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Sports Information Director/Media Relations (60%) The Coordinator of Strategic Communications will serve as the media relations contact for assigned sports and departments, serving as the point of contact for teams, coaches and administrators as needed. This person will coordinate interviews and work with external media entities including print, radio, social media, web and tv for local, regional and national requests. In this role, the Coordinator of Strategic Athletics Communications will tie creative, promotional and informational content into a cohesive message benefitting teams and student-athletes. Interviews, press releases, recaps, feature stories, social media content, video and photo content will be used to deliver this information.

On a skill and task-level, the Coordinator of Strategic Communications acts as the lead statistician for assigned sports, responsible for doing live stats at events while training student and part-time staff as needed. This person may be responsible for scoreboard, table crew and other in-game statistical duties.

The Coordinator of Strategic Communications will assist with managing the aesthetics and function of the athletic department’s website. Additionally, this role is tasked with generating almanacs, quick facts, game notes and other published material for in-house and external uses.

Creative (40%) This person will handle the day-to-day creative responsibilities for content creation used for in-house, social media and web. The Coordinator of Strategic Communications uses Adobe Suite software, Sidearm Sports backend, Stat Crew, Genius Live Stats and has a working understanding of SID gameday duties and broadcast operations. As needed, this person will shoot and edit both videos and photos, working on the cutting edge of new media. Additionally, this position will offer support on live streams and broadcasts.

A Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a directly related area of specialization; or a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and two years of experience directly related to the job functions.