Athletic Communications Assistant
Athletic Communications Assistant
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Job Description
General Summary of Position:
UMass Lowell is a public institution recently ranked among the top 200 research universities in the nation. UMass Lowell has been named the No. 1 public university in Massachusetts in the 2024 Wall Street Journal Best Colleges in the United States also ranking No. 10 among all Massachusetts universities. Located approximately 30 miles from Boston the campus is in the heart of a global community. The campus offers its 18000 students bachelors masters and doctoral degrees in business education engineering fine arts health sciences humanities liberal arts sciences and social sciences. UMass Lowell athletics is a member of the America East and Hockey East Conferences.
Essential Job Duties:
Assist with all services related to the athletics communications operation for the Universitys 16 Division I sports:
- Serve as the primary communications contact for assigned programs
- Generate content for official athletics social media accounts on Twitter Instagram Facebook and other platforms
- Create written and visual content for the official website
- Maintain and foster relationships with campus local national hometown and online media and aggressively promote maximum coverage for the University
- Travel with teams as necessary to provide athletic media relations functions for local regional and national media as well as to produce statistical reports and game recaps on a timely basis
- Assist with the operation and maintenance of press rows and boxes at home games
Assist with oversight of administrative functions within the Athletics Communications office:
- Assist with the writing editing design and production of media guides programs graphics videos publications and press releases.
- Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings.
- Assist with the supervision of the student communications staff (approximately 1015 students)
Promote the Universitys commitment to customer service by:
- Building effective partnerships with coworkers throughout the University by freely sharing appropriate information and providing assistance when needed.
- Ensuring optimum service to all internal and external partners in response to all requests for service and information.
- Maintaining an environment that is welcoming to persons of all backgrounds nationalities and roles.
Other Job Duties:
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Working Conditions:
- Frequent evenings and weekends work. Occasional travel required
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
- Bachelors degree in journalism communications sport management or a related field
- 12 years experience within a collegiate communications/sports information office
Additional Considerations:
- Effective customer service communication interpersonal and public relations skills
- Knowledge of popular social media platforms (Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram)
- Working familiarity with sports in context of higher education environment
- Experience working effectively in diverse environments
- Working knowledge of Microsoft software (Outlook Excel and Word)
- Working knowledge of Adobe design products such as InDesign Photoshop and After Effects
- Working knowledge of video editing software such as Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere
- Familiarity with StatCrew and/or NCAA Live Stats software
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applicants is received.
This is a parttime temporary nonunit nonbenefited position.
Please include a resume and cover letter with your and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
