Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Administration

The Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Administrationservesas a senior leader within Wentworth Institute of Technologys Athletics Department providing strategic oversight of athletic communications brand development and selected administrative and programmatic functions.As a member of the Athletic Leadership Team this rolecontributes to the overall direction performance and visibility of Wentworths NCAA Division III athletics programand a member of the Conference of New England.

Wentworth Athletics sponsors 19 varsity programs and plays an increasinglyimportant rolein advancing institutional priorities related to student engagement student success and strategic enrollment growth.Thispositionis responsible forelevating the profile and reputation of Wentworth Athletics through integrated storytelling digital engagement and strategic partnership with University Marketing and addition the Associate Athletic Director serves as a sport supervisor supporting the development performance and holistic success of assigned varsity programs and coaching staff.

The role requires balancing creative vision with operational execution while contributing to departmental planning resourcemanagement and cross-functional collaboration across the institution.This position reports to the Director of Athletics.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Departmentaland UniversityLeadership

• Serve as a member of the Athletic Leadership Team contributing to departmental strategy planning and decision-making.

• Partner with the Director of Athletics andAthletics colleaguesto align athletics initiatives with institutional priorities including student success campus engagement and strategic enrollment growth.

• Partner closely with University Marketing and Communications to align athletics messaging with institutional brand strategy and prioritiesandcontributingto university-wide communications and storytelling initiatives.

• Collaborate with Enrollment Management and Admissions toleverageathletics branding and student-athlete engagementinsupportofrecruitment strategies.

• Represent Athletics in cross-functional initiatives and institutional committees.

Athletic CommunicationsandBrand Strategy

• Provide strategic leadership for athletics communications branding promotion and storytelling ensuring a cohesive and high-impact presence across all platforms.

• Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that elevate the visibility and reputation of Wentworth Athletics locally regionally and nationally.

• Oversee the athletics website social media platforms and digital engagement strategies ensuring alignment with institutional brand standards and best practices.

• Lead the creation and distribution of content including game recaps feature stories student-athlete profiles and multimedia storytelling.

• Provide creative direction for photography videography and visual identity acrossathleticsplatforms.

• Oversee live streaming operations and digital broadcast quality for home events.

• Coordinate major promotional initiatives including Media Days awards recognition and signature storytelling campaigns.

Supervision and Program Oversight

• Supervise andsupportthe Assistant Director of Athletic Communications.

• Serve as the primary supervisor for assigned varsity programs providing leadership oversight and support to head coaches.

• Partner with coaches toestablish monitor and assess program goals related to recruitment competitive success student-athlete academic achievementalumni engagement and fundraisingand program development.

• Support a positive and accountable culture across teams consistent with departmental expectations and institutional values.

• Recruit train and develop studentathletic communicationinterns fosteringopportunities forprofessional growth and experiential learning.

Operations and Event Management

• Provide oversight of athletics communications operations for home contests including game management statistics live streaming and in-venue communications

• Supervise game day personnel includingscorerstablestatisticians and announcers.

• Collaborate with campus partners to support event operations including facilities campus police and external vendors.

• Ensureaccurateandtimelyreporting to the NCAA and Conference of New England.

Administration and Resource Management

• Manage the Athletic Communications budget including planning prioritization and fiscal accountability.

• Support departmental resourcemanagement and allocationand operational decision-making.

• Ensure compliance with university conference and NCAA policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Minimum of710 yearsof progressively responsible experience in athletics administration athletic communications or related fields

• Demonstrated experience supervising staff coaches and/or student employees

• Experience contributing to departmental planning operations or strategic initiatives

• Strong experience with communications platforms and technologies including websites social media streaming services and statistical reporting systems

• Excellent written verbal organizational and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings weekends and travel as

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Sports Management Higher Education CommunicationsMarketingor a related field

• Experience in NCAA intercollegiate athletics

• Experience serving in a sport/coachsupervision or comparable leadership role

• Familiarity with NCAA and conference compliance and reporting requirements

• Demonstrated experiencesmanagingmultiple priorities in a fast-paced event-driven environment

Position Details

The job grade for this position is Grade 9.

The expected salary for this position is between $90000 - $113000 which reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role.

At this time the university is unable to sponsor applicants for H-1B visas.