Sports Information Director

Job description

Description POSITION: Sports Information Director: SUPERVISOR: Assistant Vice President/Athletic Director: DEPARTMENT: Athletic Administration: LOCATION: On-campus, located in Tiffin, OH JOB TYPE: Full-time: GRANT-FUNDED: No: SOC CODE: 27-2090: General Job Description for the Sports Information Director: The Sports Information Director capitalizes on the visibility of an institution’s athletic program to promote the institution and its mission, expediting and stimulating positive media interest by providing a comfortable avenue for fair, accurate coverage. The Sports Information Director serves as a positive communication link with a variety of the institution’s constituents, including the staff, media, fans, community members, alumni, student-athletes, parents, and prospective students. This position will require evening and weekend hours and may be on-call to respond to requests from any of those groups. Key Responsibilities for the Sports Information Director: Public Relations Specialist - Help gain publicity for athletes’ academic and athletic accomplishments via radio, newspapers, magazines, television, social media, and the web. - Help to raise the institution’s national prof...