Assistant Athletic Director, Communications - 199367

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• Location Pleasantville, NY, 10570, United States
• Base Pay$67000.00 - $73000.00 / Year
• Job CategoryFT Staff
• Employee TypeFT Exempt Staff

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• Location Pleasantville, NY, 10570, United States
• Base Pay$67000.00 - $73000.00 / Year
• Job CategoryFT Staff
• Employee TypeFT Exempt Staff
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Description

The Assistant Athletic Director for Communications is responsible for dissemination of information pertaining to the promotion and performance of the athletic department. The Assistant AD for Athletic Communications will serve as the primary communications liaison for all 15 intercollegiate sports and spirit squads, including daily contact with coaches and student-athletes; while responsible for the compilation of statistics, records, development of story ideas and interviews. This position also serves as the primary contact for website content, video production and social media content. The Assistant Athletic Director for Communications acts as the public relations agent for the Athletic Department internally and externally.

Position Duties

• Develop the media plan for each sport on an annual basis to include story development, content production and event operations. Event operations include(s) staffing of all home athletic events (table staff, stats, public address and video production, etc. ). Serves as the point person for the Pace Sports Network, overseeing staffing, setting up and producing live event broadcasts, highlight editing and video feature creation.
• Acts as the primary producer of the Pace Sports Network, utilizing equipment, graphic packages and production software to live stream events. Maintains updated content for PaceUAthletics. com and various social media platforms. Assist in developing promotional content for sports publicity; including organizing annual headshot and team photography shoots for each sports team.
• Works on delegating content for season recaps for the Year End Athletics Annual Report. Cultivate and hire interns from the educational departments, with assistance from Assoc. AD.
• Maintains, organizes and updates all historical records and photo files for the department. Assists with content production and event operations of special departmental programs such as the senior awards, golf outing(s) and hall of fame.
• Performs other such duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Supervision

Responsible for the supervision and mentoring of full time athletic communications assistant, graduate assistant as well as part-time and student staff.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred.
• At least two years experience in media relations/sport information with supervisor experience preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experience preferred with media relations and game day operations for football, Sidearm Sports website content management, video production such Production Truck/Blue Frame, various stat inputting platforms including stat crew, Prestosports and NCAA Live stats.

Work Hours

FT hours vary based on student-athlete support needs and event schedules; weekends, evenings, and some holiday periods required.

Summary

About the Institution

Ranked in the top 9% of private US colleges that provide the best return on tuition investment, Pace University transforms the lives of its diverse students—academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. Currently, the University enrolls more than 13,000 students in more than 150 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. Pace University is at the forefront of creating opportunity. Through the convergence of strong academics, experiential learning, and dedicated advising, Pace University empowers its students and positively impacts its communities.

Benefits Offered

Pace University provides a competitive benefit program designed to offer the following:

• Medical, vision and dental insurance for preventive care or diagnostic and surgical procedures as well as an incentivized medical plan waiver option for those who choose not to participate (FT Employees).
• Income protection in the event an employee is not actively at work, due to illness (FT Employees).
• 403B investment opportunity to save toward financial security in retirement (PT and FT Employees).
• Programs and services that assist in balancing work and personal life (PT and FT Employees).
• Educational opportunities for the employee and eligible members of their family to pursue a degree at Pace or another higher education institution (PT and FT Employees).
• Opportunity for faculty and staff to participate in Pace’s award-winning health and wellness program, Pace Yourself to Wellness, which is designed to inspire employees to engage in healthy habits while optimizing health care resources (PT and FT Employees).
• Discount purchase plans for everything from entertainment, shopping and travel (PT and FT Employees).

AA/EEO Statement

Pace University is committed to achieving full equal opportunity in all aspects of University life. Pursuant to this commitment, the University does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived sex, gender or gender identity; race; color; national origin; religion; creed; age; disability; citizenship; marital or domestic partnership status; sexual orientation or affectional status; genetic predisposition or carrier status; military or veteran status; status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking; or any other characteristic protected by law federal, state or local law, rule or regulation.

Annual Security Report Notice

Pace is committed to ensuring the safety and security of the students, faculty, staff and visitors to the University. In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University’s Safety and Security department publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which can be accessedhere. The report contains information on security policies as well as crime and fire statistics for the University.

Additional Information

• Compensation TypeSalary
• Salary Range$67K-$73K
• Work ModeOn Site
• Department NameAthletics & Recreation