Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant (Messiah University campus)

Position has been filled for 2025-2027

Position Summary

Assist the Director of Athletic Communications in providing information to national and conference offices, opponents, Messiah University publics, and the general public regarding the Messiah Athletics Department. Serve as a role model in meeting our complementary goals of "Pursuing Athletic Excellence…Developing Christian Character." This is a two year, 20 hours/week appointment not to exceed 800 hours/year. Commitment runs from approximately August 1st -May 31st each of the two years.

Education Required: Bachelor's degree required; current enrollment in one of the degrees within the graduate program in Higher Education Leadership at Messiah University.
Experience Required: One year of experience in writing, statistics and sports marketing at the college level preferred

Skills, Characteristics Required for Position

Ability to administer components of athletics communication work (i.e., statistics, social media, web site, publications) with good knowledge of computer systems;
Ability to speak and write appropriately and to assist in developing marketing strategies to reach supporters and regional/national media;
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the stages of student development and the importance of holistic education;
Ability to be a team player within the Athletics Department and Messiah University;
Good judgment, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills;
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
Demonstrated commitment to continued learning/professional development (i.e., presentations, workshops, regional and/or national conferences;
Christian faith commitment required.
Ability to lead student workers in a gameday setting.

Special Working Conditions: Required to work weekends and evenings

Primary Duties

Assist in the production of content for GoMessiah.com, social media, live streams, and other platforms.
Generate postgame, award, and preview articles as well as other content pieces for GoMessiah.com
Manage live video streams for GoMessiah.tv.
Take and maintain photography at games.
Assist in responding to requests from the conference, NCAA, opponents, and local and national news media.
Supervise and take statistics at contests and keep season statistics updated.
Assist in developing and coordinating marketing and promotional opportunities.
Oversee the reporting of scores and other results to appropriate media and constituents after contests.
Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.

Secondary Duties

Maintain athletics communication files.
Assist with setup and teardown of productions.
Creating graphics and promotional videos.
Other duties as assigned.