Sports Information Director

Sports Information Director

Department: Athletics

FLSA Class: Non-Exempt, Salary

Reports To: Athletic Director

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Sports Information Director

Department: Athletics

FLSA Class: Non-Exempt, Salary

Reports To: Athletic Director

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Status: Regular, Full Time

Location: College Place, WA

Grade: S7

Created: 2019

Updated: 10/2024

Position #: 10340008

Pay Range: $47,572.23 to $54,059.36 Annually
New hires generally start at the low to mid-point within the pay range, with placement dependent on qualification and
experience.
Benefits: May include medical, retirement, paid time off, and more. To learn more, visit: wallawalla.edu/benefits

POSITION SUMMARY

The Position of Sports Information Director is a 12-month, full-time position, providing oversight of all
athletics related information produced by Walla Walla University Athletics. This includes communication
between WWU Athletics and partner institutions, the Cascade Conference, the NAIA, the WWU campus &
community, and beyond. This position will also include a secondary role, which may be an administrative
duty, to be determined as it relates to Sports Information.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Administers the collection, distribution, and receipt of athletic program information
   

• Produce, distribute and update the following:

o Athletics promotional materials.
o Pre-event publications and content.
o Roster, facility and schedule information.
o Media content to be used by athletics and media content as needed on WWU campus and

for the NAIA.

o Articles highlighting event results, athlete/team/staff highlights, in a timely and professional

manner.

• Administration of Game-Management & statistics operations and employees, including:

o Serve as liaison for the visiting teams and officials.
o Ticketing and concessions.
o Scheduling officials, stats crew, and photography.
o Overseeing Team on Duty.
o Securing game-day facilities.

• Mange social media content, production & distribution.
• Carry out CCC and NAIA Sports-Information and statistical obligations.
• Maintenance and promotion of statistics/team/honors information/reporting at the sport,

conference and NAIA levels.

• Stay current with knowledge of all required statistical software.
• Collaborate with Marketing and University Relations on external communications about

athletics.

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• Manage and update the athletic department website, and web-content in a timely and efficient

manner.

• Oversight of game-day live streaming.
• Oversight of all game film uploaded to CCC required portals.
• Marketing for athletic events to students, faculty, staff, and community.
• Organize and track all Letter of Intent information.

1. Secondary Athletic Administration
   

• Assist the Director of Athletics in administrative tasks as assigned formally or informally, orally

or in writing.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

“Non-essential” If a duty takes up less than 5% of the employees’ time and is not viewed as a critical function
it is likely considered “non-essential” within the context of the ADA. These duties could be reassigned to
another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position.

• Advisor to the ASA Leadership Program

SUPERVISION RECEIVED & GIVEN

Supervision Received: Employee receives general instructions regarding scope of and approach to projects
or assignments, but procedures and techniques are left to the discretion of the employee. Employees are
expected to operate with a reasonable degree of independence.

Supervision Given: Yes, 1.5 full-time equivalent employees, student workers, and interns.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Sports Management, Business, Physical

Education, or related area of study. Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Sports Management,
Business, Marketing, Physical Education, or related area of study, preferred.

• Licenses/Certifications: N/A
• Experience/Skills

o Years of experience: 3-5 years, 5-10 years preferred.
o Quality/Compliance: Achieving a standard of excellence with our work processes and

outcomes, demonstrating good attention to detail, honoring University policies and all regulatory
requirements, and maintaining confidentiality.

o Customer Focus: Striving for high customer satisfaction, going out of our way to be helpful
and pleasant, making it easy as possible on the customer rather than our department or the
University.

o Communication: Balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately,

influencing others, keeping others informed.

o Collegiality: Being helpful, respectful, approachable and team-oriented, building strong working
relationships and a positive work environment, and ability to relate to and work with diverse
groups of people.

o Initiative: Taking ownership of work responsibilities, doing what is needed without being asked,

following through.

o Efficiency: Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time and dependable, being cost

conscious, thinking of better ways to do things.

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o Coachability: Being receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous

improvement.

o People management: Setting clear expectations, reviewing progress, providing timely feedback

and guidance, holding people accountable.

ADDITIONAL JOB-SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum: Proficiency with Microsoft Office & Photo-editing software; Understanding of sport statistics;
Ability to navigate web-based services. Practical knowledge and understanding of athletics.

Preferred: Proficiency with DakStats, Hudl, SideArm, Presto, Photoshop, & Box Out Sports; Experience with
scoreboards; Experience with web-site administration.

Additional Responsibilities: Assist with operation of: Alumni Golf Tournament, Athletics Banquet, Athletic
Fundraiser(s) Student-Athlete Retreat and Cross-departmental events.

WORK CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

Job Conditions

• Frequent: Working more than 40 hours/week, weekend work, computer use and speaking, reading

and understanding English.

• Occasional: Travel, on-call/after-hours work, fast-paced work, unscheduled interruptions and

driving/operating machinery or vehicles.

Lifting/Moving

• Occasional: Pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying 50-100 pounds.

Physical

• Frequent: Stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling, walking and/or running, moving from one
location to another, sitting, reaching, handling, fingering, and/or feeling i.e. computer use, standing,
talking and/or hearing and seeing/vision.

• Occasional: Climbing or balancing and using feet/legs to control equipment.

Environment

• Frequent: Indoor
• Occasional: Outdoor, wet/dry conditions, cold/heat, noise/vibration and fumes/dust/odors.
• Additional Conditions: This job involves presence at outdoor athletic venues, which may include

cold, wet, hot dry, windy, dusty, and occasionally smoky conditions. Additionally, the indoor athletic
events are often noisy and may be hot or cold.

Equipment: Computer, telephone, cell phone, copy machine and UTV

APPLY NOW

Applications are being accepted now, with the position filled as soon as a qualified candidate is
identified.

• For external applicants, apply here.
• For internal applicants (active employees, not including student employees), apply here.

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Please also submit a cover letter and resume along with the employment application. Within the
employment application, an option is provided to upload your cover letter and resume.

Thank you for considering employment at Walla Walla University!

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