Summary
Long Island University (LIU) a NCAA DI Institution, is seeking an Assistant Director, Athletic Communications. The Assistant Director, Athletic Communications is a member of the LIU Athletics provides oversight of all communications, media relations and training, broadcasting, publications, sports information, social media, public relations, and various external operations areas as assigned by the Director of Athletic Communications. This full-time position works closely with university staff and is responsible for maintaining contact with key internal and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Director of Athletic Communications, this position provides management of LIU Athletics Communications staff, maintains an active role in the assignment of gameday duties, and serves as liaison to university staff for the purposes of public relations. This position is based on the Long Island University Brooklyn campus, but requires oversight, and an active presence, of communications, broadcast, media relations, and sports information operations for all sports programs at both the Post and Brooklyn campuses.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain primary sports communications responsibilities such as coordination of statistics, weekly awards and all-league team selections.
- Planning, writing, and editing content for various internal and external stakeholders, including press releases, game stories, game previews and feature stories to promote Long Island University’s sports programs.
- Maintaining official stats/records for all assigned events, using prescribed procedures and format.
- Planning, writing, and editing content for various internal and external stakeholders, including press releases, game stories, game previews and feature stories.
- Managing the hiring and training of student interns for game day and daily workflow within the Athletic Communication department.
- Assisting with the management of Long Island University’s Athletics social media channels for each team.
- Assisting with communication and reporting requirements with the NCAA and the Division I conferences with which the school participates.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Advanced understanding of collegiate or professional athletics in a wide range of sports including Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Volleyball and more.
- Experience in athletic game operations as it relates to PR/Communications/Media
- Advanced knowledge of stats programs such as Stat Crew, NCAA Manager and PrestoSports with ability to on-site troubleshoot.
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, notably InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro. Photograpy and videography skills are a plus.
- Experience using CMS platform to update website, specifically the SIDEARM Sports program.
- Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
- Potential for work travel with teams for road games.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in an NCAA Athletics program.
- Experience working large-scale events in collegiate or professional sports.
- Two or more years of full-time experience working in collegiate or professional Athletic Communications, Sports Information, Media Relations, and Sports Journalism
- Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, marketing is preferred.
Work Schedule
Requires the ability to work occasional nights, weekends, and some holidays.
LIU is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States