Assistant Director of External Communications
Assistant Director of External Communications
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Job Description
This position is responsible for managing various media outreach strategies of the Association assisting in the Associations issues management and content generation efforts. The candidate will be proactively pitching storylines to media tracking work in our Asana project management system and collaborating with championships staff on potential stories and issues.
Job Responsibilities
- Proactively plan media pitches on news and issues that are important to the NCAA.
- Collaborate with championships staff including media coordination and statistics on potential storylines and issues on site at championships.
- Facilitate responses to media inquiries on issues from across college sports and maintain an organized catalog of responses to help with cross-team collaboration.
- Write press releases news stories and talking points.
- Support the development and maintenance of strategic communications plans.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for daily media clip service including overseeing the reporting and contract management.
- Support NCAA executive engagements with media at events including championships and other appearances.
- Prepare NCAA executives and staff as they interact with media.
- Provide governance support as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Education Requirement: High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelors degree strongly preferred in communications journalism English public relations or related field.
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Excellent writing skills and proven ability to produce materials targeted toward specific audiences.
- Demonstrated ability/willingness to collaborate in a high-pressure environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of social media.
- Demonstrated understanding of media relations.
- Proven ability to work with members of the media.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Knowledge of higher education and collegiate athletics including current issues.
- Understanding of the overall branding and messaging goals of the NCAA.
- Estimated Travel Required <20%.
- This position will be based out of the national office in Indianapolis Indiana. Current work environment is hybrid; 3 days in the office and 2 days are remote.
Key Competencies
- Teamwork Can effectively work together with other people and collaborate to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.
- Attention to Detail Allocates cognitive resources to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks no matter how small or large.
- Effective Communication Can exchange ideas thoughts opinions knowledge and data so that the message is understood with clarity and purpose.
- Stakeholder Focus Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders gets first-hand stakeholder information and uses it for improvements in products and services acts with stakeholders in mind establishes and maintains effective relationships with stakeholders and gains their trust and respect through honesty integrity authenticity and inclusivity.
- Flexibility Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles.
Core Values
- LEADERSHIP We actively listen and continually strive to provide vital solutions counsel and advocacy for student-athletes and intercollegiate athletics.
- INCLUSION We seek and incorporate different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and impact.
- COMMUNICATION We commit to an environment of openness to build trust and make timely decisions.
- COLLABORATION We work together based on mutual respect to lead and serve our stakeholders.
- ACCOUNTABILITY We take ownership for our actions and results to add value every day.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
