ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Position Information

Posting NumberSRGV9158

Working TitleASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Number of Vacancies1

LocationEdinburg, Texas

DepartmentAthletics

FTE1

FLSAExempt

Scope of Job

Provides leadership, management, and oversight of all areas of athletic media relations and broadcasting. Provides leadership and guidance for brand management, communications and media relations, and special events for the department. Responsible for the development of integrated creative strategies, planning, and execution of all athletics communication programs.

Description of Duties

• Leads, plans, and executes all communication programs, including media relations, creative services, athletic web page, radio, internet, and television broadcasts.

• Manages communications including media relations, sports information, print and electronic publication designs and website development and management.

• Oversees all broadcasts, including ESPN+, Southland International, and English and Spanish radio broadcasts along Vaqueros Sports Network.

• Serves as part of a department’s leadership team for the planning, creation and execution of athletic communication programs. Ensures broadcast formats and game start times meet ESPN requirements and collaborates with corporate sponsorships team to ensure broadcast sponsorship fulfillment.

• Directs proper use of halftime shows to promote university and athletics objectives.

• Works closely with marketing and revenue generating units as part of ExCom Executive Team.

• Directs postgame press conferences.

• Collaborates with athletics marketing on social media usage.

• Coordinates with University Marketing and Communications on athletics communications with university-wide or broader institutional impact to ensure consistency with university messaging and communication strategies.

• Assists in establishing overall athletics goals, objectives, and strategies as member of department senior staff.

• Ensures the image of the University’s Athletics program is aligned with University goals.

• Regularly evaluates programs, assesses progress toward goals, and reports on results to the Sr. VP and Director of Athletics.

• Acts as direct liaison to University’s creative services department, National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) communication and creative services areas, including the WAC Digital Network.

• Develops athletics public relations plan that focuses on local, regional, and national exposure opportunities through interaction with local, regional, and national media to place/pitch stories and ideas.

• Develops, monitors, and manages the operating budget for sports information and communications activities to promote athletics.

• Plans, implements, and supervises all media relation activities for all athletic programs.

• Creates publications and promotions for athletic programs (i.e., media guides, game programs, etc.)

• Hires, trains and supervises all assigned staff.

• Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with internal/external departments/agencies and other organizations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Specific supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Preferred Education

None.

Licenses/Certifications

None.

Required Experience

Four (4) years of professional experience in media relations and/or marketing including previous administrative and supervisory experience.

Preferred Experience

Experience obtained in a NCAA Division I or Division II institution.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Preferred:Experience with statistical software, including NCAA Live Stats, and Adobe Creative Cloud products including InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, and Audition. Basic knowledge of HTML code. Familiarity with Sidearm Sports web products.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. Some travel and constant weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

As part of their essential duties, employees in these roles are expected to maintain a consistent, in-person presence on campus at their assigned locations. Limited exceptions may apply for positions that are approved as hybrid or fully remote in accordance with UTRGV policies.

Other

Must be a person of integrity with high educational standards while exhibiting a strict adherence to NCAA , Conference, university and Department rules and regulations as well as a solid commitment to academic integrity, student-athlete welfare, and any applicable NCAA standards. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong writing, editing, computer and oral communication skills.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment CategoryFull-Time

Minimum SalaryCommensurate with Experience

Posted SalaryCommensurate with Experience

Position Available Date09/22/2026

Grant Funded PositionNo

If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date

Posting Detail Information

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth

Gender

*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or [email protected].

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check ( CBC ). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of Human Resources.

Quick Linkhttps://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/52601

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Are you a current UTRGV employee?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?

• Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions

• Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions

• No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions

• • Please select your highest level of completed education.

• 6th grade education

• 10th grade education

• High School Diploma or GED

• Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited university

• Masters Degree from an accredited university

• Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university

• None of the above

• • Please provide the field of study for your education:

(Open Ended Question)

• • Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:

• Less than 1 year

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

• 6 years

• 7 years

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 10 years

• Over 10 years

• • Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you possess supervisory experience?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

• Unofficial Transcripts

• Reference Letter 1

• Reference Letter 2

• Reference Letter 3

• Certifications and Licenses

• Training Certificates

• Other Document

• List of 3 References

• Unofficial Transcripts 2

• Unofficial Transcripts 3

• Letter of Interest

• Unofficial Graduate Transcripts

• Additional Document