Associate Director, Football Social Media & Student-Athlete Branding

Associate Director, Football Social Media & Student-Athlete Branding University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN, US The Associate Director, Football Social Media & Student-Athlete Branding will work within the Athletic Department’s External Affairs team, be part of the award-winning Fighting Irish Media Department, and will lead all social media channels for Notre Dame Football. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree (4 years) Experience: 3 to 4 years managing a brand’s social media accounts Expert level knowledge in all aspects of social media Thorough knowledge of college football and high athletics EQ (know the commitment it takes to be a college student-athlete, have witnessed how revenue impacts the game, and have a general awareness of athlete competition) Demonstrate executive decision-making, organization, and professional communication skills including expressing vision for social media strategy to key stakeholders Experience expanding the brand on social media, collaborating with student-athletes and programs on content creation Experience with photography (use of DSLR/mirrorless camera systems and Adobe creative suite programs) and creation of photography content for the social media channels Experience manipulating provided Photoshop templates Willingness to be trained in studio photography for management of recruit photoshoots Experience in a collegiate and/or professional communications/content creation role required, including managing media and statistics, as it pertains to the social media output Experience in managing the output of information related to recruiting, team philosophy, game events and information, sponsored/partner content and fan engagement Ability to travel to all team games and special events is required as is the ability to work nights and weekends as needed Willingness to be trained and a proficiency in desktop publishing/video (InDesign & Photoshop) Secondary support of content creation for the program, alongside lead content creators will be a major part of success in this position Preferred Qualifications Understanding of and compliance with NCAA and Notre Dame rules and regulations is imperative Experience in working with corporate sponsorship and/or student-athlete agents – both of which will be small parts of this role Extensive knowledge of college football Basic background knowledge of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Salary: Up to $80,000 #J-18808-Ljbffr