Part Time - Athletics - Communications Assistant
Part Time - Athletics - Communications Assistant
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Job Description
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics invites applicants for its Athletics Communication Assistant opening. This sports information opening will work closely with the Director of Athletics Communication to assist in the promotion and publicity of Penn State Altoonas NCAA Division III teams. This opening will serve as the primary contact for several sports tobedetermined upon the successful candidates strengths and experience.
Job Duties
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Producing content for the Penn State Altoona Athletics website www.psaltoonalions and social media accounts.
- Assisting with game day operations for home sporting events.
- Keeping live statistics during select home games.
- Writing game recaps feature stories and other content.
- Managing and compiling game and season statistics for select teams.
- Assisting with live video streaming of home sports.
- Public address announcing for select home sporting events.
- Distributing results recaps and press releases to local and regional media outlets.
- Producing promotional print materials including game programs and brochures.
Requirements and Qualifications
Required Qualifications
This parttime opening will require working nights and weekends.
- Strong writing skills within AP style.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud programs.
- Basic photo and video skills both shooting and editing.
- Strong grasp on rules and statistics for the sports sponsored at Penn State Altoona.
- Ability to multitask and work in a sometimes fastpaced environment.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Comfortable using various social media platforms.
Employment with the University for this job will require successful completion of the Pennsylvania (PA) Publicly Available Clearances: PA Child Abuse History Clearance PA State Police Criminal Record Check and the FBI Criminal History Background Check.
Employment with the University for this opening will require the operation of a motor vehicle as a part of the job duties. A valid US drivers license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check will be required in addition to standard background checks.
May require the ability to work in an outdoor environment in adverse weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
Preferred (but not required) qualifications:
- Experience or familiarity with a college athletics department and/or sports informationrelated duties.
- Experience using PrestoSports websites or any experience updating/posting content to a website.
- Familiarity with ingame sports statistics programs such as NCAA LiveStats/Genius PrestoStats or StatCrew.
- Experience as a public address announcer or broadcaster.
- Familiarity with graphic design.
To apply please submit a cover letter resume and two writing samples. Candidates should be prepared to provide the names titles and contact information (telephone email and mailing address) of three 3 professional references if requested.
About Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics
Penn State Altoona Athletics is an NCAA Division III program located in Altoona Pennsylvania and is a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The department sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports teams: baseball mens and womens basketball womens bowling mens and womens golf mens and womens soccer softball mens and womens swimming mens and womens tennis mens and womens volleyball and mens and womens wrestling.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
