Graduate Assistant for Athletic Communications

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multimedia content creation for social media accounts, gameday venues, and marketing to promote athletics through video, photos, and graphics.
• Capture live game action video and edit highlights.
• Manage department social media accounts and create an editorial calendar.
• Oversee in-game productions for live webcasts (all sports) and videoboards (soccer, football, hockey, baseball).
• Provide assistance for individual team social media accounts.
• Assist in maintaining www.GoUMary.com website.
• Serve as the primary media contact for team(s) if needed.
• Support the Christian, Catholic, Benedictine mission of the University of Mary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required and full-time enrollment in a graduate program.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for admission to Graduate Studies at the University of Mary.
• Experience in creating all forms of media content (written, visual, video).
• Ability to use Adobe Creative Suites to design graphics and edit video and photos.
• Degree in communication/journalism, public relations, sports management or a related field.
• Experience working in college athletics or a university public relations office.
• Ability to shoot and edit video (live game action, interviews, etc.).
• Demonstrated editing skills (video, photos) and graphic design skills using Adobe Creative Suites (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, etc.).
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, social media).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Good work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to manage sensitive and confidential student information.

Nice to Have

• Social media knowledge.
• Photography knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Full-time enrollment in a graduate program.