Sports Information Coordinator

Responsible for all athletic communications internally and externally. Coordinates sports information and media activities within the athletic department. The Sports Information Coordinator must be available to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. This position is expected to work in a multi-cultural diverse working environment.

Typical Duties

This description is intended to indicate the types of duties and responsibilities requested of the employee assigned this title. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required:

1. Serve as primary person responsible for maintaining, updating and producing content for the athletics website and social media accounts (dept and individual teams).

2. Write, edit, and distribute quality athletic press releases, feature articles, programs, brochures and website news stories for all athletic events and activities.

3. Oversee and manage the editing and design of media guides and game programs for all home athletic events.

4. Maintain athletic historical records, statistics and report all contest outcomes and scores to the MCCAA and NJCAA as required.

5. Coordinate and help supervise game day table staff and workers to provide statistics, live streaming and sports information.

6. Assist with game day operations for home sporting events.

7. Set-up, schedule and maintain live video streaming of home sports and development of highlight videos, interviews and more.

8. Provide media support for special events and serve as primary media contact for all varsity sports.

9. Perform other related duties as assigned

• Ability to work nights and weekends at home sporting events and possibility travel with teams to away events.
• Strong grasp on rules and statistics for the sports sponsored at Oakland Community College.
• Comfortable using various editing software and social media platforms.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment

Minimum Education and Experience

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s Degree

EXPERIENCE: Preferred but not required depending on other experience:

• 2 years of experience in athletic communications
• Experience or familiarity with Content Management Systems such as PrestoSports, Ardor Adobe, BoxOut and Gipper.
• Experience or familiarity with running live streams and broadcasts and producing digital content (social media, video highlights).

Pulled from the full job description

• 457(b)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• 403(b)
• Prescription drug insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance