Job Description

Overview:
The Assistant Media Relations Coordinator (Public Relations Spec I) serves as a member of the Utah State Athletic Media Relations team. The successful candidate will serve as the primary media contact for women\xe2\x80\x99s basketball, volleyball and softball, as well as assisting with other assigned duties. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus excellent benefits. Responsibilities:

• Manages all athletic communications department operations for women\xe2\x80\x99s basketball, volleyball, softball and other assigned sports.
• Develop, coordinate and implement comprehensive public relations and communications strategy and plans for assigned sports, including a focused social media plan.
• Work with creative content team to create digital and multimedia content for social media.
• Customize social media graphics for assigned sports.
• Tabulates official statistics for assigned sports with the use of NCAA Genius Live Stats and StatCrew.
• Builds relationships with and pitches stories to local, regional and national media.
• Attends athletic events of assigned sports (home and away) as required.
• Supervises student workers and other staff (announcers, videographers, photographers, etc.) during home events.
• Maintains historical records and statistics for assigned sports.
• Manages award nomination/selection processes for assigned sports.
• Produces media guides and other publications for assigned sports.
• Assists in maintaining official USU Athletics accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube in addition to website.
• Maintains positive working atmosphere by acting and communicating effectively with coaches, students-athletes, staff and co-workers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with minimum one-year experience in collegiate athletic media relations or a related field.
• Candidate must have the ability to meet short deadlines, work evenings and weekends, and be able to travel with designated teams when required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong writing, editing and design (print and web) skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Premier, etc.).
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in NCAA Genius Live Stats and StatCrew.
• Proficiency in Sidearm website technology.
• Working knowledge of web site management and multimedia production.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with coaches, student-athletes, staff, fans and alumni.
• Ability to work independently as well as lead projects.

Required Documents:
Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under \xe2\x80\x9cResume/CV\xe2\x80\x9d
• Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.** Advertised Salary: Based on experience, plus excellent benefits ADA:
The environment and physical requirements may change depending on the specific function of the work each department performs. Incumbents may be in both indoor and outdoor environments. Indoors, in an office space, event space, or public space are protected from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes. Incumbents may nearly continuously sit and often use repetitive hand motion (such as typing).


Outdoors, incumbents may not be protected from weather conditions and may be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold. Incumbents may be required to lift, push, and/or pull objects up to 50 pounds and be required to walk and/or stand for long periods of time. University Highlights:
Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utah\xe2\x80\x99s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 \xe2\x80\x9cvery high research activity\xe2\x80\x9d by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.


USU\xe2\x80\x99s statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employs 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 master\xe2\x80\x99s and 42 doctoral degrees. Learn more about USU.


A core characteristic of USU is engagement with communities and people in economic development, improvements to quality of life, and human capital. Through the practical application of knowledge, the University and its faculty engage and share expertise with the state, nation, and world, preserving the historical land-grant tradition of partnering with communities to address critical societal issues in the interest of the public good.


The USU main campus is located in beautiful Logan, Utah, a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.


USU is sensitive to the needs of dual career couples and provides a Dual Career Assistance program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.


USU endeavors to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access in all aspects of employment to qualified persons with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the university\xe2\x80\x99s ADA Coordinator in the Human Resource office at 435-797-0122 or submit a request at hr@usu.edu.

USU Land Acknowledgment
Please visit our website to learn about Utah State\xe2\x80\x99s land acknowledgment of the eight tribes of Utah.

Notice of Non-discrimination In its programs and activities, including in admissions and employment, Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USU\xe2\x80\x99s non-discrimination policies:


Executive Director of the Office of Equity Matthew Pinner, discrimination@usu.edu, Distance Education Rm. 401, 435-797-1266
Title IX Coordinator Matthew Pinner, titleix@usu.edu, Distance Education Rm. 404, 435-797-1266
Mailing address: 5100 Old Main Hill, Logan, Ut 84322 For further information regarding non-discrimination, please visit https://equity.usu.edu/, or contact:
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481, OCR@ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office, 303-844-5695, OCR.Denver@ed.gov

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  updated 11/2022