Harvard University · 6 hours ago
Assistant Director - Athletic Communications
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expHarvard University is a prestigious institution dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation. The Assistant Director - Athletic Communications will play a key role in publicizing Varsity sports, managing media relations, and enhancing the department's branding and communications efforts.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manages media and public relations functions for select sports as well as key Department initiatives
Proactively communicates with media about, and solicits media coverage for, events and feature stories on Harvard athletes, teams, and other Department milestones/accomplishments
Conceives and creates content for a dynamic Department website (including graphics and video content), which serves as a primary source of information regarding Harvard Athletics (www.GoCrimson.com)
Directly responsible for publicity efforts in assigned sports. Media point-of-contact for assigned sports
Designs, writes and edits printed game programs, special event publications and press releases, including the creation of graphic designs and video content
Informs and educates athletes, coaches, administrators, and other Department of Athletics constituents about effective methods of media interaction. Oversees media relations at home events and travels with varsity teams to cover select competitions
Effectively utilizes multimedia, digital, new and social media strategies for promoting the department and select sports
Stays abreast of and proficient with emergent social media best practices, strategies and platforms, in order to promote Department programs and increase fan engagement
Coordinates social media/networking initiatives among the department with effective strategy and foresight for information delivery protocols
Manages student employees, volunteers, and game day event staff
Recruits, hires, trains, schedules, supervises, and evaluates game-day staff, volunteers, student workers. Ensures compliance with applicable University, NCAA and Ivy League policies, procedures and regulations
Provides guidance to interns and game-day staff
Manages payroll functions for game-day and office staff. Ensures that appropriate time-keeping and Human Resources procedures are followed. Resolves payroll issues
Develops and maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, staff, and the community
Actively plans and implements the historical archiving of content for assigned sports and projects
Directly responsible for maintenance of current and historical team information (rosters, statistics, records, photos, videos) in assigned sports including proper naming and meta data assignments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required (preferably in communications/sport management/journalism/ audio-visual communications or related field)
At least 3 years of work experience in athletic communications/sports media
A valid driver's license is required
Ability to handle extensive evening, weekend and holiday hours and last-minute schedule changes
Occasional local and regional travel is required, about 20% of the year
Preferred
Master's degree desirable
Seasoned user of wide range of social media platforms, including Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Seasoned user of SideArm Sports, NCAA Live Stats/Stat Crew software and Adobe Creative Suite, including graphic design and video editing platforms
Demonstrated knowledge of web design and digital storytelling, including the use of content management systems and digital analytics
Demonstrated experience with graphics design
Benefits
Generous paid time off including parental leave
Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
Retirement plans with university contributions
Wellbeing and mental health resources
Support for families and caregivers
Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks
Company
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private research university and a member of the Ivy League.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$136.43MKey Investors
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)Alfred P. Sloan FoundationMassachusetts Clean Energy Center
2023-01-10Grant· $0.35M
2022-01-01Grant· $1.5M
2021-08-24Grant· $0.07M
Leadership Team
Anne Margulies
CIO
Christopher Petty
Director Of Business Development
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