Assistant Director of Strategic Brand Development, Women's Basketball

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Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director of Strategic Brand Development, Women's Basketball

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Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director of Strategic Brand Development, Women's Basketball

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Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Sep 02, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Assistant Director, Associate Director, or Director title may be offered based on the candidate that is hired. Additional hours will be required to include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Travel will be required. This job is not suitable for remote work and is expected to work regular on-site hours.  

Purpose

Develop and lead programming to successfully enhance Texas Women’s Basketball student-athlete personal brands.  Educate Women’s Basketball student-athletes’ understanding of NIL, personal brands, and market value.  Facilitate connections with student-athletes and community members to promote community engagement and student-athlete brand building. _   _

Responsibilities

• Develop a nationally-recognized student-athlete brand development program by providing leadership, strategic direction and oversight of education programming and events for student-athletes, including brand building, social media responsibility, financial literacy, professionalism, media training, relationship building, interest and values assessment.

• Assist current student-athletes in understanding their market value developing strategies to elevate their brands while discussing the available resources and tools to maximize opportunities.

• Actively participate in recruiting and educating prospective student-athletes on applicable rules and policies for student-athlete NIL activities and the available programs and resources provided by Texas Athletics.

• Facilitate connections between student-athletes and external parties in accordance with NCAA guidelines. 

• Identify and build collaborative partnerships and relationships across the University and with external partners to deliver programs in support of student-athlete brand development and engagement. 

• Participate in fundraising efforts to support Texas Athletics and any other third-party entities as permitted under NCAA guidelines. 

• Ensure women’s basketball student-athlete NIL activities and partnerships comply with Texas NIL law and NCAA, Conference and Texas Athletics NIL policies and procedures. 

• Assists the Head Women's Basketball Coach, the Associate Head Coach, the Assistant Coaches and other support staff members with other duties as assigned.  Drive a UT or rental vehicle on and/or off campus.

• Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Always act ethically. Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program. Actively participate in assigned education and training programs. Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws. Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income. Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR. Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas Education Code Sec. 51.252, this position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence and Stalking.  As a Non-Confidential Employee, individuals employed in this position will report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy. An employee who does not report an incident or who makes a false report is subject to termination and may be charged with a criminal offense (Class A or Class B misdemeanor). For more information about employee responsibilities under Title IX, including information about confidential employee reporting exceptions, please visit the Title IX website at http://titleix.utexas.edu. 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and five plus years of relevant experience in student-athlete development, sports business and brand development, contracts, financial literacy and media or a combination of education and relevant experience. Demonstrated understanding of traditional and non-traditional business models, including social media influencing.  Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Strong interpersonal skill and budget management experience. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.  Demonstrated ability to cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with individuals and teams.  Proven effectiveness in cross-disciplinary collaboration both inside (in other units and functions) and outside the organization.  Demonstrated interest in pursuing continuous personal and professional development activities. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in collegiate athletics or women’s basketball.  Experience as a student-athlete in collegiate athletics.  Experience working with students or student-athletes in educational settings.  Significant working knowledge of the rules and regulations set forth by the NCAA and a Power 5 Conference with an emphasis on NIL.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

OPEN

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.  Use of manual dexterity.  Climbing of stairs.  Lifting and moving.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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