FP450 - Assistant Director for Sports Communication
Company: DHRM
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Title: FP450 - Assistant Director for Sports Communication State
Role Title: Faculty-Administrative Hiring Range: Commensurate with
credentials and experience Pay Band: UG Agency: Norfolk State
University Location: Norfolk State University Agency Website:
WWW.NSU.EDU Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties Norfolk
State University seeks qualified applicants for the position of
assistant sports information director. Norfolk State University,
located in Norfolk, Va., has a 15-sport NCAA Division I athletics
program that competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Responsibilities: The assistant sports information director will
assist in all aspects of the sports information office, including
serving as the primary media contact for at least one revenue sport
and several others to be determined. Responsibilities include, but
are not limited to: • Serve as the primary media relations contact
for select sports with responsibilities that include serving as the
primary liaison between student-athletes, coaches, and
administrators and media contacts; writing press releases and
feature stories; developing relationships with media members; and
championship preparation and coverage. • Provide oversight of
assistant sports information director position • Compile in-game
statistics and manage game day staff for select sports • Direct
social media strategy for assigned sports and assist in
implementation of overall departmental social media strategy • Help
create and carry out content creation plan for Daktronics video
boards • Create original content for NSUSpartans.com and various
social media platforms; assist with graphics and video creation and
idea development • Assist in setup for video/audio broadcasts as
needed • Manage archives of press releases, photos, statistics and
other collateral for historical and data analytics purposes •
Expectation to proactively pitch NSU stories to media outlets •
Perform other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications • A
bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass communications, public
relations, or related field • Previous experience (at least 2-3
years) working in an athletic communications office or related
field • Must possess strong organizational, written and verbal
communication skills • Knowledge of and experience with Adobe
Creative Suite, including video editing, graphics and desktop
publishing software • Knowledge of and experience with Genius
Sports and StatCrew software in multiple sports. • Experience with
web management, social media strategy and content creation. •
Willing to work flexible hours, including nights/weekends and/or
holidays during peak seasons; travel may be required. Additional
Considerations • Experience serving as media relations contact for
basketball, volleyball and baseball or softball • Experience
working with volleyball statistics software programs (StatCrew
and/or Genius) Special Instructions You will be provided a
confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is
submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your
account to check the status of your application for this position.
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the
Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System
(RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications
and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an
Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a
Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department
of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff
(Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms
when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision
to interview an applicant is based solely on the information
received for this position from either the electronic application
and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your
application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer
to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of
your application for this position. Norfolk State University
conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a
finalist for employment consideration. The type of background
check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for
which you have been identified as a finalist and may include:
criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks,
reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license
verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background
checks are made available to University employing officials. As a
finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release
form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in
the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be
authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
Contact Information Name: Office of Human Resources Phone:
757-823-8160 Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED In support of the
Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging
individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth
Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity,
applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability
(COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the
Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the
Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are
encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their
disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their
Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of
Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with
Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at
800-622-2155.
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