Assistant Director of Strategic Communications, UTC Athletics

The Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (Communications and Marketing Professional 2 – MR10) is a primary member of the Strategic Communications Office and serves as a liaison between the Athletics Department and the media, NCAA, Southern Conference and general public.

• Serves as the primary media contact for assigned sports and secondary contact for other sports as assigned
• Establishes and maintains relationships with appropriate local, state, and national media representatives, publicizing all upcoming athletic department events that are relevant to assigned sports, and reports on the events in a timely manner
• Maintains up-to-date team and individual statistics for each assigned athletic program
• Issues media credentials for assigned sports
• Seeks out, nominates, and promotes honors and awards for outstanding student-athletes, coaches and administrators
• Works all home events that pertain to assigned sports
• Works home football, men's basketball, and women's basketball, regardless of whether it is an assigned sport - travel is expected with some sports as needed
• Works in all aspects of the Strategic Communications Office including - desktop publishing and publication design, release writing, website maintenance, historical record keeping, game day statistical help
• Handles requests from media representatives and fans for information on all aspects of the athletics program and communicates with respective student-athletes, coaches, and administrators
• Serves as a lead content developer on social media projects for the Athletics Department
• Helps promote UTC's brand across all avenues of social media
• Maintains athletics website and historical data for assigned sports and special projects as assigned
• Designs, writes, and produces publications and press releases for assigned sports and special projects
• Administers athletics events, leads on assigned sports while serving as secondary with football and basketball (men's & women's) games, serving as all hands on deck situations
• Guides social media posts and social content planning for assigned sports and special projects within the athletics department
• Handles publicity for assigned sports including interfacing with local media with newspaper, television and radio well engaged with our programs

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of applicable NCAA, Southern Conference, University and departmental rules and regulations and abide by such
• Excellent computer skills, especially desktop publishing and NCAA Genius, and writing in journalistic style
• Experience with Photoshop, InDesign, Sidearm, NCAA Genius Stats
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong knowledge of social media best practices and trends
• Ability to develop and nurture student assistants/interns a plus

The review of applications will begin September 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Minimum: Requires a bachelor’s degree in sports management, business, public relations, communications, or journalism; two years of experience in a sports information office, public relations firm, or other related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred: Post-graduate and intercollegiate communications experience is preferred.