Assistant Director of Communications & Digital Media

Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, the Assistant Director of Communications & Digital Media serves as the primary sports information contact for Gymnastics, Women's Soccer, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis. The position tells the stories of Denver's student-athletes and programs through press releases, feature writing, social media, and digital content, and manages media relations, statistical services, and award nominations for assigned sports. The Assistant Director also partners with Technical Services, Creative, Marketing, Sponsorship, Event Management, Development, and Ticket Sales to promote revenue-generating opportunities and advance the Division's overall communications plan.

Essential Functions

• Serve as sports information director for Gymnastics, Women's Soccer, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis, including writing, editing, and disseminating press releases and feature stories; designing media brochures and game programs; responding to media inquiries; planning photography sessions; and covering assigned home and postseason contests locally, regionally, and nationally

• Coordinate media relations, social media, and statistical services for all home contests for assigned sports, and serve as liaison to opposing institutions, media, coaches, conference offices, and the NCAA for the exchange of statistical data and sport-specific honors information

• Nominate student-athletes for conference, regional, and national honors and awards, and publicize award winners across department platforms

• Create and publish digital and social media content that tells the stories of student-athletes and programs for assigned sports, in collaboration with the Creative unit

• Promote revenue-generating opportunities for assigned sports in partnership with Technical Services (broadcast elements), Marketing (student-athlete selection and public address support), Sponsorship (fulfillment of agreements on game programs, website, and social media), Event Management (game day operations), Development (Division messaging), and Ticket Sales (ticket deals and promotions)

• Lead efforts, in conjunction with other units, to keep trophy cases and display cases current; coordinate the team photo wall, assigned sport media days, and the department-wide headshot day with the University of Denver photographer

• Assist the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications for Hockey with supervision of the unit's work-study students and with assigning game day student staffing for all 18 of Denver's sport programs

• Prepare for and contribute to weekly unit meetings to support execution of the department's overall communications plan