Associate Director, Football Communications
Full Time
Boulder, CO 80309
Posted
Job description
Requisition Number:
48016
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
University Staff
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
07-May-2023
Date Posted:
01-May-2023
Job Summary
The University of Colorado Boulder Athletics department encourages applications for an
Associate Director of Communications! Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Communications, this position will develop and implement strategies within the Athletic Communications office on behalf of the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Working with football as a secondary contact, the Associate Director will also lead with at least one other sport as the primary point of contact. This position will ensure all communication strategies and execution fit within the broader context of the department, University, conference and NCAA goals and compliance requirements. Additionally, this position will promote a positive social media presence through a variety of digital media platforms and assist with social strategy, execution, and content creation on all official platforms, as well as have a role within sport assignments in the area of content planning and execution, media relations, social media, gameday management and archiving while assisting with all 17 intercollegiate sports.
This position is responsible for promoting the philosophy and objectives of the intercollegiate athletics program. This shall include adhering to the principles of the Athletic Department’s Mission Statement, Diversity and Inclusion Mission Statement, Core Values, Policies and Procedures, as well as the rules and regulations of the University, the Pac 12 Conference and the NCAA.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
As one of 33 U.S. public research institutions belonging to the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU)—and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region—our goal at CU Boulder is to directly affect Colorado communities through collaborative research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Our faculty, staff and students work with the broader community to establish unique connections that have lasting outcomes—both across Colorado and around the world.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Football Communication
- Assist the Associate AD with certain football related tasks such as, serving as a media contact, writing and editing press releases, conducting press conferences and assisting with media training, media policies, press box management, credentialing and working with various broadcast partners.
- Assist in the content creation process for social media and written content for official athletic department website and work with video departments, graphic designers, photographers, etc., to provide up-to-date information as needed.
- Assist in managing the football press box including credentialing and seating charts. Maintain historical archives including documents, statistics, photos and videos. Maintain biographies, rosters, schedules, results and coordinate with necessary conference and national offices to ensure sharing of information. Assist in designing, writing and producing game notes, game day programs, prospectus, record books, flip cards and other publications.
Other Varsity Sport Communication
- Serve as the primary point of contact acting as the lead media contact, primary digital content manager including writing and social media planning and execution.
- Work alongside creative content teams in areas of video, photo and graphic design for successful execution of content plan. Serve as gameday event manager in the areas of media relations, maintaining press areas and statistics/results generation. Design, write and supervise the production of various publications including records books, statistics and results, game programs, etc. Maintain biographies, rosters, schedules, statistics and results. Work with the necessary conference and national offices to ensure accurate sharing of information.
- Responsible for day-to-day operation and in-game posting of digital communications across select social media team accounts as assigned. Create a content calendar that is 365 days for social media content; collaborate with various creative departments (digital content, video departments and creative services) to develop creative and engaging content supporting the sport and strategic plan objectives. Travel as necessary. Serve as lead archivist for the sport and maintain historical archive of documents, statistics, photos and videos.
Other Duties
- There will be some involvement with any of the other intercollegiate athletic programs and miscellaneous duties, such as assisting in conference and NCAA championship events, or at home events to increase staffing as needed, helping out in the social media arena.
- This position will take the lead in the archiving process for all sports.
What You Should Know
- This position works 100% on campus.
What We Can Offer
- The salary range is $58,000 to $65,000 annually.
- Additional Compensation Details:
- Relocation assistance is available within department guidelines.
- Additional Athletics benefits include: Athletic Event Tickets: Per Athletic Department Policy and NCAA regulations, Nike Elite Employee Benefit: Per Nike Elite Policy.
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Be game-changing. Be innovative. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Three years of job-related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
What You Will Need
- Skills in MS Word, Excel, In-Design, Abode Creative Suite, Photoshop and other typical applications.
- Strong knowledge of social media platforms and tools including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
- Ability to create and maintain social content calendars and communicate/collaborate with cross functional groups to complete responsibilities.
- Skills and experience in social media management for a sports organization.
- Experience building graphics.
- Dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Strong written and editorial experience including social media, website content and print.
- Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite.
- An understanding of statistics and rules of various college sports.
- Ability to use project management software to build content calendars and task management.
- Ability to multitasking and prioritize assignments.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Five years of professional experience in a college or professional sports environment.
- Previous experience with oversight and management of personnel.
- Experience as a primary or secondary contact within college football at the Power 5 level.
- Experience in athletics photography and editing, video and motion graphics.
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, and experience with Lightroom and Premiere.
- Experience and contacts within the media covering college football for a national publication.
- Experience with college athletics in general, specifically with football and olympics sports.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume.
- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by May 7, 2023 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
Essential Services
This position is designated “essential/critical services.” The incumbent is required to respond to requests for work during campus emergencies (snow, wind, rain, flood and any other natural or man-made event) and report to work for regularly assigned shifts during emergency campus closures.
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