IWU Job Openings

Summary of Position:    The Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant primarily facilitates the execution of home sporting events, including regular season contests and Crossroads League/NAIA Championship events. The Graduate Assistant will be involved in the daily functions of a Top 5 NAIA athletic department and will have the opportunity to learn multiple aspects of athletic communications.

This position requires a willingness to work a demanding fluid schedule, including nights and weekends.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in coverage of all IWU Athletic teams. Specific sport assignment of 6 teams 
• Assist in coordination and implementation of the department’s social media outreach plan
• Manage and post athletic event components such as pregame, in-game, and post-game 
• Create monthly student/coaches features to highlight the mission of IWU Athletics 
• Assist in oversight and development of gameday student staff that help with social media, scorer’s table, stats, announcing, broadcasting, photography, videography 
• Handle record book management and continually work to catalog all aspects of Athletics Communications, utilizing digital archiving procedures that include website and cloud technology 
• Manage storage/library of annual files, photographs, miscellaneous awards, and videography
• Write and edit various communication materials, weekly previews, game recaps, game notes and sport-specific content for the department’s website 
• Develop and manage the IWU Athletics website while helping in the maintaining accurate, up-to-date, and timely content and news dissemination (including all aspects of the website such as rosters, schedules, biographies, results, and assisting in website management)
• Other projects and/or duties as assigned by the supervisor or athletics administrative team

Qualifications: According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree and acceptance into the master’s program is required for the Graduate Assistant role

Experience

• Previous experience as a writer, journalist, yearbook editor, or similar
• Video filming and editing experience
• Adobe Creative Suite software experience
• Presto Stats software experience
• Graphic design or video editing skills is a plus
• Broadcasting and Play-by-Play experience is a plus

Required Skills

• The applicant must be committed to the Lordship of Christ, continually seeking personal growth through the regular practice of spiritual disciplines, and creating spiritually rich environments for others to do the same
• Support of the Student Development mission to partner in the holistic learning and disciple-making mission of the university by cultivating a community of belonging, support, and engagement through formative and diverse experiences
• The Wildcat Way values of Kindness, Humility, Belonging, Integrity, and Courage in their life, work, and interaction with others
• Positive attitude
• Ability to resolve issues independently
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Communication skills
• Willingness to work a demanding fluid schedule, including nights and weekends

IWU Kingdom Diversity Statement

IWU, in covenant with God's reconciling work and in accordance with the Biblical principles of our historic Wesleyan tradition, commits to build a community that reflects Kingdom diversity.  We will foster an intentional environment for living, teaching and learning, which exhibits honor, respect, and dignity.  Acknowledging visible or invisible differences, our community authentically values each member's earthly and eternal worth.  We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement that exhibits Christ's commandment to love all humankind.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church, Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.