General Statement:

The Assistant Director of Media & Digital Relations is part of the Athletics event management group, serves as the primary media contact for Men’s Basketball, Track & Field/Cross Country, Women’s Golf and secondary Football. Digital communication including the athletics website is managed by the Assistant Director of Media & Digital Communication as well as all social media outlets and content.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Director of Media & Digital Communications oversees www.msubobcats.com website, acting as a department liaison for Sidearm, Bobcat Sports Properties and other external constituents. This includes maintaining accuracy of the site’s dynamic elements, managing web-related audio and video content, currency & accuracy of rosters, schedules and bio sketches.
• Work in conjunction with Montana PBS to coordinate streaming of home events on the ESPN+ Platform.
• Serve as primary media contact for the Men’s Basketball, Track & Field/Cross Country & Women’s Golf teams, secondary contact for Football, to include managing home events, coordinating the media guide and other publications and managing media relation efforts for those programs.
• In conjunction with MSU Creative Services, oversee all areas of Bobcat social media efforts. Assist coaches and other department personnel with social messaging, particularly implementing and revising a social media policy. Serves as department manager/supervisor for all athletics ancillary social media outlets.
• Responsible for complying with all Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Montana State University, NCAA and Big Sky Conference rules and regulations.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, the Senior Associate Director and/or the Director of Athletics

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in related field or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
2. At least one year of full-time/or two years of internship experience in the sports information field and experience in operations and digital marketing.
3. Demonstrated experience managing media relations for an assigned sport.
4. Demonstrated aptitude in writing, strong desktop publishing (preferably InDesign and Photoshop), NCAA Live Stats software, web maintenance, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media channels.
5. Demonstrated experience interacting with a diverse constituency using excellent interpersonal communications skills, both written and customer service skills.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of basic NCAA rules and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in a media liaison role.
2. Experience with Sports Photography.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of basic Big Sky Conference rules and regulations.
4. Demonstrated problem solving skills.

About Montana State University

MSU sponsors 15 sports and is a NCAA Division I member institution, with football competing in the Football Championship Sub-Division (FCS). Montana State is an active member of the Big Sky Conference where it has the opportunity to participate in the following championships: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Women’s Golf. Men’s and Women’s Nordic and Alpine Skiing participate in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Skiing Association (RMISA/NCAA). Bobcat Athletics also sponsors a Spirit Squad, which consists of cheer and dance, and houses the MSU Rodeo Team, as well.

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