Athletic Communications Graduate Assisant

Posted on September 12th, 2023 by Travis Dix

Averett University Athletics is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a graduate assistant for the department of Athletics Communications.

The graduate assistant will be responsible is assisting the Director of Athletics Communications in day-to-day operations, game day events and historical record keeping.  Additionally, the graduate assistant will be responsible for assisting the Director of Athletics Communications in the writing, video editing and other multimedia content for the website and social media.  The graduate assistant may also be responsible for teaching, mentoring, training, scheduling and managing a workforce of federal work study employees, interns and student-volunteers.

Athletic Communications Graduate Assisant

Posted on September 12th, 2023 by Travis Dix

Averett University Athletics is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a graduate assistant for the department of Athletics Communications.

The graduate assistant will be responsible is assisting the Director of Athletics Communications in day-to-day operations, game day events and historical record keeping.  Additionally, the graduate assistant will be responsible for assisting the Director of Athletics Communications in the writing, video editing and other multimedia content for the website and social media.  The graduate assistant may also be responsible for teaching, mentoring, training, scheduling and managing a workforce of federal work study employees, interns and student-volunteers.

The successful candidate must be able to develop positive relationships with faculty, staff, students, media, alumni, parents and sponsors while interacting successfully with department personnel and the University Community.

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and acceptance into a Master’s Program at Averett University are required.  

This position has a flexible start date and will remain open until filled.  Interested persons should send a cover letter, resume and references IN ONE DOCUMENT to sidgasearch@averett.edu

Please Note:

• Background checks are required for all positions.
• An applicant must have an unrestricted right to work in the U.S.
• Averett University’s policies, programs and activities, including hiring practices, comply with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression and veteran status. Inquiries related to the University’s compliance with Title IX should be directed to Averett’s Title IX Coordinator, Amanda Estabrook, at titleix@averett.edu. Additional contact information, reporting options, and the University’s Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy can be found at https://www.averett.edu/about-us/title-ix/. Inquiries may be made externally to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: https://www.ed.gov/ocr.
• Averett University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, published in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, can be found at https://www.averett.edu/wp-content/uploads/9.30.21-ASR-for-2020.pdf. 
• Averett University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
• The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perfrom the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accodmodations may be made to enable indviduals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While peforming the duties of this job, the employee is required frequently to be able to have the ability to demonstrate the appropriate skills and techniques to be used by athletes. The employee is frequently required to visually monitor student-athletes, sit, stand, lift and carry (up to 50 pounds), reach, squat, climb stairs, kneel, and move equipment/boxes up to 50 lbs.

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