Manager - Athletic Communications

Formulates, implements, and manages the athletic sports information strategy for the publicity and promotion of Nova Southwestern University's NCAA intercollegiate athletic teams.

• Manages the day-to-day functions and assigns specific responsibilities to the Athletic Sports Information staff and graduate assistants.
• Trains staff on web content management systems, public relations strategy, PRESTO and publication software.
• Directs, supervises, and maintains all media distribution lists and media relations plan for the Sports Information Department, while promoting NSU on a state and national level.
• Supervises, writes, and oversees the dissemination of daily press releases and website content both as a writer and in an editorial role.
• Maintains positive relationships with internal and external media constituents including NSU's PRMCs, local, regional, and national media outlets as well as other institution's athletic media representatives.
• Manages the production of athletic department publications including digital media guides, schedule cards, game programs, sport posters, and coordinate publication content and deadlines.
• Manages and maintains accurate data on the athletics website including team rosters, student-athlete bios, team statistics, coach and department information.
• Manages and coordinates online video and audio streaming of Nova Southwestern University's athletic contests including scheduling and staffing.
• Manages and coordinates video content for administrative, coach and student-athlete interviews, sport shows, highlight reels and video promos for video streaming productions.
• Coordinates and compiles statistics for all sports using primarily PRESTO statistical gathering software and produce enhanced live stat views on the athletic department website for selected sporting events.
• Assists coaches, teams, student-athletes and marketing department in covering, promoting, and publicizing all community engagement opportunities and events.
• Delegates, plans, and coordinates photography needs and services for all athletic department requirements including team photos, headshots, event action photos, and community service photos.
• Facilitates and manages the compilation of historical data for the purpose of creating and maintaining coach, team, and student-athlete record books within the department, the Sunshine State Conference, and the NCAA.
• Manages and coordinates the nomination of student-athletes, coaches, and teams for weekly, preseason and postseason athletic and academic awards with the Sunshine State Conference, coaches’ organizations and NCAA.
• Manages and implements the social media plan for Nova Southwestern University athletics.
• Oversees and reports weekly scores and statistics to the Sunshine State Conference, coaches' organizations, and NCAA.
• Formulates and monitors the Sports Information budget.
• Delegates the implementation and utilization of student employment for the Sports Information Department.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

• English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Communications and Media - Thorough knowledge of media production, visual, verbal, and interactive communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and persuade via written, oral, and visual media.
• Digital Media - General knowledge of digital media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and persuade via digital, web, and social media.
• Marketing - General knowledge of principles and methods for describing and promoting programs and services in order to achieve desired outcomes.
• Customer and Personal Service - General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
• Advanced knowledge of standard Adobe Suite.

• Reading Comprehension - Advanced understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in…