Student - Office Assistant, Athletics Communications

Description

Students will work with the office of Athletic Communications to cover the Falcons' intercollegiate athletic programs from the perspective of public relations, marketing, and sports information. This includes, but is not limited to, photos, videos, gameday promotions, public address announcing, statistical input, and video production.

$8.00/hour

Primary Duties

Possible Duties Include:
1. Sports photography and/or videography
2. Working with GoMessiah.tv streaming productions
3. Working with statistical software to collect stats during game action
4. Game day promotions
5. Public Address announcing at sporting events
7. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.

Secondary Duties

Other duties as assigned.

Education Required

 

Education Preferred

 

Experience Required

Experience required may include a familiarity with specific sports, the least of which may include an understanding of rules, statistics, and concepts within the sport that would allow the worker to accomplish tasks with effectiveness.

Experience Preferred

Some sports knowledge preferred, but not necessary.

Skills, Characteristics Required

Student workers must be dependable, reliable, willing to work with others, organized in their work, and have a great attitude.

Special Working Conditions

For outdoor sporting events, conditions may include windy, rainy, sunny, or cold.

Dress Code Requirements

Students will be required to wear pants (or, in appropriate weather, shorts) that are not jeans. 

Students will also be required to wear either a collared shirt or a shirt provided to them by the office.

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.