Assistant Director of Athletics-Sports Information
- Employer
- Georgian Court University
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Nov 15, 2021
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Job Details
- As part of the athletics senior management team, the Assistant
Athletics Director position will provide direction and oversite for
game day operations, hosted tournaments, clinics/camps and rental
opportunities. They will also serve as assistant sports information
director for specific sports. The incumbent will also serve as the
facility operations contact. The Assistant Sports Information
Director performs functions associated with oversight of the
Georgian Court University Athletic Department's media relations and
event operations activities; provides positive promotion of
Georgian Court athletics through every available communication
outlet and, together with the Associate Director of Athletics for
Communications/Operations, is responsible for the production of
official publications and maintenance of the Georgian Court
University Athletics website ( www.gculions.com
). Other administrative assignments will also be included in the
position. In all areas of position, exemplify the Mercy Core Values
of Respect, Service, Integrity, Justice, and Compassion.
Essential Functions:
Sport Communications (40%)
- Serve as assistant SID with selected sports (StatCrew and/or Presto Sports statistics)
- Responsible for maintenance of gculions.com and all Georgian Court Athletics social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), including monitoring of team accounts.
- Responsible for submitting CoSIDA Academic Award nominations and other applicable academic awards for sport assignments
- Assist with training of student-staff on statistics programs for in game management
- Supervises statistical gathering, reporting, maintenance and historical recordkeeping for sports as assigned
- Assists the Associate Director of Athletics for Communications/Operations with planning and executing annual Athletics Week of Giving, including team webpage buildout
- Manage and develop revenue opportunities through facility rentals, special events, camps/clinics, summer activities, hosted tournaments, etc.
- Manage operations for rentals and camps/clinics/tournaments.
- Assist with identification of camp/clinic advertisement opportunities.
- Assists as needed with Athletics annual events including Athletics Hall of Fame, Student-Athlete End-of -Year Athletics Banquet, and Georgian Court Lions Golf Classic
- Scheduling/supervising of event staff and event set up and breakdown, training & managing of work-study and GCU staff for game day operations.
- Engage in strategic planning with administrative team to enhance and strengthen the department to achieve program goals
- Review department policies and practices to identify opportunities and implement procedures to enhance department operations
- Assist and participate in department search and hiring processes
- Serve as an athletic department resource and liaison to the campus community including serving on campus committees as appropriate
- Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with all CACC and NCAA rules and regulations as they relate to all job responsibilities
- Occasional travel with teams as assigned
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.
- Bachelor's Degree required, master's preferred
- 3-5 years of experience working in collegiate athletic environment (Div II preferred)
- Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented
- Flexible hours including some nights and weekends
- Strong ability to communicate both orally & in writing with multiple stakeholders (administrators, student-athletes, alums, community partners, coaches, etc.)
- Technologically proficient and adaptable to new technology; social media proficiency
- StatCrew/Presto Sports statistics preferred
- Basic graphic design skills preferred (Adobe Creative Cloud)
- Knowledge of NCAA Division II compliance within the areas of position
- Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in job performance
- Excellent computer skills (proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint a must)
- Willingness to embrace the Mercy Core Values or Respect, Integrity, Justice, Compassion and Service
Company
Georgian Court University: History, Culture and Academic Excellence
Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey, Georgian Court University is located in residential Lakewood, New Jersey, on a magnificent 156-acre estate formerly belonging to financier George Jay Gould. The campus is conveniently situated 60 miles from New York and Philadelphia and only 10 miles from the beautiful Jersey Shore. Bordering Lake Carasaljo, the site is a National Historic Landmark with magnificent statuary, beautiful architecture and lush gardens, making it a truly breathtaking and inspiring place to learn, study, and live. After a long history as a women's college with coeducational graduate programs and undergraduate evening programs, Georgian Court became a fully coeducational as of Fall 2013. All degree and certificate programs during the day and evening are now open to both women and men.
Open to students of all faiths, Georgian Court University provides comprehensive liberal arts education in the Roman Catholic tradition with a special concern for women. The university offers a curriculum that is broad enough to be truly liberal, yet specialized enough to provide in-depth preparation for careers or further study.
The unique Georgian Court University atmosphere is one of a small college ambiance in a technologically advanced, highly esteemed university setting. Centered around the core values of the Sisters of Mercy, the university offers an extremely safe and nurturing campus environment with individualized attention and guidance.
The Georgian Court faculty is committed to teaching and individual mentoring, with an outstanding 92% holding doctorates or terminal degrees in their field. They are dedicated and caring educators and experts in their respective industries, while demonstrating public service and a personal affinity to our core values-respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service.
Georgian Court University offers more than 30 undergraduate degrees, 10 graduate degrees, and a variety of certificates in a wide range of areas through our three schools:
- The School of Arts & Sciences
- The School of Business
- The School of Education
Benefits of a Georgian Court University education include:
- Small classes, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1
- Personalized education-faculty members readily available for mentoring
- All classes taught by faculty members, not graduate assistants
- Inclusive core values of respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service
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