Athletic Communications Coordinator

JOB DUTIES

80% - Athletic Communications
 

• Assists the Director of Athletic Communications with the coverage of all 15 varsity sports.

• Serves as the primary contact for assigned sports producing online team record books, preparing pre-game information, game programs, game stories, news releases, statistics, generating feature stories, video highlights, social media coverage, including graphic design, and other unique coverage for GoSlugs.com.

• Maintains close daily working relationships with UC Santa Cruz student-athletes and coaches in the department in order to develop story ideas and stay informed of information and developments in college sports while also collaborating with the Director of Athletic Communications.

• Assists in the planning and management of home, post season events, and select away events.

• Assists in developing strategies to build campus spirit, attendance, and visibility around athletic events.

• Establishes and maintains positive relations with media.

• Coordinates special projects/tasks and provides assistance on projects as assigned.

• Photographs assigned department-wide events, including recreational content collection when necessary.

• Oversees and manages or executes live stats for various sports.

20% - Departmental and Event Oversight
 

• Hires, processes personnel paperwork for, and in some cases directly supervises one or more student employees in the department.

• Hires and oversees Sammy the Slug student staff.

• Assists with home contest student staffing with management of WhenToWork scheduling.

• Serves as onsite supervisor of student staff on game days with assigned events.

• Works alongside Head Coaches to understand home event needs and preferences.

• Assists with development of Championship hosting experience.

• Assists with marquee event planning and presentation.

• Drives a personal or university vehicle to on and off campus event site locations to perform essential functions of the position.