Athletics Communications Specialist

The George Washington University offers a comprehensive, NCAA Division I athletics program featuring 400 student-athletes across 20 varsity sports. A charter member of the storied Atlantic 10 Conference and the league’s only Association of American Universities (AAU) member institution, the GW Revolutionaries lead in the classroom, in competition, and in service to our campus and local communities. GW’s combination of world-class academics, elite A10 athletics, and location in the heart of the nation’s capital affords our student-athletes an exceptional platform to achieve their dreams.

The Athletics Communications Specialist serves as a spokesperson for GW Athletics and is a public relations strategist, developing and executing plans to elevate the profile of GW Athletics. The position provides daily communications support to a variety of constituents and stakeholders of GW Athletics to elevate the profile and brand of the Department of Athletics. This position is the primary point of contact for several intercollegiate sports.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provides professional writing in the promotion and publicizing of GW Athletics, including game previews and recaps, press releases, advisories, game program material and postseason information. Acts as primary contact for external and internal constituents for multiple intercollegiate sports and serves as media coordinator for those sports.

• Oversees statistical information for assigned sports, including compiling and maintaining records on each sport, distribution of statistics and information, and maintaining and updating information files on student-athletes and staff. Prepares game programs for all home events for sports for which they are the official contact. Promotes individual athletes for All-Conference, All-America, and other honors as appropriate. May include travel to championship competitions with assigned sports.

• Develops and maintains contact with external media to pitch story opportunities. Identifies and establishes contact with specialized media. Conducts research, interviews and writes copy for external media and university publications. Is the primary contact and author of sport-specific social media accounts for the promotion of assigned sports on social media.

• Assists in the preparation of coaches and student-athletes for media interviews. Identifies and implements online and social media strategies. Coordinates with Sports Marketing to further GW Athletics and university strategic goals.

• Assists in obtaining general information on GW Athletics and maintaining and providing content for GWsprts.com. Prepares relevant reports and other information necessary for general efficiency of the department. Prepares post-game recaps and reports results of all games and events to media, Atlantic 10 Conference and/or NCAA Offices.

• Creates additional forms of content, including photo, video and graphics.

• Edits and proofreads copy.

• Responds promptly to media inquiries.

• Uses creativity to brainstorm, conceptualize and execute unique ways of promoting student-athletes and GW Athletics on social media and through video storytelling.

• Assists with special events as required.

• Manages press operation at home events for assigned sports and may be asked to assist the director and assistant director at home men’s and women’s basketball games.
  

Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.