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Job overview

Area of Responsibility
Executive Leadership (non AD/Commish)
Type
Full-Time
Location
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Senior Associate AD for Brand and Strategic Communication

Villanova UniversityFull-TimeVillanova, PA
  • Serve as communications strategist and advisor for the Athletics Department/VP/Athletic Director, providing communication counsel and expertise regarding the changing landscape in college athletics.

    • Stay current and communicate changes in collegiate sports industry as it relates to current litigation, possible legislation and other major collegiate athletics landscape changes etc. and communicate these changes in real time.

    • Prepare and ensure consistency in messaging for athletic director, head coaches, and senior staff. Direct crisis communication strategy for Athletics – develop a risk “heat map” for senior administration and head coaches along with outside consultant.

    • Working closely with both MBB/WBB head coaches, General Manager, rosters, existing media/social/digital teams and leaning on external consultant for support.

    • Support the VP/Athletic Director to assure alignment, particularly with the Office of President and University Communication and Marketing, as it relates impactful changes to both Villanova’s athletic profile and the overarching athletic landscape.

    • Serve as public spokesperson with various constituencies regarding Villanova, particularly the changing landscape.

  • Oversee a renewed communication strategy for Villanova Athletics and Athletic Director with an emphasis on MBB/WBB., including:

    • Collaborate closely with campus partners in communications and marketing to ensure alignment of communications strategies and plans, including the forthcoming comprehensive capital campaign

  • Provide individual student-athletes counsel in the development of their own personal brands in connection to Villanova Athletics profile and mission.

  • Special projects as assigned by the VP/Director of Athletics to include but not limited to coverage of national sports stories and the impact on Villanova Athletics, specialized donor trips/engagements both on and off campus.

For complete job posting, please visit the link below:

https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/29078