Assistant Director of Athletic Strategic Communications

About the position

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a Division I and Big Ten Conference member, is seeking two highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Assistant Director of Strategic Communications. One position's responsibilities include serving as the sport contact for women's hockey and women's lacrosse, and the other position's responsibilities include serving as the sport contact for men's and women's cross country, track & field, women's gymnastics and serve as a secondary for women's basketball. Assignments are subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Generating feature content, photo, video and other unique coverage for GoPSUsports.com, the official website of Penn State Athletics, and team social channels.
• Producing online team record books, news releases and feature stories.
• Responding to media requests.
• Facilitating social media in line with department goals.
• Staffing home and select away events.
• Supervising student assistants as well as statistical crews and other event support personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations or a related field plus work-related experience in communications or public relations.
• One (1) year of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Spark, etc.).
• Experience with website content management systems, social media platforms and Statcrew/NCAA Live Stats.
• Experience in photography, recording and editing video.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and compliance.
• Considerable initiative, creativity and independence.
• A valid driver's license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check.

Nice-to-haves

• Additional education and/or experience for higher-level positions.