Communications Assistant, Athletics (Part-Time)

Position Overview  

This position reports to the Associate Athletic Director/Communications, but will also work heavily with the Assistant Sports Information Director, student workers in the athletics communications office, as well as athletics administrators, coaches and student-athletes.

Responsibilities 

• Administrative tasks related to the Compliance Office
• Review of student-athlete required paperwork
• Assist throughout the Official Visit process
• Monitoring completion of required logs from coaching staffs
• Research NCAA rules and prepare rules education materials for coaches and staff
• Occasionally assist with pass gate for select sports
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications  

• Administrative tasks related to the internal, external, development, and communications segments of the department
• Game day operations - help putting on the best game day experience for fans in every facet of the building
• This individual performs the role of an internal beat reporter, focusing on telling compelling stories in written, video, social media, graphics or other innovative formats.
• Generating and overseeing the distribution of record books/media guides, news articles and short-form video, stats and social media interactions. 
• Responsible for developing external media relationships and managing media requests for assigned sports as well as managing gameday media relations duties including statistics.

Butler University is a private, nationally recognized comprehensive university encompassing seven colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Founder's College. Approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate and doctoral students are enrolled at Butler, representing 46 states and 24 countries.
Join us at the crossroads of tradition & transformation. A career at Butler University means so much more than a job. Join the dedicated, innovative, and supportive community of faculty and staff that is moving Butler Beyond.
Butler University is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, sex, race, religion, color, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other legally protected category.