Assistant Dir., Communications

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The University of New Hampshire Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Communications Assistant, Athletic Communications. The position is considered non-benefited hourly, with a nine-month appointment from approximately September 8, 2025-June 30, 2026. This adjunct position is overtime-eligible with a maximum of three years as a total appointment. The work schedule may be altered as necessary.

The position reports to the Associate Director of Athletics for Marketing and Communications.

Role:
The Communications Assistant, Athletic Communications is a member of the UNH Athletics Communications team, which falls under Athletics External Operations. A major component of this role is to serve as front-line ambassador for designated athletic teams as assigned and engage in close collaboration with those teams’ staffs. Travel with some sports is expected. 

In addition to working with coaches, the role requires an understanding of UNH Athletics’ strategies around fan engagement, building attendance, generating revenue, and communicating about the student-athlete experience. Accordingly, the role requires this person to draw on the external operations resources (digital media, UNH Wildcat Productions, media relations, marketing, etc.) to implement organizational objectives. Critical skills include proficiency and timeliness with social media marketing including, but not limited to, knowledge of leading media platforms and how-to skills for community building. Short-form writing skills, media relations, sport-specific statistical documentation, and in-game statistical oversight are also important competencies. 

This position communicates regularly with campus personnel, donors, alumni, and the Athletics Development office to strengthen the program’s relationship with each stakeholder group.

Duties and job description:

• Relay key messaging to external stakeholders

• Identify and pitch content directly or through External Operations for social media, print, and broadcast media

• Communicate the student-athlete experience, which requires knowledge of athletes’ biographies and personal stories

• Collaborate with marketing team on special projects to inspire attendance at athletics events

• Contribute ideas to social media team for special features

• Engage fans through social media channels as inside source for designated teams

• Work closely with coaches, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel to stay current on stories and subjects they wish to promote and publicize

• Coordinate interview requests from media for broadcasts, television reports, newspapers, and other outlets.

• Compile game notes, pertinent information, and historical data for use by working media

• Promote ticket sales

• Work with Athletics Development on stories related to designated teams’ special events, alumni/athlete networking, and capital projects to come

Qualification Standards:

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and experience working in a sports information/athletic communications office (or equivalent) is required. Must have strong writing skills and familiarity with AP style, strong oral communication skills and the ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects independently. Should be familiar with NCAA Genius and Stat Crew software for various sports. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop), HTML, IMovie and QuickTime Pro, and knowledge of advanced video editing and Flash are a plus. Ability to work evenings and weekends is required.

The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. The university seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.  

Applicant instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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