Working alongside the Director of Communications, this position is responsible for providing media coverage for all programs in the athletic department. It involves overseeing the social media accounts for athletics, creating content for athletics and programs, updating the athletics website, and providing logistical and operational gameday support. This position will also provide recaps of all intercollegiate contests and special events connected with athletics and posted to the website and to social media. The position provide event coverage of all home contests and oversee select professional and student staffing. Staffing responsibilities include recruiting and mentoring students who will provide assistance in carrying out all game day responsibilities. This position will be responsible for working directly with coaches and teams in implementing social media and content strategies.
Essential Functions:
Produce multimedia content for all 25 intercollegiate athletic programs. Oversee, generate content, and create strategy for all Athletics social media accounts. Work directly with coaches and programs in creation of content.
Coordinate the live streaming of all home athletic contests. Provide direction and leadership while serving as the liaison to the Red Devil Sports Network (RDSN); lead recruitment and management of RDSN students who assist in all areas of live broadcasting and media production; hire and mange professional photographers, and media freelancers as necessary. Manage student and professional staffing for gameday roles.
Manage official athletic department social media accounts. Educate department staff on the release of acceptable content, and information that is consistent with our branding efforts, and those of the college. Manage athletics website, providing stories, content creation, and updates to team/roster/department/staff pages.
Work with the Director of Athletic Communications to update and refresh the athletics website on a regular basis. Responsible for content creation for Dickinson College Athletics special events, such as Hall of Fame, end of year celebration, media day, and other events. Assist in general operations and logistics for special events.
Known for its innovative curriculum, Dickinson is a highly selective, private liberal-arts college. One of the nation's oldest colleges, and named in honor of a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Dickinson became the first college chartered in the newly recognized United States in September 1783. Dickinson has just under 900 full and part-time employees - administrators, faculty and staff - and its 144-acre campus is populated by students from 43 U.S. states and territories and 40 foreign countries. More than half of students study abroad through the school's 50 programs in 24 countries on six continents. Dickinson is recognized as a leader among institutions committed to sustainability and green initiatives and is continually recognized by such groups as the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sierra Club, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Princeton Review and Second Nature. Dickinson's stunning campus - featuring beautiful landscaping and buildings made of limestone - is located in the heart of the historic central Pennsylvania town of Carlisle, a key marker in Civil War activity. Founded in 1751, Carlisle, named a "most livable city" by Forbes, i...s a cosmopolitan town of 20,000 people, nestled between mountains that have long been a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The Appalachian Trail and several mountain lakes are within easy reach of the campus, as are Hershey Park and historic Gettysburg. The town is a transportation hub linked by highway, rail and air to prominent East Coast cities, with driving times that make these cities readily accessible: Harrisburg, 20 minutes; Gettysburg, 30 minutes; Baltimore, 90 minutes; Washington, D.C., two hours; Philadelphia, two hours; New York, three hours; Pittsburgh, four hours. Dickinson takes pride in its campus wellness and professional development programs, offering an array of opportunities to faculty and staff.