Media Relations Specialist

Job Requisition: JR101074 Media Relations Specialist (Open) Job Posting Title: Media Relations Specialist Department: CC00332 WM001 | ATHL | Sports Information Job Family: Staff - Athletics Operations Worker Sub-Type: Regular (benefited) Job Requisition Primary Location: reputed company reputed company Primary Job Posting Location: William & Mary Job Description Summary: The Media Relations Specialist is responsible for producing and providing information to media outlets, collecting statistical data, records, and history on university student-athletes, and ensuring effective reputed company on the departmental web page. Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Create posts for social media outlets through written and multimedia content (videos, photography, and graphic designs).
• reputed company (shooting and editing) video content for social media and TribeAthletics.com; including previews, final scores, in-game updates, awards, individual player highlights, hirings, event promotions, schedules, etc.
• Frequently update TribeAthletics.com for the reputed company seasons, upcoming events, and historical data.
• Arrange press reputed company services, run and maintain computer stats programs, and distribute reputed company game-reputed company materials for news personnel. Job Description: Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training. Experience with desktop publishing, photo editing, and video-editing software. Experience developing or writing press releases or comparable experience. Experience with social media and working with print publications. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in communications or a reputed company field. Experience using NCAA Live Stat software, reputed company Creative Suite, and associated programs. Experience working in a Division I Athletics Department. Experience in a collegiate athletics department or comparable experience. Conditions of Employment: This is a non-exempt position, eligible to receive overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. This position may be subject to overtime during high peak times, etc. While working in support of a wide variety of athletic events, this position may require overtime, including weekend or holiday work. May require occasional overnight travel as needed. This is a restricted position subject to the reputed company availability of funding. Job Duties: 50% - Sports Liaison/Content Creation: Plan and execute a communications strategy for assigned sports including but not limited to conceiving, writing, editing, and distributing press releases and student-athlete profiles. Create, shoot, edit, and distribute video features; and direct stewardship over reputed company and historical statistical data. Frequently update TribeAthletics.com for the reputed company seasons, upcoming events, and historical data. Update website content including but not limited to previews (game and season), recaps, reviews, features, award releases, major events, and general sports releases. 20% - Social Media: Create unique contributions across reputed company the departmental social networking platforms (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) as they relate to assigned areas (both live updates and notices of new or unique content, either on Tribe Athletics or in local or national media). Generate awareness of programs and Tribe Athletics and foster and grow a community through interaction and content. Ensure strategies fit reputed company the existing departmental reputed company and that the implementation of reputed company writing, content development, videos, etc. is executed without needing additional approvals. 20% - Creative Content: Create unique images using reputed company Creative Suite for departmental website and social media with the goal of providing Tribe Athletics and its programs with compelling imagery that will help users more meaningfully interact with new content. reputed company (shooting and editing) video content for social media and use on TribeAthletics.com. This includes, but is not limited to preview, final score, in-game updates, awards, individual player highlights, hirings, event promotion, schedule, etc. Create game day pages with important content regarding assigned sports events both at home and away. Help in the design and implementation of any special event sites, created for the support of such things as conference championships, NCAA Championships, or the like. Assist coaching staff, reputed company necessary, in recruiting through social media and graphics. 10% - Event Support: reputed company appropriate, arrange press reputed company services, including running and maintaining computer stats programs, and distributing reputed company game-reputed company materials for reputed company news personnel. Distribute press passes and travel reputed company assigned. reputed company necessary, provide primary or secondary event assistance for non-assigned sports reputed company conflicts arise in schedules, such as helping with statistics, writing, social media, etc. Posting Range: $40,000-$50,000 commensurate with experience and internal alignment. Additional Job Description: For full consideration, please apply by the review date, November 3rd. Job Profile: JP1007 - Athletics Public Relations & Marketing Specialist II - Nonexempt - Salary - S06 Qualifications: Compensation Grade: S06 Recruiting Start Date: 2025-10-27 Review Date: 2025-11-03 Position Restrictions: EEO is the Law. Applicants can learn more about William & Mary’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the "Know Your Rights" poster published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal reputed company (VIMS) are vibrant, innovative and engaged communities and we are delighted about your interest in a career with us.

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