Asst Director of Athletic Communications

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Asst Director of Athletic Communications

Posted on 6/20/2025

Accepting applications

About this position

The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and Creative Media supports the communication efforts of Florida Southern Athletics by engaging, informing, and influencing stakeholders through the use of media relations. Techniques used should focus on creating compelling and creative content through various platforms that are focused on increasing and promoting our brand in the local, regional, and national markets.  The Office of Athletic Communications publicizes and promotes 22 men's and women's NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports programs and four club programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Craft creative content, utilizing photography, videography, and graphic design skills for the athletics department.

Asst Director of Athletic Communications

Posted on 6/20/2025

Accepting applications

About this position

The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and Creative Media supports the communication efforts of Florida Southern Athletics by engaging, informing, and influencing stakeholders through the use of media relations. Techniques used should focus on creating compelling and creative content through various platforms that are focused on increasing and promoting our brand in the local, regional, and national markets.  The Office of Athletic Communications publicizes and promotes 22 men's and women's NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports programs and four club programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Craft creative content, utilizing photography, videography, and graphic design skills for the athletics department.
2. Primary communications officer for designated sports but will also assist and help with all other sports, as needed.
3. Plan and create a content calendar with promotion of all athletic teams, not limited to current trends on social media, in conjunction with other communications staff, the Associate Athletic Director, and student staff.
4. Update and monitor all applicable FSC athletics social media and Digital Assets.
5. Supervise and evaluate creative student workers. Build a student staff of videographers, photographers, and content creators.
6. Prepare and distribute news releases to campus, community and the general public; season and game previews; game results; student-athlete’s profiles; interview coaches and players; compile numerical rosters.
7. Assist in the design and production of schedule cards and posters for all sports.
8. Assist in all aspects of game day operations including scheduling statistics crews and photographers, supervising the press box, supervising the score table, providing scripts and serving as the public address announcer as needed.
9. Contribute to the development of FSC’s broadcast capabilities and video options. Facilitate online broadcasting of all applicable home games.
10. Manage and update the athletic department website.
11. Submit and nominate deserving students and coaches for conference and national awards.
12. Maintain and update department archives; maintain team and individual statistics; maintain and update team and individual records.
13. Provide assistance in game management when requested.
14. Represent the program and Florida Southern College with sportsmanship, integrity, and professionalism.
15. Contributes to the success of the athletic departments by performing all other duties as needed to drive the vision, fulfill the mission, and abide by the values of the College.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
2. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to the typical office environment.
3. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
4. The scope of the position frequently requires weekend and evening work and occasionally requires overnight, out-of-town travel.
5. The position is campus based and not eligible for remote work from home.

About our ideal candidate

EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in related field is required.  Master’s degree preferred.
2. 2-4 years relevant post-graduation experience is required. 
3. Position also requires strong and diverse computer skills, as well as video and video editing skills, and strong written and oral communication skills.

About us

The College's health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.     The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College's tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.     The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee's earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not.  The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices.  At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%.  Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!   Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates.  The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the “Best Regional Universities in the South” by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 “Best Colleges” guide and is included in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022.” The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern’s AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College’s School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review’s top 20 “Most Beautiful Campus” national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.

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