Associate Director – Communications & Public Relations Position Available In DeKalb, Georgia

Job Summary Lead in communications efforts designed to market a campus unit’s products and/or services to target audiences. This position leads in the development of communications materials and promotional efforts with media representatives. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: unit management and personnel, customers and vendors. Serve as the primary communications and public relations contact for Georgia Tech men’s basketball and one additional sport:

• Act as a liaison between programs/coaches/student-athletes and media
• Act as programs’ communications liaison to the ACC and NCAA
• Oversee and implement programs’ social media strategies (in conjunction with teams’ creative staffs and GTAA creative & digital strategy staff)
• Maintain program’s presence on official website of Georgia Tech athletics (ramblinwreck.com)
• Write press releases to promote programs and recap events
• Write and maintain coach and student-athlete biographies
• Maintain team statistics and records
• Schedule photo shoots and photographers for live events; maintain programs’ photo archives
• Nominate and promote coaches and student-athletes for awards
• Act as media liaison for home events
• Be required to work home and away events for those sports, as well as other home events as needed
• Be required to work regular office hours, as well as night, weekend, and holiday work schedules
• Assist in special projects / events as they develop
• Assist in the implementation of Georgia Tech athletics’ overall communications and public relations strategy
• Other duties as assigned by associate A.

D./communications and public relations Educational Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience Required Experience Four to six years of job-related experience