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Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
NCAA Market
Kennesaw, GA, United States
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Description
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
•Serve as the primary contact for select sports;
•Record statistics for select games;
•Produce online team record books, game notes and news releases;
•Write and disseminate news and feature stories on KSU athletic programs, events, student-athletes and coaches
•Generate feature content, video and other unique coverage for KSUOwls.com, the official website of Kennesaw Athletics;
•Respond to media requests;
•Staff home and selected away events
•Supervise student workers and other event support personnel;
•Facilitate social media in line with department goals;
•Maintain website content for assigned athletic department units;
•Work with appropriate staff members and coaches to nominate student-athletes for academic and athletic honors, scholarships and awards;
•Other duties as assigned.
• Familiarity with Statcrew and ability to keep statistics at athletics events
• Strong relationship-building skills with both internal and external constituents
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
• Ability to assume responsibility and work as a member of a team
• Ability to work effectively while representing multiple causes and interests with diverse constituencies
• Ability to foster a cooperative environment
• Demonstrated ability to organize and establish priorities
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite with strong working abilities in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Demonstrated skill to translate complex material into clear, lively and straightforward prose
• Skill in writing proficiently on journalistic deadline
• Familiarity with web site creation and update using Sidearm
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Ability to travel and work evenings and weekends and work a flexible schedule
• Familiarity with Adobe Suite, including Photoshop and Indesign
• Considerable initiative, creativity and independence is necessary
• Knowledge of NCAA regulations as they pertain to donors and fundraising
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, Sport Management or related field.
• Knowledge of Windows and MacIntosh operating systems.
• Administrative abilities, game management abilities/experience.
• Ability to use a single-lens, reflex camera.
• Ability to shoot and edit video utilizing Premiere Pro editing software.