Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Position Available In Merrimack, New Hampshire

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
New England College
in Henniker, NH

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Full-Time

Posted:

05/16/2025

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Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs; +1 Athletics – Athletic Administration Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Position Purpose
The Assistant Director of Athletic Communications is responsible for all athletic communications for the intercollegiate athletics program. This position reports to the Director of Athletics and is charged with providing the college community, prospective students, alumni, and the general public with an increased awareness of NEC’s athletics programs. Essential Duties Summary
Creates and implements a strategic communications plan utilizing the latest sports marketing techniques, emerging technologies, social media, video and digital marketing tools to enhance recruitment and retention.
Initiates cross-departmental communication and collaboration with a variety of campus constituents including communications, marketing, alumni relations, student and academic affairs
Provides all on-site athletics communication services, including in-game statistics for home contests and championship events.
Distributes timely information about NEC’s intercollegiate athletics teams to the local, regional, and national news media
Creates and edits game and team highlight videos
Manages and updates all website content and social media platforms with scores, current statistics, records, rosters, photos, game notes, previews and recaps, interviews, special features, and video
Produces electronic media guides for each NEC sports team
Develops and produces game day programs
Compiles, updates, and reports statistics to the North Atlantic Conference, the New England Hockey Conference, and the NCAA
Serves as the primary media contact for the Athletics department and each of the 18 NEC sports teams
Provides hands-on learning experience for all student workers as it pertains to webcasting, statistics, sports journalism and various office duties.
Builds relationships with local community groups to elevate the institutions athletics events and engage with potential fan base
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in English, marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field.
Master’s degree is preferred.
A minimum of three years of experience in the field of athletics communications or sports information, preferably at the higher education level
Working knowledge of StatCrew software and Automated Scorebook, Pagemaker and/or Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop and Microsoft Word
Statistical experience with multiple NCAA sports
Strong working knowledge of Stat Crew in-game statistical program
Knowledge of news, reporting, public relations, printing, graphics and editing principles, practices, and techniques
Excellent organizational skills and ability to delegate
Flexible hours, including evenings/ weekends. Some travel required
Ability to stat volleyball
Preferred Qualifications To apply, visit https://nec.peopleadmin.com/postings/5368 New England College prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed or religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, veteran’s status or disability in regard to treatment, access to or employment in its programs and activities, in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with disabilities needing accommodation should contact the ADA Compliance Officer.
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