"Athletics Communications (Student) (FWS)"

Summary: The Athletics Communications student employee works specifically within the athletics communications area of American University Athletics, helping to cover and promote all of our sports programs. Both office hours and event work are included in this position, and students MUST be available to work on nights and weekends. Working within athletics communications can give individuals valuable exposure, training, and mentorship in order to prepare them for a career in intercollegiate athletics.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with stats at athletics competitions (tracking substitutions, serving as another set of eyes for what is happening in a game).
• Helping with in-game media coverage such as creating score graphics and clipping highlights for posting on social media.
• Updating in-season and end-of-season records.
• Organizing and labeling photos.
• Writing previews/recaps, student-athlete bios, and feature stories.
• Doing historical research.
• Updating the athletics website, AUEagles.com.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Part-Time. Scheduled hours will be about 10 hours per week. Current AU student. Must have a Federal Work Study (FWS) Award.

Salary Range: $17.95 - $18.50 per hour.

Other Details: This position is available only to enrolled American University students. Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. American University is an E-Verify employer. Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/ for additional information about American University employment and benefits.