The Coordinator of New Media position is a two-year, 10-month internship appointment and reports to the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Promotions and Community Relations. The intern will work alongside the Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director to create and implement a new media plan for the department that aligns with and promotes the mission, goals, values and educational ideals of Brandeis University, as well as the mission of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. The intern is responsible for providing equal support to the entire athletic department by producing content and assisting with general marketing and sports information tasks.

This is a two-year NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant appointment. The hired employee must identify as an ethnic minority and/or a woman. For the purposes of the grant, racial ethnic minorities are described pursuant to the Federal guidelines of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):

• American Indian or Alaskan Native (not Hispanic or Latino): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
• Asian (not Hispanic or Latino): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.
• Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino): A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
• Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (not Hispanic or Latino): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.

Essential & Other Functions

• Develop and implement the department’s new media strategy and plan. This position will be responsible for managing the department website content (brandeisjudges.com) related to video and photographic content, audio/video streaming, social networking and web-based features on student-athletes and coaches.
• Assist with Event Coverage by working alongside the Sports Information Director and Assistant AD for Marketing to perform sports information, multimedia or promotional related tasks at regular season and postseason home competition for all 19 Brandeis Varsity events, as well as club sport, intramurals, and fitness activities as needed.
• Collaborate with Campus Partners by attending campus communicators meetings to align athletics’ marketing and social media plans with the University’s overall external engagement strategy.
• Actively Assist with Alumni Engagement Strategies by working with the Friends of Brandeis Athletics, Alumni Association, and Institutional Advancement to produce storytelling articles and videos for fundraising or general engagement purposes to strengthen the visibility of Brandeis Athletics.
• Supervise Department Student Interns by managing specific communications, marketing and/or multimedia duties in the office and at athletic events
• Participate in Department-wide Events by attending staff meetings and assisting with other duties as assigned.