Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Posted Date: Apr 01, 2025

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    Unknown
  • Years of Experience
    Not provided
  • Work Type
    Part-time

ABOUT PROGRAM

About the Job
Job Description

The Assistant Director assists with developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive public relations strategy, including media outlets, social media, website management, photography, video collection, and live streaming to provide exposure to Florida Tech's varsity athletic teams. The Assistant Director demonstrates establishing positive, mutually respectful, and effective working relationships with scholar-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty, alumni, the public, and internal and external local, regional, and national media representatives. Assisting with all gameday athletic communications operations, setup, and teardown for all home varsity athletic events, including assisting with hiring, training, scheduling, and management of part-time and student personnel to ensure Florida Tech athletics provides a positive experience for all participants and spectators in person and across all web and social media platforms.

  • Assist with the operations of the athletic communications department (social media content, feature writing, and managing/updating FloridaTechSports.com), manage all academic, competition, and community engagement content, and all event management tasks for sports covered in adhering to all athletic and University policies and protocols.
  • Use of all athletic and university software and technology systems, documentation, travel arrangements, equipment/supplies, maintenance, orders, and community service.
  • Create and implement the public relations plan for each assigned sport, production of athletic department printed and digital assets, and collaboration with the Director and Assistant Director for Athletic Partnerships & Promotions in developing event scripts, public address announcements, etc.
  • Assist with developing and coordinating photography (headshots, team and action, headshots, and community engagement) and live event video streaming and video content production (including the end-of-year athletic awards event).
  • Assist with the coordination and compilation of all record books and other historical data for sports covered, including the oversight of maintaining accurate inputting of statistics utilizing approved NCAA software, distribution of official stats to coaches, opponents, Sunshine State Conference, NCAA, and other required services (including the nomination of scholar-athletes, coaches, and teams for weekly, pre/postseason academic, and athletic awards).
  • Other duties assigned by the Associate AD for External Operations.

Equal Opportunity

Florida Institute of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics in its activities and programs. In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of sex.  Inquiries concerning the application of the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment policy may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Director and Investigator at 150 West University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901, or email kgarrett@fit.edu, or +1 321-674-7153; or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Please notify us at least five days in advance if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed by calling the Office of Human Resources at 321-674-8100.

Department History

Florida Institute of Technology Communications 2024–2025

Person Role

Matt Padeway

Departing
Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Jeff Cooney Jr.

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Florida Institute of Technology Marketing 2024–2025

Person Role

Adam Krey

Assistant Director for Promotions & Engagement

Florida Institute of Technology Communications 2023–2024

Person Role

Christina Hardman

Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Alex Henderson

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Matt Padeway

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Florida Institute of Technology Marketing 2023–2024

Person Role

Marc Small

Director for Athletic Partnerships & Promotions

Adam Krey

Assistant Director for Promotions & Engagement

Florida Institute of Technology Communications 2022–2023

Person Role

Christina Hardman

Associate Athletic Director for Communications

Tiffany Jacobs

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Will Thornhill

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Alex Henderson

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Florida Institute of Technology Marketing 2022–2023

Person Role

Marc Small

Assistant Director for Athletic Partnerships & Promotions

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