etc.)
• Maintain athletics image through Athletics’ Branding guidelines. Approve all athletics branding through defined process for
  athletics’ team apparel and all social media logo usage.
• Provides design support for championship recognition and facility branding
  projects.
• Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels, both internally and externally
• Proven ability to
  analyze data to identify trends and drive innovation within the related field
• Schedule photography as needed for internal and
  external communications
• Maintains partnerships at the national, state, and local levels, including with key professional and
  industry organizations
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s degree
required; master’s degree preferred.

Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years of related experience within the field of Sports
Information/ Athletic Communications. The candidate should possess strong knowledge of college athletics and statistic taking.

Licenses or Certifications: None

Financial Responsibility: Preparing and managing annual budgets and
developing and implementing assessment activities.

Supervision: 1-2 staff members plus student-workers

Special
Knowledge: The candidate must possess strong communication, verbal, and written skills, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (specifically
InDesign and Photoshop), and knowledge of statistical programs (NCAA LiveStats Genius, Presto, and StatCrew).

Special Working
Conditions: Ability to work nights, weekends, some holidays, and during inclement weather. Lifting 50 lbs. or more may be required on a
regular basis.

Marymount University is an equal opportunity employer. Marymount University does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy,
veteran status or any other protected bases under applicable federal and local laws and regulations in any of its programs or its
activities, including employment and admission. The university also expressly prohibits any form of sex discrimination and sexual misconduct
including sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and stalking in any of its programs or
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