Job Title

Assistant Director for Communications

Agency

West Texas A&M University

Department

Athletics Administration

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Canyon, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits

NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval.

General Summary:

Liaison between the athletic department and the media; primary contact for several sports (including men's basketball and volleyball); write, design and edit media guides; assist in maintaining web site; event management; and some travel. Assists in all aspects of office activity and press row operations at various athletic events. Direct WTAMU athletic programs for nomination and publicity of both student-athletes and coaches for various honors, awards and special recognition. Help manage and oversee student assistants who assist the media relations department. Ability to serve as NCAA stat crew for various sports, including both inputting and calling. Also, report scores and statistics to conference and NCAA officials. Serve as liaison to public media outlets and to departments within the university. Assist the Director of Athletic Communications with other assigned tasks, including game-day programs and other responsibilities.  Additional duties include:   help with departmental web-streaming operations, assist in design and production of banner ads and corporate sponsor logos for athletic department website.

Responsibilities:

• Writing press releases, press guides, game programs and feature articles for all assigned sports in a timely manner. Ensuring all rosters and bios stay up to date and maintain regular contact with coaches from assigned sports.
• Compiling statistics and reporting results to media in a timely manner after event completion.
• Coordinating all media activities and social media assets for assigned sports related to gameday graphics, score updates and weekly student-athlete/team recognitions.
• Additional duties include:  Help with departmental web-streaming operations and communicate with creative and marketing teams on important program/individual stats and honors.
• Working with local, regional and national media.
• Assisting in all phases for home football and basketball game day operations.
• In all aspects of publicizing West Texas A&M’s 16 intercollegiate sport programs, specific sports will include men’s soccer, men’s basketball and a spring sport as well as assist in overseeing Olympic sports.
• Maintains 100% compliance with timely completion of required System, University and job-specific online training courses.
• This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions.  Other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience in sports information, communication, public relations, journalism or related field.
• One (1) year of experience in media relations, publication, editing and design.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro is required. 
• Knowledge of StatCrew software, NCAA Live Stats, and website design is also required. 
• Ability to work nights and weekends.  Strong written and oral skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Collegiate sports information background. 
• Experience at an NCAA institution sponsoring at least 10 sports.
• Working knowledge of intercollegiate athletics and experience in athletics media relations is preferred. 
• Must be able to take written and oral instructions and have the ability to work and communicate effectively with various coaching and administrative staff. 
• Event management experience a plus.

Applicant Instructions:

Please include the following with your application:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Three references

Please attach all documents in the attachment box at the bottom of the “My Experience” page before continuing through the application.  Please use the “Upload” button to add each document individually. All revisions must be made prior to application submission.  If you need assistance with uploading documents, please contact WTAMU Human Resources at hr@wtamu.edu.

Texas law requires all males age 18 through 25 to be properly registered with the Selective Service System.

Equal Opportunity /Veterans/Disability Employer. 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.