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University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Associate AD for Strategic Communications

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Communications

🗓️ August 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC Charlotte is hiring an Associate AD for Strategic Communications. The role involves leading communications, PR, and media relations strategy for all athletics teams, managing the communications planning process, cultivating media relationships, drafting issue statements and executive communications, and supervising four full-time employees.

Highlights
  • Lead communication, PR, and media relations strategy for all athletics teams.
  • Directly oversee communications planning and execution.
  • Cultivate and strengthen media relationships.
  • Draft issue statements and executive communications.
  • Supervise, coach, and develop a team of four full-time employees.
  • Require a bachelor's degree in communication, journalism, marketing, or a related field.
  • Require 5-7 years experience in college athletics, professional sports, PR agency, or related communications field.
  • Require minimum 5 years of direct team supervision; experience with football and/or men’s basketball preferred.
  • Preferred master's degree and experience managing multiple programs from concept to implementation.
  • Must be able to work non-traditional hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.