Job Duties
Serves as the primary media relations contact for Norfolk State University 15-sport NCAA Division I athletic programs.
Duties include but not limited to the following:
1. Disseminates information for all assigned sports, including overseeing writing, editing, and distributing of sports information in the form of Athletic Department website stories, social media accounts, press releases, media guides, game programs, telephone interviews, etc. on a timely basis.
2. Coordinates and reports compilation of statistical records, records of competition, and archival information on a timely basis.
3. Spearheads the response to University and public inquiries as related to athletic events, student-athletes, and coaches in addition to serving as the primary contact for designated sports and cultivates/maintains relationships with local, regional, and national media to maximize coverage and exposure for the athletics programs through traditional and new media sources.
4. Coordinates the nomination and promotes serious consideration of outstanding student-athletes as candidates for Conference, Regional and National awards, both for athletic as well as academic excellence.
Other duties include but are not limited to the following: media relations function on day of competition; responsible for hiring, coaching, developing and reviewing performance of the staff; oversees hiring of game-day workers for home competition of assigned sports, including statisticians, clock operators, public address announcers, scorekeepers, etc; provides supervision to game day workers during home competition; provides statistical and/or game-tracking services during athletic competition as needed for assigned sports.
Minimum Qualifications
5. Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree.
6. Two years intercollegiate media relations and/or mass communication.
7. Strong oral and written communication skills.
8. Proficient is social media platforms and website content.
9. Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
10. Proficient in current and developing trends (video, voice, data, and computing technologies).
11. A successful criminal background check is required.
Additional Considerations
12. Master's degree.
13. Minimum five years experience in media relations in intercollegiate athletics.
Minimum five years experience in media relations in intercollegiate athletics in a DI program with football.
14. Supervisory experience.
Minimum Qualifications: Candidate
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Norfolk State University
Phone: 757-823-2949
Email: No email address is needed.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.