Sports Information Director (click for job description)

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DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Athletics
SALARY: Commensurate with experience

SUMMARY

Sports Information Director
Job Description

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DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Athletics
SALARY: Commensurate with experience

SUMMARY

Sports Information Director
Job Description

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DATE TO BE FILLED: Immediately

Serves as institutional representative to the media for all athletic activities. Plans, organizes, and coordinates media relations
activities; writes and distributes newsletters, brochures, and reports to television and radio stations, newspapers, and magazines;
responds to various requests for team histories, photos, statistics, and related information.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs, writes, and oversees the production of printed promotional materials including catalogs, brochures, flyers, and program

and media guides.

• Writes and edits promotional materials including press releases, newsletters, programs, and brochures; gathers and compiles

statistical information.

• Responds to requests for information from media personnel and the public; distribute promotional materials, including flyers,

brochures, and press kits; disseminate information via the appropriate media.
Plans, coordinates, and manages special events including press conferences, press luncheons, and athletic banquets.

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• Manages and supervises personnel including hiring and performance management; provides guidance and training to personnel.
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Travels with college athletic teams; provides information about the team to representatives of the opponent's sports information
office, including updating starting lineups.
Coordinates and produces financial, budget, and other special reports, proposals, and analyses for management, including monthly
financial statements and/or funds distribution reports.
Serves on committees that recommend, coordinate, and implement changes and/or improvements in fiscal controls, policies,
procedures, and/or financial and human resource management systems.

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• Develops and maintains close contact with local media and those who cover HBCU Athletic Conference sports; organizes press

conferences, sets up individual interviews, responds to questions, issues press credentials, and provides results and statistics of the
college’s non-revenue sports events.

• Manages the press box at all home football games, including overseeing the statistics crew, addressing problems of media and

press box employees, and screening all public service announcements.

• Organizes and supervises photo sessions for all sports to provide head and shoulder photos of athletes and posed action shots;

mails film clips of each week's football and basketball games to media covering succeeding games.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a

diverse community.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to gather, manage and impart information to the media and various other internal

and external audiences.

• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions.
• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
• Ability to supervise and train employees, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Knowledge of printing procedures and requirements.
• Ability to coordinate and organize meetings and/or special events.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Employee development and performance management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree required. An advanced degree from an accredited university is preferred;
• At least three years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that is above the minimum education requirement may be

substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

• A successful candidate demonstrates commitment to academic excellence and the ability to work effectively with

many different constituencies. The individual demonstrates integrity, drive, vision, and comprehensive
communication skills. Significant successful experience in the administration of intercollegiate athletics or
comparable managerial experience is preferred.

SPECIAL INFORMATION
The Federal Government requires that every individual hired since May 31, 1987, complete the I-9. This requirement is in
response to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Form I-9 has been developed to verify that persons are
eligible to work in the United States.

ABOUT US
Rust College is a historically black college located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Rust is a private, coeducational, four-
year, residential, comprehensive Liberal Arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1866,
the college faculty, staff, and students have diverse social, cultural, ethnic, racial, and national backgrounds. The college
is located 35 miles east of Memphis, TN, with forty-seven buildings on a one hundred twenty-six-acre campus. Often
referred to as the "citadel on the hill," the campus and historic town provide the perfect backdrop for fulfilling the
mission to equip and inspire students for excellence and service in their communities and throughout the world.

RUST COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY\AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

TO APPLY
Persons interested in the above position should submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript of the highest
educational level completed, and three references, including contact information, to careers@rustcollege.edu.

(Please put the job title in the subject line; you may attach your materials as Word or PDF documents).

Mrs. Angela Williams, AVP for Human Resources
Rust College
150 Rust Avenue
Holly Springs, MS 38635
Closing Date: Posting Date:
Open Until Qualified Applicant is Found 7/2024

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