Casual Athletics Communications Assistant
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Location
- Amherst
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Casual Athletics Communications Assistant
Amherst Campus
Part Time
JR7343
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Casual Athletics Communications Assistant position. The Casual Athletics Communications Assistant is a part-time (up to 19 hours per week), academic-year (42 weeks), casual position with no benefits. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $16 - $17 per hour.
The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations.
The Casual Athletics Communications Assistant serves as a media contact for selected sports and manages game-day statistics using software like PrestoStats and NCAA Genius LiveStats. This role involves drafting press releases, creating engaging social media content via the Adobe Creative Suite, and supervising student game day staff.
Summary of Responsibilities:
• Serve as a primary media contact for selected sports
• Maintain in-game and cumulative statistics
• Oversee student worker athletic communications staff on game days
• Write press releases, including game recaps, award announcements, and student profiles for amherst.athletics.edu
• Assist with the management of the department's social media platforms and in the creation of photo and video content
Qualifications:
Required
• Strong time management and organizational skills with an ability to work independently
• Excellent writing and editing abilities
• Familiarity with Adobe Suite and statistical programs preferred
• Working knowledge of intercollegiate athletics and their specific playing rules, NCAA regulations, and statistics
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work nights and weekends
• Successful completion of required reference and background checks
• An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check
The Amherst College Athletic Communications Office uses Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro) as our primary editing software and PrestoStats and NCAA Genius LiveStats as our primary stat software.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen.) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Amherst College is committed to an inclusive hiring process and will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates throughout the application and interview process upon request.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Amherst College is one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling 1,800 talented, energetic and diverse young men and women. Our open curriculum is one of the boldest, most productive experiments in higher education.
Our students—1,800 of the most interesting, intellectually adventurous, independent-minded people you’d want to meet—publish papers in major journals; present at conferences worldwide; and undertake research, internship, study and community engagement projects around the world.
Amherst is a place where discovery happens—in labs, in classrooms, in libraries and over lunch in Valentine Dining Hall. The campus is located in Amherst, Mass., a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. Our scenic 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst and includes a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary.
The town of Amherst combines breathtaking natural scenery with a rich cultural life. It is home to 35,000 politically engaged, culturally aware people. More than 40 percent of the local population has a graduate degree, and more than 30,000 college students live in Amherst during the academic year.
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