Director-Sports Information

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title
Director-Sports Information

Nature of Work

The Director-Sports Information serves as the institutional representative to the media for all athletic activities, including the reporting on athletic events, teams and student-athletes. Will write original press releases and maintain a historical record of students and teams to be used by both the print and broadcast media during and after sporting events. Will serve as the primary liaison between the College Athletic Department and the news media, as well as serving as the primary communications agent for Bobcat Athletics. Will oversee the webpage, athletic social media outlets, and assist in coordinating game-day operations for all 15 varsity and five junior-varsity sports. Will also serve as the primary historian, statistician, and archivist for the department. May provide supervision to Graduate Assistant and department interns. This position is non-exempt with regard to FLSA overtime. This position is covered by the NSCPA negotiated agreement.

Examples of Work Performed

See Nature of Work.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in English, Communications or a related field is required. Frequent evening/weekend work is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Sports Management degree strongly preferred. You should possess strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills and strong attention to detail. Should be able to successfully manage multiple projects, a team of employees and determine the best strategies to complete projects in a timely fashion.

Physical Demands

License and Certification Requirements

Other Requirements

Offers of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory results of a background check.

Salary Information
Salary low $40's DOQ.

FTE

1.0

FLSA
Non-Exempt

Union Status
NSCPA

Number of Vacancies
1

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
PS1588P

Desired Start Date

Open Date

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

General Information

Peru State College's "Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is nestled in the hills of historic southeast Nebraska. The state's first college, Peru State offers a unique mix of innovative online and traditional classroom undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. Member institution of the Nebraska State College System.

EEO Statement

The Nebraska State Colleges are equal opportunity institutions and prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment. Each College has designated an individual to coordinate the Colleges' non-discrimination efforts to comply with regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies and practices may be directed to the Compliance Coordinators assigned at each College and identified on each College website.

Veteran Statement
This position is subject to Veterans Preference.