The Assistant Director for Sports Information will assist the director with day to day sports communication responsibilities, specifically in the areas of visual content creation, social media coordination and sport communication oversight. Additionally, the assistant director will be expected to contribute to department priorities, meetings, and committees. The assistant director will work cooperatively across the Whitworth community to advance the mission of the University.  

Whitworth Values

• A personal commitment to the Christian faith.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, proven awareness of and experience to effectively establishing relationships and positive communications across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, varying abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, class or religious perspectives.
• A commitment to the educational mission of Whitworth University as a Christian liberal arts university. 

Skills and Abilities 

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, faculty, alumni, fans, parents, and students.
• Strong background in graphic design, content production, social media coordination 
• The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of a broad base of sports.  
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other graphic design tools.
• Experience with NCAA Live Stats, Statcrew and other statistics platforms.
• A strong understanding of the rules and scoring guidelines for collegiate sports.
• Ability to manage and train a staff of student workers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to work effectively in team atmosphere in the Athletics Department.
• Strong commitment to the University and the NCAA Division III philosophy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Communications, Marketing, or field related to the responsibilities of the position, no experience required. 
• Experience in graphic design, social media coordination and content production within an athletics framework.