Assistant Athletic Director, Communications & Content

Job Title: Assistant Athletic Director, Communications & Content Job Summary: The University of San Francisco seeks a highly-motivated, energetic and team-orientated individual to fill the position of Assistant Athletic Director of Communications and Content at one of the nation’s leading Jesuit institutions. This is a full-time, 12-month position with full University benefits. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all publicity aspects surrounding USF’s 15-sport Division I intercollegiate athletic program, with emphasis on sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications. Full Job Description: Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to: · Manage and assist in communications efforts for various teams, including women’s basketball, and other sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications. · Write game previews and recaps, update student-athlete and coach bios and write general news releases on department’s official website – USFDons.com. · Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports. · Responsible for live and postgame statistics for all assigned sports. Must also be available to fill in as official statistician at home events as necessary. · Work closely with head coaches in researching proper promotions of teams and student-athletes for department website usfdons.com and social media platforms. · Write feature stories and assist in production of social media graphics and video content across various platforms. · Maintain various statistical and historical research projects as assigned, including team record books. · Facilitate various requests from coaching staffs, the West Coast Conference and NCAA. · Collaborate with the Associate Athletic Director, Communications and colleagues in the university’s Office of Marketing Communications to share information, develop stories and amplify the achievements of USF student-athletes and our Division I athletics program. · Create and maintain working relationships with local and national media outlets, proactively promoting coaches and student-athletes, and facilitating requests from media. · Properly archive game action photos and work with marketing team and conference office for photo requests and other materials as needed. · Promote student-athletes for various national and conference awards. · Assist the Associate Athletic Director, Communications in planning and organizing all phases of communications team. · Assist with gameday staffing for assigned sports. · Other duties as assigned. Qualifications and Requirements · Understanding and appreciation of the mission, vision, and values of the University of San Francisco. · Bachelor’s degree required, Masters preferred, with emphasis on journalism, public relations, communications or related field a plus. · 4 years of increasingly responsible experience in administration support work or related education including at least two years in an administrative support role. Preferred, experience in a sports information/communications athletic department. · Proficiency with Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats (Genius), Stat Input (Stat Broadcast). · Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop). · Ideal candidate is a versatile, creative storyteller with the ability to tell narratives through print, graphics and video creative content across all platforms. · Excellent verbal, written, organizational and interpersonal communication skills. · Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading. · Well-versed in social media strategies and trends including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok · Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations across all USF sponsored sports · The position requires some travel and working evenings, weekends and select holidays in addition to daily office hours. Also requires other related duties as assigned by your supervisor and/or other department leadership. Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time Pay Rate: Salary Salary Range : $70,304 - $80,500 annualized, commensurate with experience The University of San Francisco is located in the heart of one of the world’s most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields. Its diverse student body enjoys direct access to faculty, small classes and outstanding opportunities in the city itself. USF is San Francisco's first university, and its Jesuit Catholic mission helps ignite a student’s passion for social justice and a desire to “Change the World From Here.” For more information, visit www.usfca.edu. Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy The University of San Francisco is an equal opportunity institution of higher education. The University does not discriminate in employment, educational services, or academic programs on the basis of an individual's race, color, ethnicity, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except minors), sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related and genetic-related), disability and military status or any other basis prohibited by law. The University reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities under the law. Fair Chance Ordinance Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For more information visit: http://sfgov.org/olse/fair-chance-ordinance-fco.