Graduate Assistant Athletics - Sports Information

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WARTBURG COLLEGE
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title of Position – Graduate Assistant Athletics- Sports Information
Preparation Date: January 2024

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a
spirited expression of their faith and learning. Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts
college internationally recognized for its community engagement and academic excellence.

The institution is at an exciting moment as it embarks upon “Our Brightest Days: Realizing Purpose, Leading
Change,” the College’s new strategic plan. As indicated in the newly adopted vision statement, “Wartburg
College is called to be the leading institution in education of the whole person. Together, we create an inclusive
community combining diverse curricular and co- curricular experiences to prepare students to be resilient
leaders of positive change through service in a complex world.”

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

WARTBURG COLLEGE
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title of Position – Graduate Assistant Athletics- Sports Information
Preparation Date: January 2024

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a
spirited expression of their faith and learning. Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts
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college internationally recognized for its community engagement and academic excellence.

The institution is at an exciting moment as it embarks upon “Our Brightest Days: Realizing Purpose, Leading
Change,” the College’s new strategic plan. As indicated in the newly adopted vision statement, “Wartburg
College is called to be the leading institution in education of the whole person. Together, we create an inclusive
community combining diverse curricular and co- curricular experiences to prepare students to be resilient
leaders of positive change through service in a complex world.”

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

1. Responsible for assisting in the management of rosters, schedules, and statistics for intercollegiate
   

athletic programs on go-knights.net.

1. Publish previews, recaps, and feature stories for go-knights.net.
   
2. Create content for social media.
   
3. Research best practices and trends related to social media metrics across Facebook, Instagram, and X.
   

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Requires relevant experience with SIDEARM Sports, StatCrew, and NCAA LiveStats.
• Requires clear communication skills and desire to work with college-age students.
• Candidate must have excellent project management skills, including flexibility, problem solving and

leadership development skills.

• Must be enrolled in the prescribed MA in Leadership courses each term.
• Must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.00 while in the GA program.
• Must meet the eligibility requirements for employment within the United States.
• Must successfully complete a background screening.

Application Procedure
Send a letter of interest, including a statement regarding qualities you offer within the context of the Wartburg
College mission, résumé, and contact information for three references electronically to: hr@wartburg.edu. For
specific inquiries contact katiejo.svenson@wartburg.edu. Please note before an offer of a graduate
assistantship can be extended, a student needs to be fully admitted to the Master of Arts in Leadership.
Application information can be found here and questions regarding the application can be sent to
gradstudies@wartburg.edu. See www.wartburg.edu for further information about the college. Screening
begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

WARTBURG COLLEGE is a selective liberal arts college of the ELCA, nationally recognized for community engagement. As an affirmative action,
equal opportunity institution, Wartburg College actively seeks applications from members of underrepresented ethnic and minority groups.