Graduate Assistant for Marketing and Communications

EXPIRED

About Us

Since 1906, UWG has been home to those who are eager to learn, grow, and advance. Now, nearly 13,000 students from across Georgia, 31 states and 62 countries call UWG home. With 95+ undergraduate programs and concentrations, and 35 master's, specialist, and doctoral degree programs, our institution builds capacity to help develop talent pipelines for in-demand industries. Today, we're a regional powerhouse, making an economic impact of more than $633 million in the region and state.

With our main campus in Carrollton (GA) and presences in Douglasville (GA), Newnan (GA), and online, we take pride in working every day to curate a first-choice university by making a difference in the lives of our students, alumni, industry partners, and the communities we serve.
The academic enterprise of the university is organized into our College of Art, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry; College of Education; Richards College of Business; University College; School of Communication, Film, and Media; Tanner Health System School of Nursing; Honors College; Graduate School; UWG Newnan; and our UWG Douglasville Center. 

Job Summary

Assist in the day-to-day operation of the Athletic Communications office. This includes, but not limited to: 

• Writing press releases, game recaps, and feature stories for assigned sports, while also assisting with event management and game operations setup.
• Serve as the primary contact for select UWG sport teams while aiding in the coverage of the other in-season teams. 

About Us

Since 1906, UWG has been home to those who are eager to learn, grow, and advance. Now, nearly 13,000 students from across Georgia, 31 states and 62 countries call UWG home. With 95+ undergraduate programs and concentrations, and 35 master's, specialist, and doctoral degree programs, our institution builds capacity to help develop talent pipelines for in-demand industries. Today, we're a regional powerhouse, making an economic impact of more than $633 million in the region and state.

With our main campus in Carrollton (GA) and presences in Douglasville (GA), Newnan (GA), and online, we take pride in working every day to curate a first-choice university by making a difference in the lives of our students, alumni, industry partners, and the communities we serve.
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The academic enterprise of the university is organized into our College of Art, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry; College of Education; Richards College of Business; University College; School of Communication, Film, and Media; Tanner Health System School of Nursing; Honors College; Graduate School; UWG Newnan; and our UWG Douglasville Center. 

Job Summary

Assist in the day-to-day operation of the Athletic Communications office. This includes, but not limited to: 

• Writing press releases, game recaps, and feature stories for assigned sports, while also assisting with event management and game operations setup.
• Serve as the primary contact for select UWG sport teams while aiding in the coverage of the other in-season teams. 
• Promote UWG Athletics through social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
• Use of Sidearm Sports software to update the Athletics website.
• Conduct all aspects of pregame, in-game and post-game coverage for assigned contests. 
• Keep in-game statistics with StatCrew scoring software and maintain historical records of assigned teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and acceptance/enrollment in a graduate program at UWG.
• Some physical labor may be required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs over your head.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using Photoshop, InDesign, Statcrew, video editing software and website management applications.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of West Georgia, as determined by the University of West Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of West Georgia is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability,
gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and
federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246,
and Rev. Proc. 75-50