Director of Athletics Social Media and Digital Strategy

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. marketing, business, communications, public relations, journalism), or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• At least two years of full-time sports marketing or communications experience; 
• Working knowledge of and the ability to:
  • Develop and perform specific tasks related to managing a variety of social media accounts
  • Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, through exemplary customer service to all constituents
  • Create, manage, and schedule effective social media content
• Experience in supervision and management of full-time and part-time staff to achieve goals and objectives
• Experience with and knowledge of social media scheduling tools and analytic/reporting functions (please specify which softwares experienced in)
• Proficiency in using basic office support and content creation software (such as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite);
• Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships; 
• Working knowledge of and ability to operate effectively within a highly regulated team environment.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field;
• Experience with and knowledge of successful strategies for digital communications and social media content creation and implementation at the NCAA Division I level
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • Successfully update website content (please specify website providers used)
  • Foster an environment of cross-unit collaboration through staff and stakeholder education as it relates to upholding digital brand standards 
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Policy standards.

Application Process:  Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Digital Strategy” Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

• Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. 
• Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a relevant file to the submission.  Applications without both a cover letter and resume will be considered incomplete and ineligible for consideration. 
• Successful candidates will be subject to a credential/education verification and criminal background check and be required to self-disclose any conviction history. 
• Five professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. 
• As a part of the University of Iowa’s review of your application and consistent with its policies and practices, the University may access and/or view information about you that is job-related and publicly available on the internet, including but not limited to information on social media sites. The access, viewing and/or use of such information is governed by the University’s Policy on Human Rights, as well as state and federal law.
• For questions or additional information, please contact athletics tanner-erwin@uiowa.edu

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