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Job Description:

OHIO Athletics is a dynamic team of student-athletes, coaches and administrators with a vision to demonstrate unprecedented excellence in athletics, academics and student-athlete development. Our championship culture provides a foundation for all students to grow as a person, student and athlete.

This position is responsible for the development and implementation of social media and digital content strategies, including the generation of high-quality creative content to engage the Athletics fan base. This position is also responsible for the continuous process of improving and adopting new communications and engagement strategies as appropriate. This position is responsible for creating, managing, and maintaining dynamic content that creates revenue and amplifies the Ohio Athletics brand via engaging storytelling, strategic communications management and all forms of external communications.

1. Administer and implement the digital content across OhioBobcats.com and social media platforms by guiding the team to ideate, create, and design content. Monitor current trends in digital and social media to identify best practices. Oversee, delegate and manage the workflow and assignments of creative content design staff members. Regularly evaluate, set goals and identify areas of improvement. Supervise the development of in-venue creative content. Provide quality control for all digital assets.

2. Plan, develop, and direct the athletic department creative services including graphics and digital content (e.g., photography and video), in order to amplify Ohio Athletics and engage a broad range of external audiences.

3. Create and maintain dynamic content that strategically enhances the Athletics brand in external communications. Ensure consistent image and identification with the brand across all communications efforts. Oversee sports communications operations, including game summaries, sports media relations and executive communications. Serve as liaison to campus communications units (as needed).

4. Track and apply digital analytics for revenue generation. Collaborate with other Athletics revenue-generating units to determine return of investment of external revenue generation initiatives.

5. Serve as sport administrator for assigned varsity sport(s).

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum of three (3) years of communications, content creation, storytelling and/or digital strategies experience.

Management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree

Planning Unit: Intercollegiate Athletics

Department: ICA Athletic Communication

Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position: Trina Jones, [email protected]

Employment Type: full-time regular

Advertised Salary:

Commensurate with education and experience.

Employees also enjoy a generous benefits package which includes medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.

Additional information is available at www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits