Assistant Director of Media & Digital Relations

The Assistant Director of Media & Digital Relations reports directly to the Assistant Athletic Director of Communications. This full-time, 12-month position is responsible for coordinating media and event management functions for Bobcat Athletics while serving as the primary media contact for Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Women’s Tennis, and Ski, and assisting with other sports as assigned. The role also provides limited graphic design support and contributes to all digital and social media content for Bobcat Athletics.

• Serve as primary media contact for Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Women’s Tennis, and Ski to include managing home events, coordinating the media guide and other publications, and managing media relation efforts for those assigned programs.
• The Assistant Director of Media & Digital Relations oversees MSU Bobcats website, for their assigned sports, acting as a department liaison for Sidearm, Bobcat Sports Properties and other external constituents. This includes maintaining accuracy of the site’s dynamic elements, managing web-related audio and video content, currency & accuracy of rosters, schedules and bio sketches.
• Work in conjunction with Montana PBS to coordinate streaming of home events on the ESPN+ Platform, for assigned sports.
• In coordination with University Communications and the Athletics Creative Services team, and in compliance with Montana State University’s social media policy, this position will oversee MSU Athletics social media efforts for their assigned sports, and assist coaches and other departmental personnel with social messaging. Serves as department co-manager/co-supervisor for all Athletics ancillary social media outlets.
• Responsible for complying with all Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Montana State University, NCAA and Big Sky Conference policies, rules, and regulations.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, and/or other members of the Athletics leadership team.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• At least one year of full-time/or two years of internship/graduate assistantship experience in the sports information field and experience in operations and digital marketing.
• Demonstrated experience managing media relations for an assigned sport.
• Demonstrated aptitude in writing, strong desktop publishing (preferably InDesign and Photoshop), NCAA Live Stats software, web maintenance, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media channels.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with a diverse constituency using excellent interpersonal communications skills, both written and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic NCAA rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.