Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
The candidate will serve as a full-time member of the Athletics Department's communications staff with primary focus on communications planning, web, electronic and social media; oversees all social media accounts; hires, trains and manages student and freelance social media team; plans and implements departmental communications & social media calendar; creates social media in-game updates, photo galleries, postgame interviews, video board interaction, in-game chats and other opportunities; oversees student-athlete social media training; educates BCAD staff and coaches on social media; serves as liaison with all external departments (including Development, Ticketing & Marketing) to coordinate communications activities; manages the department's website, BCEagles.com, including the site's interface design, content management & daily updates; attendance at home events and selected travel to away events; develops weekly internal communications email for entire BCAD staff; administers communications/media relations activities for one or more Olympic sports; supervises interns & student assistants in coverage of several Olympic sports; participates in home football gameday preparation and operations as needed; participates in all staff meetings, strategy sessions, and assist with overall day-to-day supervision and operation of the Communications office. The position requires the ability to work evenings/weekends on a frequent basis. Some travel is required.
Position Details: Department: 011002 - Media Relations Position: 00010397 - Associate Director; Athletic Communications (Social Media & Web Development) Grade: 3RD
Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in journalism/communications and a minimum of two years full-time media relations/communications experience required. Strong preference will be given to candidates with a proven track record of developing effective social media initiatives; background in HTML coding, design and back end web programs.
This position is required to perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with all NCAA, ACC and institutional rules and regulations.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
