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Assistant Director of Strategic Communications, UTC Athletics

Position Number: 6540055
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Athletics/Coaching

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications, UTC Athletics
Chattanooga, TN, United States

Job Identification: 4673
Job Category: Communication & Mktg
Posting Date: 09/03/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 720 East Fourth Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US

Job Description
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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications
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.

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