Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

EXPIRED

Position Status: Full-Time

Classification: Exempt

Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.), a member of NCAA Division II and South Atlantic Conference (SAC), is searching for a qualified candidate to fill its Assistant Director of Athletic Communications position. A new role within the Catawba Athletic Communications office, the position will assist in publishing and promoting Catawba’s 24 intercollegiate sports, including recording and maintaining statistical records, managing the Athletics website, drafting and publishing press releases and recaps, producing and distributing visual graphic content to Catawba-branded social media platforms and ensuring home Athletics events are properly staffed and prepared for a high-level gameday environment. The candidate will serve as a liaison between Catawba Athletics and its SAC, NCAA Division II and local media correspondents. The position places an emphasis on increasing the visibility and production quality of Catawba’s athletic programs, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and fans. Working evenings and weekends is required.

Duties and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as the media contact for up to nine (9) Catawba Athletic teams, which includes consistent contact with head coaches and the teams’ standing within the SAC and Southeast region
• Upholds the rules and regulations of the NCAA, SAC and Catawba College
• Manages media and communications duties at all home athletic events and away, conference tournament and NCAA Tournament functions as required
• Oversees the statistical tracking of select Catawba intercollegiate events, ensuring a high degree of accuracy.
• Recruiting and managing graduate assistants, student workers, work-study students, etc. in producing a high-level quality production at home athletic events
• Aligns publicity efforts with those of the Athletic Communications, overall Athletic Department and College communication offices
• Maintains the Athletics website in a timely fashion in accordance with the high-achieving standards within the Athletic Communications office
• Nominating assigned student-athletes and coaches for various conference, regional and national awards within set deadlines
• Communicates consistently and effectively with Assistant A.D. for Creative Services and Assistant A.D. for Communications with respect to expected responsibilities

Position Status: Full-Time

Classification: Exempt

Catawba College (Salisbury, N.C.), a member of NCAA Division II and South Atlantic Conference (SAC), is searching for a qualified candidate to fill its Assistant Director of Athletic Communications position. A new role within the Catawba Athletic Communications office, the position will assist in publishing and promoting Catawba’s 24 intercollegiate sports, including recording and maintaining statistical records, managing the Athletics website, drafting and publishing press releases and recaps, producing and distributing visual graphic content to Catawba-branded social media platforms and ensuring home Athletics events are properly staffed and prepared for a high-level gameday environment. The candidate will serve as a liaison between Catawba Athletics and its SAC, NCAA Division II and local media correspondents. The position places an emphasis on increasing the visibility and production quality of Catawba’s athletic programs, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and fans. Working evenings and weekends is required.

Duties and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as the media contact for up to nine (9) Catawba Athletic teams, which includes consistent contact with head coaches and the teams’ standing within the SAC and Southeast region
• Upholds the rules and regulations of the NCAA, SAC and Catawba College
• Manages media and communications duties at all home athletic events and away, conference tournament and NCAA Tournament functions as required
• Oversees the statistical tracking of select Catawba intercollegiate events, ensuring a high degree of accuracy.
• Recruiting and managing graduate assistants, student workers, work-study students, etc. in producing a high-level quality production at home athletic events
• Aligns publicity efforts with those of the Athletic Communications, overall Athletic Department and College communication offices
• Maintains the Athletics website in a timely fashion in accordance with the high-achieving standards within the Athletic Communications office
• Nominating assigned student-athletes and coaches for various conference, regional and national awards within set deadlines
• Communicates consistently and effectively with Assistant A.D. for Creative Services and Assistant A.D. for Communications with respect to expected responsibilities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required skills, knowledge and abilities include:

• Bachelor's degree required, experience within a collegiate communications office preferred
• Outstanding writing, communication and interpersonal skills, a working knowledge of StatCrew and NCAA/Genius Live Stats
• Proficient in desktop publishing and content management platforms, including, but not limited to: Sidearm Sports, Adobe Photoshop & InDesign, Microsoft Word, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
• Refined time management and interpersonal communication skills; ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and maintain attention to detail under pressure

ABOUT CATAWBA:

Founded in 1851 in Newton, North Carolina, Catawba was started by German pioneers who had traveled from eastern Pennsylvania to settle in the valleys of the Haw, Yadkin, and Catawba Rivers. In 1890, Catawba became a coeducational institution and the first woman graduate completed her studies in 1893. In 1925, Catawba moved and re-opened to its current location in Salisbury, NC, which is about 45 minutes from Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, two hours from the mountains, and four hours from the beaches.

Today, Catawba College has 41 buildings on 276 wooded acres on a residential campus. Catawba is known for its 189 acre on-campus ecological preserve. Ranked as one of the best colleges in the south, Catawba offers 70 academic majors to approximately 1,300 students representing 34 U.S. states and 19 foreign countries. Students are instructed by nearly 90 full-time faculty, more than 83% of whom hold the highest degree in their field.

Catawba provides an education focused on an institutional philosophy of a liberal education, which entails a broad range of knowledge, intellectual and practical skills, and individual and social responsibility fostered and developed in all academic programs.Catawba is a learning community that provides students unique opportunities to explore vocation, helping students to consider their calling, their passions, and their purpose as they prepare to reach their highest potential.Catawba’s mission is to provide “students an education rich in personal attention that blends the knowledge and competencies of liberal studies with career preparation” and to enable “students to reach their highest potential while becoming responsible citizens.” More information about Catawba College is located atwww.catawba.edu.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants shall submit the following materials, in a single file, pdf version only, to employment@catawba.edu, while copying Director of Athletic Communications Drew Sandifer (asandife23@catawba.edu):

• A letter of application;
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae; and
• Contact information for three (3) professional references.

Review of completed applications begins immediately, and continues until the position is filled.

Catawba College is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Catawba is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status, unless allowed by law and deemed necessary to Catawba operations. Candidates must successfully pass a background check and drug screening before employment begins, and Catawba complies with all federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination.