Director of the Center for Sports Communication
EXPIRED

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Posted Date: Nov 20, 2023

Expired Date: Mar 20, 2024

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    Unknown
  • Years of Experience
    Not provided
  • Work Type
    Full-time

ABOUT PROGRAM

About the Job
Job Description

Position Title:

Director of the Center for Sports Communication

Department/School:

School of Communication & the Arts

Salary/Pay Rate:

$90,000 - $110,000

Job Summary:

The School of Communication and the Arts at Marist College invites applications for the position of Director of the Center for Sports Communication, a hub of research, curricular, and service activity in the field. This is a 12-month position that will combine leadership of the Center with an academic appointment.The Center’s next director will help prepare Marist’s sports communication students for successful careers in the field, conduct highly-relevant research on the sports media industry and further build the Center’s national brand in line with the college’s new strategic plan, Marist 100. Marist has one of the nation’s first academic programs in sports communication, part of the communication major that enrolls more than 500 majors. The Marist Center for Sports Communication, the oldest such academic center for excellence in the country, fosters curricular and co-curricular educational opportunities for undergraduate students with an interest in sports journalism, broadcasting, analytics, and much more. It acts as a bridge between the industry and the Communication Department’s nationally renowned curriculum by offering speaker events, networking opportunities, and workshops for students to sharpen their skills, gain practical experience, and build their portfolios and resumes. In close collaboration with students, the Center also conducts original research that explores the nuances of a complex field with academic rigor. It is also responsible for administering Marist’s Summer Pre-College Program in Sports Communication. The successful candidate will join a Communication Department and a school characterized by a strong sense of collaboration and expansive community in which students are the central focus and faculty are both accessible and approachable. The Department offers a major with five concentrations: Communication Studies, Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations, and Sports Communication. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two classes per semester in the Sports Communication program.

Department History

Marist College Senior Leadership 2024–2025

Person Role

Tim Murray

Director of Athletics

Elizabeth Donohue

Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Welfare/Senior Woman Administrator

Marist College Marketing 2024–2025

Person Role

Jack Darling

Assistant Director/Multimedia

Marist College Senior Leadership 2023–2024

Person Role

Tim Murray

Director of Athletics

Elizabeth Donohue

Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator/Compliance

Marist College Marketing 2023–2024

Person Role

Jack Darling

Assistant Director/Multimedia

Marist College Senior Leadership 2022–2023

Person Role

Tim Murray

Director of Athletics

Elizabeth Donohue

Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator/Compliance

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