This position plays a pivotal role in developing and executing strategic communications plans that enhance the visibility of Mizzou Athletics while supporting the department’s storytelling, brand, and fan engagement goals.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Serving as the primary strategic communications contact for Mizzou Volleyball and Mizzou Softball, overseeing all aspects of media relations, content development, game notes, statistics, press releases, and media opportunities.

Building strong relationships with coaches, student-athletes, and staff to generate compelling content that enhances the visibility and brand of both programs.

Collaborating with both teams’ Creative Director to generate innovative and engaging content across all platforms, with a particular focus on in-season storytelling and off-season brand development.

Managing media requests, coordinate interviews and arrange press availability for both programs.

Traveling as needed with Volleyball and Softball teams, serving as on-site communications lead for media relations and content capture.

Contributing to the strategic communications planning for high-impact department initiatives, postseason events and major announcements.

Maintaining updated bios, rosters, statistics, records and historical archives for assigned sports.

Collaborating with internal stakeholders to support ticket sales, community engagement, and recruiting initiatives through strategic communications.

Leading and mentoring student interns and event staff assisting with game-day operations, press box management and postgame duties.

Collaborating with SEC and NCAA offices on reporting, awards nominations and statistical accuracy.

Contributing to department-wide initiatives, including coverage of additional sports as needed.

About University of Missouri Athletics

Established in 1839, the University of Missouri knows what it means to be first. We were the first public university west of the Mississippi River. We are home to the world’s first journalism school. We started the tradition of homecoming. As a flagship, land-grant institution and one of only 65 universities across the U.S. and Canada to be a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, we are a campus where empathy, innovation and hard work combine to solve the world’s grand challenges. Our community of students, faculty and staff enhances bovine reproduction, composes award-winning music and generates life-saving radioisotopes in the most powerful university research reactor in the country. We tackle diverse problems because Missouri is a diverse state — from the southern Ozarks to the northern plains. We are Mizzou, where Black and Gold runs deep and Truman the Tiger embodies our bold spirit.

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