Specialist 2-Sports Comm

Position Information

The Athletics Department is seeking an Assistant Director: Integrated Communications. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.
The mission of the OSU Department of Athletics is to Go Build Excellent, Authentic, Visionary Student-Athletes (GO B.E.A.V.S.).

The Integrated Communications unit handles all the department's media activities. The Assistant Director is responsible for creating and maintaining the national public face of the Athletic Department and Oregon State University based upon national standards set forth in the industry. Must make appropriate decisions within hardware and software capabilities of the Athletic Department to maximize its exposure to the correct national and local media outlets on a national level, as well as being responsible for the promotion of student-athletes and coaches for the Conference and NCAA recognition. The work of the unit is highly visible in a national public arena and Assistant Directors must be aware of the ever-changing environment and make adjustments in this environment independently.
This position serves as manager and acts as a liaison between media representatives and the coaches, administrators and student athletes (coordinates most or all game-day activities as they relate to communications). The Assistant Director is also responsible for promoting sports through press releases featuring upcoming events (osubeavers.com), game story recaps (osubeavers.com), social media integration, scheduling of media opportunities, as well as keeping a wide array of records for all intercollegiate athletics. The position also manages or assists in the management of the team's assigned social media accounts. This position makes independent decisions and recommendations to the Assistant Athletic Director for Integrated Communications or coach regarding reactive and proactive media responses and the appropriate outlets. The Assistant Director is responsible for providing professional writing assistance in publicizing the intercollegiate varsity sports programs within the Athletic Department and helps the Director of Communications identify media/programming opportunities for the Conference Network. The Assistant Director will provide media training to all student-athletes and coaches in their respective assignments. The position will function with considerable initiative and independence in the composition of original copy. This position also works closely with all other external departments within OSU Athletics.

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30% SOCIAL MEDIA
Develops and monitors social media sites to deliver the proper message to fans, recruits, supporters of the program and media. Manages the sport specific accounts or works with program staff to develop a plan together for coverage.
30% SPECIFIC SPORTS ASSIGNMENT / MEDIA TRAINING
Sports assigned to be determined. Potentially other sports or a change of focus as determined by staffing needs. Arranges public engagements for head and assistant coaches. Independently manages all media relations issues for the program. Trains all student-athletes and coaches in talking and working with the public media, including blogs, radio, internet, television, social media, etc.

15% GAME DAY RESPONSIBILITIES
Works game-day, as assigned, to coordinate all media outlets, press row personnel and appropriate exposure on internet, radio, TV and social media.

10% BRAND COORDINATION
Works with the sports marketing unit to brand and enhance the overall appearance of OSU Athletics and deliver each sport a unique positioning in recruiting efforts.
10% MEDIA RELATIONS
Independently develops effective working relationship with local, regional and national media covering Oregon State athletic events/competition.
5% SUPERVISION / LEADERSHIP
Assigns student work to help maintain workload and assist in the overall success of the communications team.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Work environments include office and arena. Travel with teams and weekend events are required.

Posting Detail Information

When applying you will be required to attach:

1) Resume/Vita
2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

You will also be required to answer two supplemental questions in the application process regarding your IAWP status. An Individual Associate with a Prospect ( IAWP) is any person who maintains (or directs others to maintain) contact with a Prospective Student-Athlete ( PSA), the PSA's relatives or legal guardians, or coaches at any point during the PSA's participation in Football or Basketball, and whose contact is directly or indirectly related to either the PSA's athletic skills and abilities or the PSA's recruitment by or enrollment in an NCAA institution. This definition includes, but is not limited to, parents, legal guardians, handlers, personal trainers, mentors and coaches. Coaches or employees at collegiate institutions may also be considered IAWPs for PSAs that they recruit. Answers to the questions must be truthful. False or misleading answers could result in termination or disqualification from eligibility for any employment at Oregon State University.

For additional information please contact: Hank Hager at hank.hager@oregonstate.edu
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.