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Job Description:

**Position:** Graduate Assistant, Athletics Creative Content

**Compensation:** $12,000 annual stipend plus 18 credits per academic year

**Reports to:** Associate AD for Communications and Content Strategy

**General position summary** : Serving as a key member of the communications and content strategy department, the Athletics Creative Content Graduate Assistant will conceptualize, build and schedule content for social media and the athletics website to visually represent Fairfield Athletics, its 20 varsity programs, and more than 500 student-athletes.

The position is renewable for a second year by mutual agreement.

**Duties and Responsibilities** :

+ Develop, create and manage the production of creative assets including graphics and video for distribution on social media channels and FairfieldStags.com

+ Assist in developing and maintaining the voice of Fairfield Athletics on department social media channels including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

+ Work collaboratively with external team to develop key engagement metrics working with department social media channels to showcase growth, areas of improvement etc.

+ Serve as a primary or secondary media relations contact for select sports including writing press releases for FairfieldStags.com

**Required Qualifications:** Completion of a Bachelor’s degree and acceptance into a Fairfield University graduate program. Strong written and oral communication skills Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects at once

Preferred Software Skills:

+ Adobe Creative Suite

+ Canva/BoxOut Sports

+ Familiarity with social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc.)

Category:

Graduate Assistant

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

_All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check._

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