Assoc/Asst Athletics Dir for Media Relations

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Posted Date: Mar 26, 2025

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    Unknown
  • Years of Experience
    5+ Years
  • Work Type
    Full-time

ABOUT PROGRAM

About the Job
Job Description

Job Summary:  

Directs the Athletic Communications team. Promotes and enhances the image of Drury University Athletics through media relations, public relations, social media, and web communications. This position plays a strategic role in shaping the department’s communication policies and long-term strategies. This position serves as the senior athletic point person for collaborative communication efforts on the Drury University Campus.

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties or responsibility requirements. Employees may be required to perform other job-related instructions as requested by the supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

  • Develops and executes comprehensive integrated communications and marketing strategies for the department of athletics; manages overall departmental messaging; sets up systems, standards, and protocols; leads and mentors the staff, student workers and game workers, providing opportunities and coaching in professional development; partners with internal campus departments, including Marketing and Communications, to align athletic communications with college-wide initiatives.
  • Promotes and enhances the image of Drury Athletics. Markets, publicize, and promotes Drury Athletics and its events through news release, feature stories, emails, web communications and phone calls with the goal of increasing positive exposure for Drury; serves as the primary contact and handles media relations duties (requests, interview schedules, etc.) for the athletic administrations and all NCAA sports. Serves as the primary communications contact with the conference and NCAA media relations offices; serves as the leader of the department’s overall messaging and spokesperson for the athletics department when appropriate, and develops and enhances relationship with key stakeholders and media outlets.
  • Maintains website and departmental communications pieces- directs the communications function and content on drurypanthers.com working to develop and improve overall content of the site regularly; leads the creation graphics and generate fresh content for web sue; gathers photos for website and various communications/social platforms; and serves as backup for other staff members’ web needs.
  • Publications Production: supervises production (writing, editing, design) of publications including game programs, media guides, the main athletics website, annual reports, etc.; works in conjunction with marketing and communication on scheduling video production and content for select sports; and oversees the quality and consistency of all publications.
  • Supervises, coordinates, and oversees media relations for all home and away contests and events, press conferences, photo days and media days; serves as point media relation contact for Drury-hosted conference and national championship events; develops relationships with and serves as the department’s contact with local and national media outlets.
  • Supervisors, coordinates, and oversees all livestream broadcasts and productions.
  • Sport supervision as assigned.

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