Media Relations Professional II (Athletics)

Handle daily communication and media-services responsibilities for assigned Olympic sports programs, working directly with coaches and student-athletes to produce positive coverage in print, news, and digital media. Use creative, innovative approach to generate positive promotion of sport programs. Work with coaching staffs and department promotions team to create publicity plans to reach various audiences through social media and websites. Write and edit daily, weekly and annual releases, feature stories and publications. Develop ideas, write and post material to Arizona’s official website, arizonawildcats.com. Utilize advanced photo editing skills for graphical use on website and social media. Coordinate with video department to schedule and produce multimedia materials. Maintain archival and records systems. Staff events in media-services capacity, while coordinating duties of support staff. Respond to written and phone queries from media and others by providing materials, statistics, photos, and information pertaining to sport. Assist or direct media operations at league and National Championship events hosted by the University. File game reports/statistical summaries to specific or requested news outlets, conference and NCAA offices. Assist in daily management of strategic communications for athletics as assigned by director. Assist in maintaining compliance with ICA, University, Big 12 Conference and NCAA guidelines and policies. Assist with managing student employees. Budget accountability. Additional duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions. Fosters a collaborative work environment through respectful and effective communication. Critical thinking skills and ability to provide multiple solutions for situations. Ability to work nights and weekends as necessary. Proficient technology software skills including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Photoshop, InDesign. Demonstrated ability to effectively and positively manage social media accounts (X, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) that represent official university athletics programs. Exceptional interpersonal communications skills including demonstrated writing experience and story-telling ability.