Nevada Athletics is recruiting for a Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations. This position is a key member of the athletics department’s senior leadership team and provides strategic vision and operational oversight to all areas of external relations including marketing, ticketing, and communications. In addition, this individual will have a small portfolio of donors and work collaboratively with the athletics development staff. The successful candidate will be a dynamic leader and collaborator with exceptional communication skills and a strong work ethic, committed to enhancing the visibility, reputation, and revenue of the athletics program
Duties include but are not limited to:
Oversee comprehensive marketing and promotions strategies to drive fan engagement and attendance across all sports.
Lead brand management efforts, including alignment with institutional identity and storytelling.
Oversight of all licensing initiatives and serve as the liaison with CLC
Develop and implement cross-functional plans that align with the department's mission and institutional goals.
Identify growth opportunities and create development plans for team members
Provide leadership for ticket operations, sales strategies, and customer service initiatives.
Collaborate with the ticketing team to grow ticket revenue and increase season ticket and group sales.
Provide oversight of all aspects of athletic communications, including strategy, media relations, digital content, and internal and external communications.
Provide oversight to web and broadcast content, including live streaming and video production.
Support and enhance relationships with donors, season ticket holders, and alumni through events and targeted engagement.
Partner with development staff on strategic messaging, stewardship, and campaign efforts.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and six years of related professional or managerial experience; OR a master’s Degree and four years of related professional or managerial experience
Related Experience: Athletics administration leadership experience in the areas of operations, ticket sales, marketing, communications and donor relations or related.
The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”
Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land...-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as “University Village,” to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple, which ensures equitable access to technology for students, providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Google’s TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada – led by the University of Nevada, Reno – was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs). Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its territories. Nevada’s Tech Hub will strengthen America’s lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.
Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.
The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.
Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.
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Zeva Edmondson
Director, Title IX Coordinator
Center for Civil Rights and Equal Access
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-1547
eotix@unr.edu
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