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About Jamestown Community College:

Jamestown Community College, a SUNY institution, is a comprehensive community college with degree granting campuses in Jamestown and Olean, New York. JCC is an innovative, open access institution that meets regional education needs by providing transfer degree programs, career programs, community service, developmental education, and training programs for business and industry. Guided by principles that emphasize student success and continuous improvement, JCC welcomes applications from qualified, enthusiastic candidates.

Position Description:

The Communication Coordinator is a full-time, 12-month position that provides oversight and organization of multiple aspects of JCC athletics communication. Evening and weekend work required.

Essential Functions:

Media Relations

• Day-to-Day promotion of department, staff, and student athletes, through any media source that affords attention to Jayhawk athletics.
• Generate and distribute press releases (i.e.: preseason, in-season, post-season, human interest stories, and special occasions), schedules, headshots, rosters, etc.
• Coordinate all social media posts on appropriate social media channels for maximum coverage of athletic events.
• Organize and execute seasonal media days for all sport teams.
• Coordinate athletic department website activity including PrestoSports.
• Coordinate all local, Region III, and NJCAA communication.

Operations and Promotions

• Game day administrator: Hire, train, and schedule game day official operators including clock operators, statisticians, scorekeepers, announcers, videographers, photographers, line judges, ball runners, etc.
• Plan and execute activities to generate fan engagement.
• Assist Athletics department with community service and engagement opportunities.
• Assist the Director and Assistant Athletic Director with operations for athletic special events (GBO, Nationals, HS events, athletic rentals).
• Travel with teams during regular season and post-season when applicable
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelors degree in communication, journalism, sports management, English, or related field; one (1) year professional experience; excellent communication skills; proficiency in website management, social media, and statistics software.

Preferred: Masters degree in communication, journalism, sports management, English, or related field.

Additional Information:

Salary: $38,099-$45,418. Excellent benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, and NYS retirement.

Final candidates are subject to a pre-employment criminal background investigation.

Please note that Jamestown Community College does not sponsor H-1B Visas.

Application Instructions:

To be considered for this position, please complete the required online application and submit the following required documents, by clicking on the link below:

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Important: Do not use autofill to complete your application.

Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until position is filled.

Please contact humanresources@mail.sunyjcc.edu with any questions or concerns.

JCC Non-discrimination Notice

Jamestown Community College does not discriminate and will make all decisions regarding admission and the entire educational process of its students, and recruitment, hiring, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of sex, gender (including sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment due to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, gender non-conformity, sexual orientation, marital or domestic partner status, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, requesting an accommodation, veteran or military status, family care status, requesting or taking pregnancy, parental or disability leave, age, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, or regulation. All such discrimination and harassment is unlawful and will not be tolerated by JCC.

If any faculty, staff, employee, or any job applicant believes they have been subject to discrimination or harassment during any phase of the recruitment process or in the workplace, they may file a complaint under JCC's Human Right and Affirmative Action Policy. For these purposes, any incident should be reported to one of JCC's Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators. The name(s) and title(s) of the designated Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator(s)/Officer(s) and their complete contact information are available at sunyjcc.edu/nondiscrimination.