Assistant Director of Athletics Communications | Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio, Kenyon College invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Athletics Communications. This is a full-time, 10-month reporting position with benefits. Under the general direction of the Director of Athletics Communications, the Assistant is responsible for promoting the College’s twenty-three varsity athletics programs, as well as fitness and recreation programs, through written, verbal and electronic communications. Primary duties include overseeing the upkeep of the Athletics Department’s website, writing press releases and game summaries, compiling in-game statistics, and cultivating communication with coaches, administrators, student-athletes and media. The Assistant Director of Athletics Communications will also maintain the College’s athletics social media platforms, play an important operations role in live game coverage, including video streams, audio broadcasts, in-game statistics and will produce and release promotional and highlight video clips. In addition to office hours, the Assistant Director of Athletics Communications will be expected to work evenings and weekends, as required, and will travel to cover Kenyon’s teams when necessary. Other duties may be added with the addition of new technologies, and expectations within the field. It is also expected that the Assistant Director of Athletics Communications embraces the department mission of fostering learning and developing community with a focus on the values of citizenship, competition, resiliency, sportsmanship and teamwork within Kenyon’s unique campus culture.