Assistant Director of Sports Information

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Position Title

Assistant Director of Sports Information

Full or Part Time

Full Time

FTE

1.0

Position Type

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Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Assistant Director of Sports Information

Full or Part Time

Full Time

FTE

1.0

Position Type

Regular

Posting Number

20110641C&A

Position Summary Information

| Job Description Summary |
Intercollegiate athletics are integral to the overall educational experience at Eastern Oregon University. The Assistant Director of Sports Information has a key role in carrying out the University’s and department’s mission, goals, and objectives. The Department of Athletics promotes core values that inspire academic excellence, athletic triumph, and community engagement through meaningful relationships and opportunities.

The Assistant Director of Sports Information supports student-athletes, sports programs, and the Division of Athletics in all press material, with care and attention to ensuring all material embodies EOU Athletic and University core values. Thie incumbent ensures smooth operations of all home events, and coverage of staffing.

The Assistant Director of Sports Information ensures full compliance of EOU, Cascade/Frontier Conference, and NAIA policies and deadlines. Position will report to the Director of Athletics. | | Responsibilities |
The Assistant Director of Sports Information is responsible for the following outcomes:

• Encourage innovation and cultivate a mindset for growth;
• Promote community engagement and character development through respect, responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
• Help engage our student-athletes and alumni through collaborative efforts that reflect a “Lifetime Mountie” approach (develop and promote opportunities for alumni to participate in the giving of their own time, treasure, and talents in support of the Athletic Department and specific sport programs).
• Support the physical, emotional, social, and mental development of student-athletes through a robust system of care and support.
• Work with the Director of Sports Information & Marketing to implement a comprehensive marketing and promotions plan to increase EOU brand and attendance at home events.
• Work with the Director of Sports Information & Marketing on executing the department’s annual strategic plan.
• Assist in the management of all home event operations and media coverage for away competitions.
• Assist Director of Sports Information & Marketing meet all required deadlines, as outlined by the Conference and the NAIA.

| Publication Development – Promote Athletics, through a variety of platforms with a strong presence in publication development. Ensures publication material is in alignment with EOU Athletics’ mission and core values. Ensure excellent quality in all work produced, internally and externally to the institution. Remain fluent in AP style writing, photography techniques, and have excellent interpersonal skills, both orally and written. Work effectively on a daily basis in a variety of software programs, including Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Premier Pro, Boxout Sports, and Microsoft Office. Meet all EOU, CCC, Frontier, and NAIA publication deadlines. Remain innovative in the design of all publications, including posters and pocket schedules, sports media guides, programs, booster club brochures, videos for YouTube and social media platforms, and special events invitations. Design creative and innovative video productions for recap stories, game highlights and promotions, season promotion videos, and special cover stories.

| Leadership & Administrative Responsibilities – A strong commitment in helping with the sports information staff to excellence in the promotion of student-athletes and operations of all events and activities that are supported by the sports information department. The incumbent provides guidance, vision, and innovation to connect in new and exciting ways with EOU fans, alumni, and community members. The Assistant Director of Sports Information is to be highly organized, with a high-level of time-management skills in order to accomplish the various tasks and meet all deadlines. Contribute to the strategic leadership on advancing EOU sports promotion, marketing, and engagement. Secure necessary resources and equipment to effectively produce the highest quality of work. The incumbent provides supervision and leadership to a large student-worker staff, and several other consistent positions in the office (Grad-assistant, interns, and part-time staff). Support the department to ensure the highest quality and communication of sports media policies. Cooperate well with coaches and athletic staff to enhance the operations of the department and overall experience for student-athletes.

| Media Liaison – Help in cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with local, regional, and national media outlets. Assist in communicating sports schedules with all local media and facilitate access to events and equipment, as needed to cover home competitions. Foster relationships to ensure continued support from media officials to all EOU sports and select athletic events. A focus should be placed on the Eastern Oregon 10-county region, in order to promote the university mission in this area.

| Marketing – Assist in securing and maintaining up to date and accurate student-athlete and staff profiles. Assist stories through regular web postings, press releases, social media engagement and videos that highlight the athletic programs with a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that enhances awareness of EOU’s distinctive values. Ensure fluency with video production, to design and promote innovative and exciting team highlights, cover stories, hype videos, and many others. Ensure continued knowledge in software that supports the design of video production, including Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects. Help establish an annual process and timeline to implement new and creative marketing and promotion strategies. Ensure active engagement in all EOU athletic social media platforms to promote student-athletes and programs, and to ensure fans are engaged with events and stories from the department. Assist with the monitoring of team social media accounts, to ensure best practices are applied and posts are fully in alignment with values and principles. Is responsible for creating and coordinating promotions for all of EOU’s athletic programs to enhance the game day experience, stimulate increased attendance, and foster student and community involvement. They will assist in coordinating public relation activities for coaches and student-athletes as approved by arranging interviews with print, radio or television media. Assist in coordinating all team and action photography and video to be used for webpage and publications, and coordinate game recognition events (senior day, special awards, etc.).

| Event Management – Assist the Director of Sports Information & Marketing at all home contests. For each home event the incumbent will help oversee all game-day operations by helping secure game management personnel. Will help create and implement all game day promotions, to engage with fans and various constituents. Help ensure a high-quality marketing plan has been designed for promotional events, as well as developing and implementing new practices for event operations to ensure continued efficiencies. The incumbent provides help in fostering positive relationships and continually engage in new partnerships with outside agencies to enhance EOU athletic events, such as acrobatic groups, youth dance teams, campus clubs, ROTC, Special Olympics, and many others, and communicates important event details with visiting teams, administrators, conference representatives and the commissioner. The incumbent provides high quality pictures, and videos are captured during all home events. Responsible for live-streaming events, and the set-up and breakdown of all production equipment. Assist the Director of Sports Information & Marketing to ensure EOU Athletics remains in compliance with all NAIA and CCC Sport Guidelines. | | Minimum Qualifications |
Education :

• BS or BA in Athletic Administration, Business, English, Communications, Journalism or closely related field.

Experience :

• One full year or more experience working in sports media outlets or relatable experience.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational skills, a commitment to gender equity and diversity, and a preferred background in working with collegiate student-athletes and coaches.

• Must have knowledge of NAIA rules and regulations

• Must satisfactorily complete EOU criminal and credential background check. Having a criminal history is not an automatic bar to employment.

• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Eastern Oregon University does not sponsor applicants for employment visas.

| | Preferred Qualifications |
Education :
MS or MA in Athletic Administration, Business, English, Communications, Journalism or closely related field. | | Special Instructions to Applicants |
Applicant must provide:

1. Letter of application (which should include why this position is attractive to the applicant, how it meets the applicant’s professional goals, and what attracts the applicant to EOU);
2. Resume/Curriculum vitae;

Candidates are encouraged to review the values and principles of Eastern Oregon University.

Only complete files of qualified applicants will be reviewed.

Eastern Oregon University – Oregon’s Rural University! – is a respected public, higher education institution of academic excellence. Outstanding faculty and staff thrive and together fulfill their career ambitions to serve students from all walks of life. EOU is a beautiful, quaint campus nestled in a remarkably scenic, high elevation valley populated by wonderful, community-minded citizens that have balanced work-life flexibility.

Take a virtual tour of Eastern Oregon University.

EOU offers a very attractive package of State of Oregon public employee benefits including:
• Paid holidays (10 days/year)
• Paid sick time-off (12 days/year)
• Paid vacation (22 days/year)
• Full Individual and Family Healthcare Insurance (95%+ employer-paid medical, dental, vision)
• Generous Oregon Public Employee Retirement benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Relocation assistance.
• Discounted tuition benefits for employees and eligible dependents
• For more details, see Prospective Employees https://www.eou.edu/hr/prospective-employees/.

Eastern Oregon University is an EEO Employer and welcomes applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, US Veterans, and persons with disabilities. EOU is committed to providing equal opportunity in its recruitment, admissions, educational programs, activities and employment without illegal discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any status as protected by state or federal law.

| | Salary | $42,000 to $47,000 per annum DOQ |

Posting Detail Information

| Open Date | 06/13/2025 | | Close Date | 06/30/2025 | | Open Until Filled | Yes | | First Day of Application Review | | | Quick Link to Posting | https://eou.peopleadmin.com/postings/... |

Posting Specific Questions

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1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

   • EOU Website Posting
   • Chronicle of Higher Education
   • State Employment Service
   • DiverseJobs.net
   • Referral by EOU Employee
   • HigherEdJobs.com
   • Newspaper
   • Other

2. (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae 2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents 1. Veteran Preference Document 2. Letter of Recommendation 1 3. Letter of Recommendation 2 4. Letter of Recommendation 3

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