Graduate Assistant - Sports Information & Broadcasting

Tell the stories. Capture the moments. Create the experience. Howard Payne University Athletics is seeking a creative, energetic, and motivated graduate assistant to help lead the next chapter of Yellow Jacket Athletics through live sports broadcasting, multimedia production, and athletic communications. This is more than a graduate assistantship—it's an opportunity to produce live collegiate sporting events, build an impressive professional portfolio, and gain hands‑on experience in nearly every aspect of an NCAA athletic department while making an immediate impact. The Howard Payne Athletic office is accepting applications for a graduate assistant for 2026-27 that can be extended to a second year (one to two‑year appointment). The graduate assistant will assist with sports information and/or broadcasting efforts for the University’s 14 intercollegiate varsity sports. Located in Brownwood, Texas, Howard Payne is a member of NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference.

Responsibilities

Manage statistics, records, and historical archives for assigned sports.

Coordinate live statistics and scoring for home athletic events.

Serve as primary media contact for assigned sports.

Organize and record game statistics at athletic events and provide timely reporting of results to media outlets & ASC.

Assist with team coverage through written content including game previews and recaps, as well as features highlighting team as a whole as well as individual student-athletes.

Produce and direct live broadcasts for FloCollege, including setup, graphics, replay, audio, and stream quality.

Recruit, train, and supervise student broadcast crews, camera operators, and on-air talent.

Work closely with play‑by‑play and color commentators to ensure a professional broadcast presentation.

Coordinate interviews with coaches and student-athletes for pregame, halftime, and postgame features.

Create broadcast opens, feature packages, hype videos, and promotional content for use during live events.

Capture and edit highlights for immediate use on social media and postgame recap videos.

Produce long‑form video features highlighting student-athletes, coaches, and departmental initiatives.

Assist in the management of student and game staff workers.

Adhere to all NCAA and American Southwest Conference rules and regulations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, physical education, kinesiology, sport management or related fields.

Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

Availability to work evenings and weekends.

Admission to a Howard Payne graduate program. HPU offers graduate programs in Sport and Wellness Leadership (M.Ed.), Business Administration (MBA), and Sports Management (M.Ed.). http://www.hputx.edu/academics/graduate-studies/

Proposed Start Dates: August 1, 2026.

Compensation
On‑campus housing is provided along with a 50% tuition waiver per semester, and monthly stipend each semester.

Application
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, names of three references to ehansing@hputx.edu or abright@hputx.edu.

Howard Payne University does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender (except where gender is a bonafide occupational qualification), age, veteran status, disability or genetic information. Howard Payne University is a non‑profit Christian institution of higher learning and as such, reserves the right under federal law to discriminate in employment based on religion. A background investigation will be conducted on all individuals offered employment. Howard Payne University is a “Drug Free Workplace.” Applicants and employees may be required to take a drug and alcohol test at any time.

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