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Bethel University

Director of Athletic Communications

🇺🇸 St. Paul, MN

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $50K - $57K

💻 Communications

🗓️ August 5th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Bethel University is hiring a Director of Athletic Communications. The role involves leading the promotion and communications for Bethel's 18 sport programs, managing video streaming services for home competitions, overseeing student employees, and serving as a liaison with external athletic organizations.

Highlights
  • Lead athletic communications and promotion for 18 sport programs at Bethel University.
  • Manage game stories, statistics, photography, website updates, and video streaming services for home competitions.
  • Supervise a team of student employees supporting statistics, storytelling, photography, and social media.
  • Act as liaison to outside athletic organizations and nominate athletes and coaches for awards.
  • Required skills include strong writing and editing, social media, sports statistics software, InDesign, Adobe, website management, photography, videography, branding knowledge, and communication skills.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in sports information and a bachelor's degree in communications, sports management, or similar field required.
  • Salary range: $50,000 to $57,000 per year.
  • Position requires frequent local, regional, and national travel.
  • 40 hours per week, 12 months per year, with frequent evening and weekend work as needed.
  • Works in a professional office environment with standard office equipment; commitment to Bethel’s Christ-centered mission expected.

Director of Athletic Communications Full Description

Job Summary: 
Responsible for athletic communications and promotion of Bethel athletics and student-athletes. 

Responsibilities: 
Athletic Communications Leadership – 55%
    • Oversee and provide leadership for the promotion and communications of Bethel University’s 18 sport programs.
    • Manage game stories, statistics, game promotions, and programs.
    • Supervise photography and website development, ensuring regular updates.
Video Streaming Services – 15%
    • Manage video streaming services for home competitions.
Student Employee Oversight – 15%
    • Oversee a team of student employees assisting with game statistics, stories, photography, and social media.
External Relations – 15%
    • Serve as the liaison to various outside athletic organizations.
    • Nominate Bethel athletes and coaches for local and national awards.

Required Skills: 
  • Must possess strong writing skills.
  • Must possess strong editing skills.
  • Working knowledge of commonly used social media sites.
  • Working knowledge of sports statistics software’s.
  • Working knowledge of InDesign and Adobe.
  • Working knowledge of website management software’s and tools.
  • Working knowledge of photography and videography.
  • Must be a clear and efficient communicator.
  • Working knowledge of best practices with branding concepts.
  • Must be organized.
 
Experience: 
Required Experience:
  • 1+ years of experience in sports information
 Education:

Requred Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, sports management or a similar field.
Additional Information: 

Travel: This position requires frequent local travel and some regional and national travel. 
 
Work Environment: 
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers and smartphones.

The work environment involves working for a suburban, Christian university in which all employees are expected to have a demonstrated commitment and personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a commitment to the mission and values of the University, and an agreement to abide by all University policies.
 
Physical Demands: 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The job requires extended periods of sitting and traversing the Bethel Campus on a regular basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to ensure people are able to perform the essential functions. 
 
The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. 
 
Expected Hours of Work: 
  Typically, days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, with the expectation to work specific schedules and hours as identified and communicated by management. Frequent evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. This is a 40 hour per week, 12 months per year position. Benefits: 
Bethel is committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees including health insurance, retirement plans, and a generous time off package. Learn more about these offerings here.   : 
 
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 4,700 students from 50 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.
 
Bethel University’s Christ-centered mission includes a commitment to equal educational opportunity and equal employment opportunity. Bethel does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, or age in its admissions, educational programs, or employment practices.
 
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