Job Summary
Director of New Media will design, organize, implement, facilitate, oversee, and evaluate all media services needed for EWU Athletic Department.
Benefits
Salary ranges from $41,572.08 to $47,064 depending on education, experience, and skills. Additional benefits include health insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans, paid holidays, vacation accruals, tuition waivers, discounted sports tickets, access to campus facilities, and free STA bus transportation.
Conditions of Employment
- Travel may be required a minimum of 20 nights per year for media coverage.
- Must maintain knowledge of NCAA and institutional rules related to media relations and off‑campus entities.
- Position involves responsibility for university funds and may have unsupervised access with developmental, vulnerable adults or children under 16.
- Background check required prior to employment.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship is available.
- Must comply with EWU Immunization Policy 602-02.
Job Duties
- Create digital and print marketing materials for in‑stadium, social media, signage, and billboards.
- Direct and manage outsourcing of all video content production.
- Ensure proper archival of all game footage.
- Manage a team of student employees to build the visual brand.
- Maintain the athletic department website including updates to sub‑pages, videos, and images.
- Direct social media strategy for the EWU Athletic Department and its teams.
- Serve as the department’s contact for recruiting initiatives.
- Assist in creation, implementation, and evaluation of marketing plans and concepts for the Athletics Department.
- Write scripts and produce commercials to advance athletics and EWU.
- Provide graphic design work for marketing materials such as season tickets, foothills, posters, flyers, and promotion items.
- Assist the Director of Marketing as needed.
- Oversee approval of all Athletics brand and apparel requests.
- Perform other duties assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, sports marketing, visual communication, or related field.
- Minimum one year of experience in digital media services in intercollegiate athletics or equivalent experience.
- Experience with photo/video editing software.
- Experience working with a variety of media formats and multimedia files.
- Proficient in digital video editing software such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign.
- Knowledge of digital cameras and lighting setup for photo and video shoots, including white balance, focus, aperture, gain, aspect ratios, frame rate, and audio levels.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach supportive of diverse needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field.
- Two years of experience with intercollegiate athletics working with digital media at the Division I level.
- Experience with basic web design.
Other Skills and Abilities
The above job description is a general outline of the duties and responsibilities typically associated with this position. Specific tasks may vary based on departmental needs.
Equal Opportunity Statement
EWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as required by state and federal laws.
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