Sports Information Director

Position Details

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Position Information

Position Title

Sports Information Director

Status

Job Summary

Serve as the Sports Information Director for all intercollegiate programs equitably and meet institutional, SIAC, and NCAA obligations. This position responsible for the strategic direction of all athletic communications, media relations, digital content, and game day operations. The SID ensures a cohesive narrative that aligns with the University’s PR goals while elevating the profile of student athletes, coaches, and the department.

Essential Job Duties

Position Details

To create a Posting, first complete the information on this screen, then click the Next button or select the page in the left hand navigation menu. Proceed through all sections completing all necessary information. To submit the Posting to Human Resources, you must go to the Posting Summary Page by clicking on the Next button until you reach the Posting Summary Page or select Posting Summary Page from the left navigation menu. Once a summary page appears, hover your mouse over the orange Action button for a list of possible approval step options.

Position Information

Position Title

Sports Information Director

Status

Job Summary

Serve as the Sports Information Director for all intercollegiate programs equitably and meet institutional, SIAC, and NCAA obligations. This position responsible for the strategic direction of all athletic communications, media relations, digital content, and game day operations. The SID ensures a cohesive narrative that aligns with the University’s PR goals while elevating the profile of student athletes, coaches, and the department.

Essential Job Duties

• Expand the opportunities for publicizing the University’s intercollegiate athletics programs by serving as a liaison between the university and external sources, including media outlets, alumni, fans, and sponsors; and internal sources, including student athletes, coaches, faculty, staff, and administration. 
• Write and publish news releases for all intercollegiate athletics programs, including specific hometown updates for students athletes, and assists in editorial content and design of recruiting pieces, game programs, and/or special event publications.
• Compile and distribute official statistics for all athletic teams, which include reporting the results to the SIAC, NCAA, and media outlets. 
• Manage home game day official scoring and/or game event personnel, including broadcast production and streaming.
• Organize and maintain photography, video, and marketing needs by utilizing the University’s staff photographer and other means for use by the Athletic Dept. 
• Provide materials and information for the University’s publication as requested to promote the intercolligiate athletics programs to various internal and external constituencies

Qualifications (Education, Experience and Specialized Training)

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Sports Management, or a related field.
• Experience managing and updating an athletic dept. website via a CMS 
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with an emphasis on Photoshop(graphics), InDesign(layout) and Premiere Pro(video editing) Proficiency in StatCrew,Genius SPorts, and Presto for live game stats.
• Must have the ability to travel extensively.
  

Physical Demands

• Working environment includes both indoors and outdoors, exposure to various weather conditions, including temperature extremes. 
• Indoor work environment may not be air conditioned during hot weather. 
• Must have the physical ability to walk, lift up to 50 pounds.

Skills and Attributes

• Knowledge of NCAA and SIAC policies/procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
  

Posting Detail Information

| Posting Number | s1043 | | Will this position required travel? |
yes | | Will this position required night, weekend, and after hour work? |
yes | | Will this positon be supported using grants or contract funding? |
no | | Number of Vacancies | 1 | | Desired Start Date | | | Position End Date (if temporary) | | | Open Date | 07/01/2026 | | Close Date | | | Open Until Filled | Yes | | Special Instructions Summary |
Each applicant, including all current employees, must complete and submit the following documents:

• Tuskegee University employment application
• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV
• Recommendation letters
• Copies of unofficial transcripts.
• Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Communication, Journalism, Sports Management, or a related field?

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter 3. Transcript 1

Optional Documents 1. Letter of Recommendation 1 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Other 4. Letter of Recommendation 2 5. Letter of Recommendation 3 6. Transcript 2

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