Assistant Director, Athletic Academic Advising

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Major Duties

Under the general supervision of the Department Chair, the Broadcast, and Digital Media Coordinator directs the distribution of content produced in the department’s radio, student news, and television facilities (newsrooms, control and broadcast studios) and oversees the maintenance of broadcast, digital, social media, and other content in a multi-platform environment, including creation of procedures and systems to support students’ work and enforce journalistic and ethical standards. The incumbent works collaboratively with faculty, students, and technical and administrative staff before and during production times.

• Oversees online news and content provider services and initiates requests to the department chair, physical and technology updates, and oversees student journalist contest entries for radio, television, and digital.
• Oversees the department’s news media and production facilities (newsroom, ISO booth, and recording studios in LA 380 and MZ 150 facilities) and programming in the station housed in The Soraya’s Kurland Auditorium Complex.
• Plans and guides students in broadcast newsroom activities, including the gathering, writing, editing, and production of news, sports, public affairs, and other programming aired on radio, television, digital and social media, and/or other media.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing, market research, or in a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Equivalent to four (4) years of professional or technical experience in public affairs, media relations, marketing and/or market research at a supervisory level.

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability in developing innovative marketing strategies to promote a product or service; proven ability to develop marketing plans for the target population, implement direct mail programs, advertising, promotional materials, web and database marketing; and ability to create workable and efficient strategies for tracking and analyzing marketing and promotional efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to: use online data resources to assess a potential market and develop a marketing plan; design, execute, and evaluate comprehensive marketing research programs using primarily Internet resources. Proven ability to work with macro-environmental factors – demographics, economics, politics, and technology. Demonstrated ability to interpret competitive analysis data-demographics, psychographics, and behavior analysis and proven ability to create data-based segmented marketing projects.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize market research data to identify markets. Demonstrated ability to: define and organize a project; create documents and written communications; write marketing and advertising copy; demonstrated competence in managing a project team; and ability to build and sustain long-term relationships with various constituencies.
• Proven ability to use software for spreadsheet and database analysis; and ability to work in a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Possession of internet research skills; English oral and written communication skills; sound judgment skills; computer skills; interpersonal skills; and cross-functional team leading skills.

 

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

• The university offers an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, retirement & savings, tuition waiver, and more.
• Classification: Public Affairs/Communication Specialist / 0802 / 3
• The anticipated HIRING RANGE: $4035 - $5333 per month, dependent upon qualificat