Sports Information Assistant

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Elmira College is a private liberal arts College located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Seeking innovative professionals from diverse backgrounds to fill the position of Sports Information Assistant to join the Sports Information team.

The Sports Information Assistant supports and guides day-to-day sports information communications within Elmira College Intercollegiate Athletics. This position is responsible for helping to maintain a statistical database of all college-sponsored sports, recording and coordinating contest statistics, reporting scores, and writing various stories. This position maintains the website (athletics.elmira.edu), video streaming, live statistics, photography, video production, and production of graphics. The assistant oversees and provides content for social media accounts. He or she assists in hiring, training, and oversight of student-worker staff. This position reports to the Sports Information Director and operates in accordance with NCAA Division III conference regulations, Elmira College policies, and department standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assist the Sports Information Director and Assistant Director of Sports Information for the athletics program to report news, scores, statistics, and other information to media outlets and conference offices as needed;
• Oversee sports information staffing at assigned home events;
• Update and maintain the department’s website;
• Responsible for statistical complication for each assigned team including game, season and career statistics;
• Assist the Sports Information Director in the implementing Athletics marketing & promotional initiatives in support of the department;
• Oversee the in-game live production video at assigned home sporting events.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Elmira College is a private liberal arts College located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Seeking innovative professionals from diverse backgrounds to fill the position of Sports Information Assistant to join the Sports Information team.

The Sports Information Assistant supports and guides day-to-day sports information communications within Elmira College Intercollegiate Athletics. This position is responsible for helping to maintain a statistical database of all college-sponsored sports, recording and coordinating contest statistics, reporting scores, and writing various stories. This position maintains the website (athletics.elmira.edu), video streaming, live statistics, photography, video production, and production of graphics. The assistant oversees and provides content for social media accounts. He or she assists in hiring, training, and oversight of student-worker staff. This position reports to the Sports Information Director and operates in accordance with NCAA Division III conference regulations, Elmira College policies, and department standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

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• Assist the Sports Information Director and Assistant Director of Sports Information for the athletics program to report news, scores, statistics, and other information to media outlets and conference offices as needed;
• Oversee sports information staffing at assigned home events;
• Update and maintain the department’s website;
• Responsible for statistical complication for each assigned team including game, season and career statistics;
• Assist the Sports Information Director in the implementing Athletics marketing & promotional initiatives in support of the department;
• Oversee the in-game live production video at assigned home sporting events.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field;
• Valid driver’s license;
• Strong writing, editing, computer and oral communication skills are required;
• Successful applicants will become knowledgeable in Statcrew/NCAA Live Stats, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Premier, as well as gain some knowledge of HTML code;
• Digital photography experience is a plus;
• Video editing and statistical software experience preferred;
• Night and weekend work required.

WORK LOCATION: Elmira, NY – Not Remote

TO APPLY : Please send resume, cover letter and any work samples to Collin Hetherington & Doug Page, chetherington@elmira.edu & dpage@elmira.edu

If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please contact the Office of Human Resources directly by emailing hr@elmira.edu, or by calling 607-735-1810.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.

STATUS: This is a 10-month appointment August 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The pro-rated pay is $500 per month based on start date.

COMPENSATION:

• $5,000 annual salary;
• Graduate tuition waiver (free master's degree) benefit for the Management, MS Program;
• Discounted Meal Plan;
• Discounted Campus Housing.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Elmira College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.