Assistant Director for Editorial Content
Assistant Director for Editorial Content
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$ 62394 - 72512
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Communication services are carried out through a matrixed organizational system in which University Relations houses the departments of News (Cornell Chronicle) Media Relations (pitching and servicing media requests) Brand ( multimedia production brand management and governance) Strategic Communications (communications plans key messaging social media management) and Cornellians (digital alumni publication). Communicators in colleges schools and units regularly collaborate with and consult University Relations departments. University Relations serves as a partner and resource for all college/unit communicators.
Student and Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service health wellness social justice residential living food services sports recreation career services and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25000 undergraduate graduate and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.
Cornell University is an NCAA Division I institution and a member of the Ivy League. The university fields teams in 37 intercollegiate sports and provides a comprehensive physical education program. The university is committed to excellence in academics and athletics gender equity and diversity in its programs and a well-balanced broad-based intercollegiate athletics program. Athletics and Physical Education offers a diverse program of physical and outdoor education recreational services intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic competition plus Wellness programs for faculty and staff and fitness centers for the entire Cornell community.
Under the direction of the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Communications the Assistant Director for Editorial Content serves as a strategic storyteller for the Department of Athletics & Physical Education.
The Assistant Director for Editorial Content actively supports the development coordination and implementation of effective communication strategies and initiatives that create recognition of the achievements programs teams and participants across the spectrum of Cornell Athletics and Physical Education. In addition they work in close coordination with the Student & Campus Life Communications Team and the University Relations teams in collaborative storytelling efforts to enhance the brand of the University the division and the department.
In addition to individual sports information management of sports as needed this position will take the department lead in coordinating maintaining and managing digital assets and historical data records and statistics.
The position requires frequent evening and weekend hours and some travel.
Success Factors
- Superior writing and excellent multimedia storytelling ability.
- Ability to recognize and mine for stories with exceptional listening skills and curiosity.
- Superb interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated success in building and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide variety of groups including students staff campus partners service providers and the larger community.
- Collaborative and responsive to managing multiple relationships and projects in a fast-paced environment flexibly adapting to new priorities anticipating needs and being nimble and responsive as projects and needs change.
- Possesses a balance of organization skills and flexibility growth mindset and the ability to connect dots between seemingly disparate activities or teams in the organization.
- Strong leadership capability with the drive to inspire and motivate team members to support collaboration and excellence as well as create an engaging and fun work environment.
While position responsibilities vary every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative collaborative open and welcoming; showing respect compassion and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in journalism communications or related field with at least 1-3 years of experience working in a collegiate sports information office
- Excellent writing interpersonal and other communications skills. Demonstrated success in translating high-level thought processes into action in an effective way.
- An understanding of brand positioning target audience identification and differentiation. Able to develop and articulate a clear and compelling marketing and brand strategy that aligns with the values and goals of the Department and University.
- A proven leader and problem solver.
- Excellent website design and maintenance skills.
- Knowledge of Genius Sports-LiveStats and StatCrew statistical programs Microsoft Office and the Adobe Creative Suite is essential.
- Comprehensive knowledge of intercollegiate athletics administration including expert knowledge of how to operate within the parameters of institutional conference and NCAA rules and policies.
- Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity equity access inclusion and wellbeing.
- Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in a related field
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