Athletic Communications - Game Day Support

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Position Information

Job Category Casual Wage

Position Title Athletic Communications - Game Day Support

Full Time/Part Time Part Time

Division Athletics

Department Athletic Communications

Hiring Wage/Salary Range $20.00 / hour

Department Statement

Colgate University is a special place to work and offers many unique opportunities, including the ability to work with and among world class faculty and staff at a highly selective residential liberal arts institution. This position provides an opportunity to become familiar with the variety of regular positions that are available at the University, as well as the ability to add employment at a distinct University to your resume.

Successful candidates for this position will earn sick leave, paid time off, free parking, and a University ‘Gate Card that provides access to fitness facilities, athletic and cultural events, as well as a discount on many items at the University Bookstore.

This type of appointment is not approved to work more than 999 hours per year for all positions combined. Should incumbents work more than a total of 999 hours in a year the appointment may not continue beyond one year of service.

Accountabilities

There are several gameday opportunities to work with Colgate athletics, including but not limited to the following areas:

• Play-by-play announcers for ESPN+ broadcasts

• Color analysts and sideline reporters for ESPN+ broadcasts

• Live statistics inputting and calling for Colgate athletics

• Press release writing (game recaps, weekly awards, etc)

• Live clipping highlights for in-game social media content

• Camera operators, instant replay, and other gameday production needs for ESPN+ broadcasts

• Updating roster bios and other content for colgateathletics.com, Colgate’s official athletics website.

Requirements

Professional Experience/ Qualifications

Attention to detail is highly valued and required.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

High school diploma or GED .

Physical Requirements

Other Information

This posting was created to recruit part-time staff who work games throughout the year. Colgate typically hosts more than 100 home events each year. This includes a wide range of gameday roles, such as broadcasters, camera operators, stats inputters, stats callers, livestream producers, etc.

Positions are filled on an as-needed basis.

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number 2026CW025Posting

Temporary Yes

Work Schedule

Work schedules will vary on an as needed basis.

Job Open Date 06/16/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions Summary

EEO Statement

The University recognizes that equal employment opportunity can only be achieved through demonstrated leadership. It is the Policy of the University to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and train employees on the basis of skills and experience, capacity to do the job, and valid job qualifications without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Clery Act

CAMPUS CRIME REPORTING AND STATISTICS

The Department of Campus Safety will provide upon request a copy of Colgate’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This report includes statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education for the previous three years concerning reported: 1. crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Colgate University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus and 2. fires that occurred in student housing facilities. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security and fire safety, such as policies concerning sexual assault, life safety systems, and other related matters. You may access the report from the Clery Compliance web page at: https://www.colgate.edu/about/offices-centers-institutes/dean-college/campus-safety-staff/clery-compliance. Printed copies of this report may be obtained upon request from the Department of Campus Safety via e-mail at [email protected].

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Are you currently a Colgate employee?

• Yes

• No

• • Have you ever been a Colgate employee?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you at least 18 years of age?

• Yes

• No

• • Please let us know how you heard about this position.

• Albany Times Union

• Binghamton Press & Sun

• BlackCoachesinSports

• Careerbuilders.com

• Cazenovia Republican

• Centralnewyorkhelpwanted.com

• Chronicle of Higher Education

• Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Colgate Employee

• Colgate Website

• CoSIDA

• Diverse Issues of Higher Education

• HERC (Upstate New York HERC)

• HigherEdJobs.com

• Indeed.com

• InsideHigherEd.com

• LinkedIn

• Mid-York Weekly

• NACWA

• naviGATE

• NCAA News

• Norwich Evening Sun

• Oneida Daily Dispatch

• Sherburne News

• Studentaffairs.com

• Syracuse Post Standard

• Utica Observer Dispatch

• Waterville Times

• WomenLeadersinCollegeSports.com

• Other

• If you selected "Colgate Employee" or "Other" for how you heard about this position, please provide the employee's name or where you heard about/saw the position.

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter