Job Description
Athletics Communications Assistant
University of Puget Sound
Job ID: 8398
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Full/Part Time:
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Staff Posting Details
Appointment: Temporary, part-time position with appointment and schedule to be determined by Director of Athletics, in conjunction with Director of Athletics Communications. Anticipated appointment September - May.
Work Location:
This position is based in Tacoma, WA.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Director of Athletics Communications, this position will assist in providing communications, marketing/promotional services for 23 varsity sport programs, including, but not limited to, assisting with game day operations and stats for home events, creating website and social media content such as game recaps, feature stories, and historical archive maintenance. This position will also assist with, and at times oversee, live stream video production and broadcast. This position will assist in the supervision of event support staff, including students.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, sports management or a related field highly desired.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of NCAA playing sport regulations
- Ability to work nights and weekends, as required
- Ability to respectfully work, communicate and provide leadership within a diverse campus community
The following physical requirements are specified due to work that takes place in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments, including press boxes, stadiums, athletic fields, as well as office environments.
- Must be able to stand for periods of time (in inclement weather)
- Must be able to climb at least three flights of stairs without assistance
- Must be able to lift at least 20 pounds without assistance
Compensation and Benefits:
The anticipated range for this position is $20.00 per hour. Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.
Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package for eligible staff employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plan options and 403(b) contributions
- Paid vacation, sick leave, floating holiday, campus holidays and bonus holidays
- Education benefits, such as full tuition for eligible employees and their families
- Access to university facilities and entertainment (fitness center, pool, library, concerts, lectures and more!)
Please note:
-Positions that work less than .75 FTE (1,560 hours per year) do not qualify for long-term disability or education benefits.
-Positions that work less than .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will accrue paid sick leave but are not eligible for additional benefits.
-Temporary positions that work at least .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will be eligible for benefits.
This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
This position is not eligible for benefits; however, employees may make elective deferrals into a retirement plan.
For the Campus Holiday and Bonus Day Schedule, visit: https://www.pugetsound.edu/human-resources
Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.
Required Documents:
- Resume
- Letter of Interest
Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.
All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks.
University Diversity Statement
We Acknowledge:
- The richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community.
- The intrinsic worth of all who work and study here.
- The investigation and reflection enhance that education upon multiple perspectives.
We Aspire:
- To create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community.
- To increase the diversity of all parts of our university community through a commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts
- To foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
We Act:
- To achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity.
- To ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here.
- To prepare citizen-leaders effectively for a pluralistic world.
Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit: https://pugetsound.edu/about-puget-sound-0/mission-core-values/institutional-equity-diversity
The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.
Please note that we generally do not sponsor applicants for work visas for staff positions. Therefore, we generally require applicants for staff positions to be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
How to Apply
For complete job description and application instructions, visit: www.pugetsound.edu/employment
About Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit "About Puget Sound" (http://www.pugetsound.edu/about) to learn more about the college.
As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA
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Founded in 1888 in a vibrant port city in the Pacific Northwest, the University of Puget Sound is an independent, residential, and predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college, with graduate programs in education and health sciences. Our beautiful 97-acre campus supports connection with the world it serves, from the tide flats of Tacoma to the Pacific Rim and beyond.
A Puget Sound education is rooted in an inspiring confluence of histories and cultures and ideas, and centered on our 2,600 students who are open-minded, outward-reaching, and passionate about putting their educations to work. Guided by our motto To the Heights, we seek to educate the whole person, and to give each student space to discover and room to rise to meet new challenges both locally and globally.
Our faculty challenge and support each student individually as they grow into broadly and deeply educated lifelong learners, prepared to become the world’s next generation of exceptional leaders. Perhaps that’s why the Princeton Review called out our faculty-student interaction as one of the best in the nation, and we are designated as one of only 40 Colleges That Change Lives.
Puget Sound offers a small community of independent thinkers, a launch pad for adventurers, and an incubator for entrepreneurs. We are makers, shakers, and doers—and we never stop learning.
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