Job Title: Athletics Communications Specialist

Job Summary

This position is responsible for overseeing the communications responsibilities for BYU Athletics and assigned sport(s), with a focus on spreading the digital reach of the team’s and the BYU brand. The position works in a collaborative model that prioritizes new media trends and best practices. This position helps BYU Athletics tell its own story as its own media entity, while servicing external media and broadcast partners to help amplify key messages and narratives. The current assigned team that this position would work with is women’s basketball.

Are You a Good Fit?

BYU is a nationally and internationally leading brand in college athletics. You have a chance to communicate that brand in essential and creative ways in a time when our audience is bigger than ever before.

We are looking for someone who is strategic and creative, who has a strong grasp of foundational communications skills and a passion for new media tools and following new media trends. We need someone who is passionate about BYU and its distinctive mission. We need someone who cares deeply about the successes and challenges of BYU student-athletes and can serve as personal communications consultants as they look to build their brand in this new NIL era. We need someone who can see where value and influence lies in our current media landscape and direct time, energy and focus into what helps advance the BYU brand in the most important ways. We need someone who can cultivate relationships with coaches, staff members, players and media members, working as an essential part of your team’s support staff. We need someone who can tell the BYU story not just through the content we produce, but also through the interviews and stories we work to make happen through external channels.

Why You Should Join Our Team

Be an integral part of BYU history and our rich tradition of winning. On the cusp of Big 12 Conference entry, never has there been a better opportunity for BYU to tell its story on the biggest stages, and you can be a part of that. We need someone who understands BYU’s distinctive mission and vision, with the gospel of Jesus Christ as its essential foundation. We need someone who cares deeply about the individual successes and challenges of our 600+ student-athletes and 21 teams. We need someone who strives for excellence in all they do, and who can thrive in a dynamic, challenging and incredibly rewarding environment. We want someone who can bring their own unique and diverse lived experiences to help develop and enhance the sense of belonging for all within BYU Athletics as we strive to work together as one team.

Great benefits including:

• Free athletic event tickets for Olympic sports and discounted tickets to Basketball and Football
• Paid individual cellphone plan
• Swag and gear throughout the year
• Semi-Annual department parties (families invited)
• 401k. BYU contributes 8% automatically. If you contribute 5%, BYU adds additional 4%.
• 4 different medical plans that include vision, and dental. Premiums as low as $93 a month for a full family.
• Tuition benefits (full tuition for employee and spouse, ½ tuition for kids).
• 22 days of paid vacation per year

What You’d Be Responsible For

• Manage media relations for assigned sport(s) and collaborate with the broader Athletic Communications team members in doing so
• Build relationships with coaches, staff and student-athletes of assigned sport(s)
• Provide PR counsel to coaches, staff and student-athletes
• Respond to media requests for information, photos, stats and other data
• Arrange media interviews for student-athletes and coaches
• Strategically communicate key storylines and narratives for media entities to help amplify BYU brand and Church messages
• Engage and build relationships within BYU-specific and national media members
• Serve as a trusted resource to the coaching staff in getting important, confidential information to help inform media-related decisions, while safeguarding the sensitive information
• Oversee press releases and stories for assigned sport
• Oversee game notes for writers, radio and TV
• Update records and statistics
• Oversee yearly content such as season review, season outlook, player and coach bios, etc.
• Report statistics and award nominations to the conference and NCAA
• Nominate coaches and student-athletes for weekly and season awards and honors.
• Collaborate with the broader social media team, the social media content for assigned sport(s), including the planning and creation of content for the accounts
• Manage press row/press box at home events
• Arrange interviews with student-athletes and coaches prior and following games at both home and away games
• Provide information and hosting services for all media, including ESPN and other high-profile outlets
• Oversee stats systems (StatCrew, NCAA Live Stats) are connected to internal network, pushing in-game data to scoreboards, apps, etc.

What Qualifies You to Apply?

A Bachelor’s degree. Experience working in digital/social media, media relations or similar field. Working knowledge of all social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc. Knowledge of collegiate athletics.

Employee Class: Administrative

Work Location: Provo Campus

Environment: General office or other equivalently good environment

Physical Exam Required: N

Physical Exam Details:

Desired Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Close Date: Open Until Filled

Pay Level: DOQ

Approximate Starting Salary: Depends on education and experience

Documents Required at time of Application:

Required: Cover Letter, Resume
Optional: Letter of Recommendation 1

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University recognizes the benefits of attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. We strive to create a welcoming workplace that promotes a sense of inclusivity and belonging.