Assistant Athletic Director, Football

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Job Title

Assistant Athletic Director, Football

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Athletic Director

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Job Title

Assistant Athletic Director, Football

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Athletic Director

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment   

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens ourcorevalueswhich are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.     

Who We Are

Texas A&M Athletics department is committed to building champions through academic achievement, athletic excellence, and national recognition of student-athletes, teams, and programs. We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference, with more than 650 Texas A&M student-athletes competing at the NCAA Division 1-A level in 20 varsity sports.

What You Need To Know

Salary: Commensurate based on selected candidates experience.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.  

Other: Travel required. Ability to work flexible hours (nights, weekends, and holidays as required to complete assigned duties).

Responsibilities

• MEDIA LIAISON : Writes releases, feature stories and advisories that offer a unique and distinct view of Aggie Athletics to capture audience attention. Distributes these documents to all news and information media. Responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date information on 12thMan.com for assigned sports. Researches information to fulfill media requests and to provide positive, accurate narratives regarding Texas A&M’s athletics teams, students, coaches, and staff.

• COMMUNICATIONS LIAISON: Supervises the scheduling of assigned sport’s coaching staff and student-athletes as the result of media requests for interviews, media shoots and other public events. Facilitates communications between internal and external units in the Athletics Department, also serving on leadership committees. Maintains, posts and monitors all of Athletics’ external resources, including 12thMan.com, paying particular attention to the message of the primary sports represented. Works cooperatively with staff photographers, videographers and other resources to maximize the history and legacy of Texas A&M Athletics.

• SUPERVISION & MANAGEMENT: Serves as the direct supervisor of assistant director, communications specialist, communications coordinator, providing effective communication and development in line with overall department strategy. Works with Executive Associate Athletic Director for External to maintain strategic plans and budget operations for the unit. Provides oversight of student assistant staff managing overall hours, wages and scheduling around office hours, media activities and game days.

• SOCIAL MEDIA: Leads, develops and executes social media strategy to actively engage fans, student-athletes, potential student-athletes and key stakeholders on all social media platforms. Participates in establishing the direction of social media execution, including creativity and compelling content.

• GAME OPERATIONS: Serves as a key component of game operations for all Texas A&M sports teams, including preparation of media work areas, interview areas and arranging statistical crews. Assists talent for radio and television productions at home and away events as requested.

• MEDIA PUBLICATIONS: Creates the layout and production of media guides, game notes and game programs for assigned sports using desktop publishing, Adobe Suite and other programs.

• COMPLIANCE: Maintains continual and thorough familiarity with all applicable NCAA, Conference, and University rules and regulations.

Qualifications
Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four years of administration and/or management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree.

• Athletic administration experience.

• Four years of athletic communication administration and/or management experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with coaches, supervisors, and/or peers.

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time    

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees 

_ Instructions to Applicants: _ Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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