ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

Bridgewater College, a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and NCAA Division III, is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations, to begin August 2025. This is a full-time, 10-month position, reporting to the Director of Athletic Media Relations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:    
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Assist in all daily operations of the Athletic Media Relations office.
•Handle primary contact responsibilities for multiple sports.
•Provide media and campus promotion groups with information (pictures, film clips, biographies, updated statistics, game schedules, etc.) on all assigned sports.
•Provide or oversee game day coverage for all assigned athletic teams (media preparations, announcing, official scoring, game rosters and programs, and reporting scores to media).
•Specific priority towards enhancing the department’s branding initiatives through social media, graphic design and video work.

QUALIFICATIONS: 
•Bachelor’s Degree required.
•At least 1-2 years as a student worker or intern in athletic media relations/sports information at the college level, or suitable experience in a related field.
•Experience with NCAA Live Stats, Presto Stats or Statcrew, Adobe Creative suite and website content management systems (Sidearm) strongly preferred.
•Demonstrated leadership skills and effective communication and organizational skills.
•Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the college’s auto insurance carrier.

Pay is competitive, and salary is commensurate with experience. This full-time position offers a full benefits package, including paid tuition at the College for eligible dependents. ? 
 
GENERAL INFORMATION:  Bridgewater College was founded in 1880 as a coeducational liberal arts college to serve the local community. Located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, just minutes outside of Harrisonburg and within driving distance of Charlottesville, Washington D.C., and Richmond, Bridgewater is home to approximately 1,400 full-time students from 26 states and 19 countries. Bridgewater students study across 60 majors and minors, in addition to four graduate programs and 10 pre-professional programs. Bridgewater College is an NCAA DIII school with approximately 40 percent of its students participating in intercollegiate athletics on 23 teams. To learn more about Bridgewater College, visit: bridgewater.edu    
 
APPLY:  Please complete the online application, attach a cover letter, resume, and include the names and contact information (email and mobile phone) for three references.  The cover letter should address the qualifications contained in the profile above. 
 
DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email HumanResources@bridgewater.edu 
 
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Bridgewater College, an equal opportunity provider and employer, is a welcoming and vibrant workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Non-Discrimination Notice: https://www.bridgewater.edu/legal/non-discrimination-notice/  
 
ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT AND ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORT: The Bridgewater College Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report summarizes policies on campus security and personal safety, crime prevention, fire safety, and crime reporting, and includes crime and fire statistics for the past three years: https://bridgewater.app.box.com/s/4ma6tlh30y8cat9un192ugo3dm6n29y9
To request a printed copy, please call 540-828-5761  
 
E-VERIFY AND RIGHT TO WORK: 
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Bridgewater College has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to obtain resources to enhance the College’s facilities, including the recent addition to and renovation of the College’s primary athletic facility.  The College is posting the following Notice as required by federal law for organizations which benefit from the USDA’s funding program: 

NOTICE
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form.  You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.  Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax at (202) 690-7442, or email at program.intake@usda.gov.