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Mount Holyoke College Athletic Promotions & Communications Ast in South Hadley, Massachusetts
Athletic Promotions and Communications Assistant remote type - In-Person locations - Mount Holyoke College - Main Campus time type - Full time job requisition id - R-0000001755 Minimum Starting Rate of Pay: - \$25.44 Rate of pay commensurate with experience Start Date: 01/02/2025 Job Description: The Athletic Promotions and Communications Assistant is responsible for assisting with the promotion of the MHC Lyons brand through social media and special projects. The successful candidate will work closely with student-athletes and athletics administration to promote community engagement, provide day to day operational support to the Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications and game day coverage. The successful candidate will coordinate special projects for use on game day productions with media and graphics. Duties and responsibilities: Promotions Develop relationships with coaches and student-athletes to learn of and promote successes. Write, edit, and submit stories that highlight student-athlete programming and successes. Create graphics promoting home contests to be used on social media and campus communications. Create graphics highlighting outstanding student-athlete performances for use on social media and campus communications. Generate and share unique stories of student-athletes and their engagements and successes. Collaborate with campus partners to promote athletics within the MHC campus community Athletics Communications Provide game day support for home events: help to manage or oversee video livestream, and support the Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications on game days: Assist with reporting accurate statistics for home competitions Assist with securing appropriate student-workers Assist with special projects that support the production and broadcast of home competitions on the FloSports Network Coordinate game day and other promotional graphics for each varsity athletics team Qualifications Bachelor\'s degree Valid driver\'s license CPR/AED certification required - will work with successful candidate to provide Previous experience with collegiate student-athletes or as a member of a collegiate athletics team Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to manage tasks efficiently. Ability to thrive in a competitive NCAA Division II liberal arts college environment with high academic standards. Creative thinking with experience in special events and/or marketing Strong interest or experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as wellness initiatives. Contract Position This is a NCAA grant funded position that will expire June 30, 2025. Working Conditions This position requires some night and weekend work.