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University of Nebraska - Omaha

Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Omaha, NE

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $45K

💻 Communications

🗓️ July 25th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Nebraska Omaha is hiring an Assistant Director, Athletic Communications. This role manages communications for various sports, including men's ice hockey, oversees game day production, statistics, social media growth, website maintenance, media coordination, and collaborates with the Athletic Communications and Marketing team to uphold brand standards while utilizing NCAA Live Stats, CBS StatCrew, and related software.

Highlights
  • Serve as primary communication contact for assigned sports and travel to away games and post-season.
  • Produce game notes, maintain statistics, manage social media, and coordinate home game operations.
  • Maintain athletics website pages and design printed materials as needed.
  • Plan and coordinate media days, manage media requests, and communicate with local news media and internal stakeholders.
  • Assist in hiring and supervising student interns and game night staff.
  • Required to have extensive knowledge of statistical software for multiple sports and proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with website content management systems (SIDEARM Sports) and social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and Meta.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field and at least two years of relevant experience required.
  • Annual salary of $45,000 with a full-time schedule including nights and weekends and some remote work opportunities.
  • Position is exempt, part of Intercollegiate Athletics division, and involves 100% full-time equivalency.