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University of Notre Dame · 3 weeks ago

Associate Director, Football Social Media & Student-Athlete Branding

Notre Dame, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$80K/yr - $80K/yr

3+ years exp

The University of Notre Dame is a vibrant, mission-driven community committed to fostering an environment of care. The Associate Director, Football Social Media & Student-Athlete Branding role focuses on leading all social media channels for Notre Dame Football and enhancing the brand's presence through strategic content creation and collaboration with student-athletes.

EducationHigher EducationService Industry

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead all social media channels for Notre Dame Football

Expand the brand on social media by collaborating with student-athletes and programs on content creation

Manage the output of information related to recruiting, team philosophy, game events and information, sponsored/partner content, and fan engagement

Travel to all team games and special events as required, including nights and weekends

Support content creation for the program alongside lead content creators

Qualification

Social media managementPhotographyContent creationAdobe Creative SuiteNCAA rulesProfessional communicationExecutive decision-makingWillingness to learnOrganization skillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree (4 years)

3 to 4 years of experience managing a brand's social media accounts

Expert level knowledge in all aspects of social media

Thorough knowledge of college football and high athletics EQ (i.e. know the commitment it takes to be a college student-athlete, have witnessed how revenue impacts the game, and have a general awareness of athlete competition

Demonstrate executive decision-making, organization, and professional communication skills including but not limited to expressing vision for social media strategy to key stakeholders

Experience in expanding the brand on social media, collaborating with student-athletes and programs on content creation

Experience with photography (use of DSLR/mirrorless camera systems and Adobe creative suite programs) and creation of photography content for the social media channels is a key part of this role

Experience manipulating provided Photoshop templates

Willingness to be trained in studio photography for management of recruit photoshoots

Experience in a collegiate and/or professional communications/content creation role required, including managing media and statistics, as it pertains to the social media output

Experience in managing the output of information related to recruiting, team philosophy, game events and information, sponsored/partner content and fan engagement are all elements of the overall brand and social media strategy

Ability to travel to all team games and special events is required as is the ability to work nights and weekends as needed

Willingness to be trained and a proficiency in desktop publishing/video (InDesign & Photoshop). Secondary support of content creation for the program, alongside lead content creators will be a major part of success in this position