Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communications

Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communications

• Develops and implements a strategic communications plan which promotes the Alcorn Athletics' brand
• Enhances and maintains public relations initiatives that engage students, alumni, fans and sponsors
• Oversees the Brave Sports Network through coordination of game day production, video board content management and leveraging the streaming platform
• Produces and manages content on official Alcorn Athletics social media sites
• Maintains statistical data and historical records for all sports
• Hires and supervises clock operators, statisticians, student workers, public address announcers, etc., for selected sports
• Produces game day programs and maintains the Athletic website
• Establishes and fosters relationships with local sports reporters
• Provides media passes and media seating for athletic events, upon request
• Compiles statistics and FAQs for all in-season sports events
• Supervises staff to provide game management for all sports
• Other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Sports Management, or related field
• Three (3) years experience in a sports information environment
• Prior experience dealing with the media on the local, regional and national level
• General journalism experience preferred