Saint Michael's College - Director of Athletic Communications

Saint Michael's College
Director of Athletic Communications
Colchester, Vermont

Company Description:

Saint Michael's College, founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 371 Colleges. A liberal arts, residential, Catholic college, Saint Michael's is located 3 minutes from Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top 10 college towns. As one of only 270 institutions nationwide allowed to have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, Saint Michael's has 2,000 full-time undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 200 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and Saint Michael's professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last eight years. The college is a top-100 national liberal arts college according to the 2011 U.S. News rankings, and is listed in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges.

Job Description:

Applications are invited for the position of Director of Athletic Communications at Saint Michael's College, a private, Catholic liberal arts and sciences college located in the greater Burlington area of Vermont. Saint Michael’s is a NCAA Division II institution sponsoring 21 varsity sports, and is a proud member of the Northeast-10 Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

The successful candidate will provide a complete sports information and public/media relations program for the Purple Knights. This program must include: maintaining current and cumulative statistics and records, writing press releases on individual athletes and teams, creating and managing content for the athletic department’s web page, utilizing social media platforms to promote and enhance awareness of the Knights, and developing promotional materials and publications to support and increase media coverage of all programs. The Director must act as an effective liaison between athletes and coaches, and representatives of the media and greater community.
 

Additional Information:

Saint Michael's College is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity, equity and inclusiveness across our campus community and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission.

Application Instructions:

• Resume
• Cover letter describing qualifications
• Brief one-page statement that explains what it is about Saint Michael’s that attracts you to this opportunity, and how you would contribute to the mission of the College in this role.
• Contact Information for three (3) professional references.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials as soon as possible. To receive fullest consideration, applicant materials must be received by 5:00 pm on July13th, 2011. The search will remain open until a successful candidate is identified.

An offer of employment is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and the successful completion of a background check
 

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree, with emphasis on journalism, communications, or English preferred. A minimum of three years of experience in sports information or a related field is required. Strong oral and written communication skills, along with demonstrated computer competence in Microsoft Windows software, QuarkXpress, StatCrew statistical software, web design, and desktop publishing is essential. This position requires regular office hours, as well as evening and weekend hours.  Valid driver's license required and ability to successfully pass driving record check. For criteria please see the Driver Acceptability Matrix.

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