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Account/Position No.:                        16080/112570                                     Level 6

Position Title:                                      Assistant Director for Media Relations/Network Operations

Department:                                        Intercollegiate Athletics

Expectations for All Employees

East Tennessee State University pursues its mission based upon core values.  An employee's job performance must support and exhibit the university's core values:

    PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential;

    RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity and trust;

    DIVERSITY of people and thought is respected;

    EXCELLENCE is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic;

    EFFICIENCY is achieved through wise use of human and financial resources; and

    COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced.

Function of Position

Responsible to the Associate Athletic Director for Communications for assistance with public relations and publicity for the university’s athletics program including general office productions, media and community relations, event management, production of radio, television and internet broadcasts; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

-          Assists the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations with all aspects of the athletic media relations department including managerial oversight for the department’s interns and graduate assistants, web sit maintenance, and radio and television networks.

-          Direct managerial control over all functions of the Buccaneer Sports Network, including production of radio, television and Internet broadcasts, securing affiliate stations, and organizing student help.

-          Serves as the play-by-play voice for all broadcasts of ETSU intercollegiate athletics and host of “Inside Buc Sports” television show, with duties that include on-air and production responsibilities.

-          Serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Communication’s Broadcasting Division, teaching classes in sports broadcasting/production, while also overseeing practicum and internship students in that area.

-          Establishes and maintains relationships with local and state media representatives through written and verbal communications.

-          Serves as liaison between university coaches and student-athletes and the local, state, and national media by coordinating interview requests, setting up press conferences, and media days, as needed.

-          Coordinates and supervises day-to-day activities of the SID assistants and various student assistants.

-          Handles requests and questions on the phone and in person from fans, students, alumni, and members of the general public regarding the university, its sports programs, student-athletes and coaches.

-          Promotes individual student-athletes for conference, regional, and national awards and honors.

-          Travels with selected sports programs to provide coverage of events and assistance with media operations as assigned.

-          Remains in full compliance with NCAA, University, and Atlantic-Sun Conference rules.  Complies with all NCAA rules and regulations, and acknowledges this compliance as part of an annual evaluation process.

-          Signs an NCAA Compliance Statement annually.

Secondary Functions

-           Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

-    Knowledge of sports sponsored by the university.

-    Knowledge of radio/television editing systems and print media applications.

-    Knowledge of media practices and procedures.

-    Knowledge of NCAA, conference and TBR regulations.

-    Knowledge of computers.

-    Ability to communicate effectively.

-    Ability to exercise sound judgment.

-    Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

-    Ability to coordinate media activities at press conferences and athletic events.

Supervision Given and Received

Performs under general supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications with emphasis in Broadcasting or related field required.  Minimum of five years experience in radio and television production required; minimum of four years experience working as play-by-play voice at the collegiate level required; minimum of two years experience teaching at the college level required.

September 2007