What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Media and Communication Assistant position at Lyon College?
Athletic Media and Communication Assistant-Lyon College seeks a Athletics Media and Communication Assistant to assist
with all aspects of the sports information department as it relates to the promotion and publicizing of the college’s 16-varsity sport program and club sports; serve as liaison to area and state news media; prepare media guides; serve as college contact person for all sports information concerns; maintain sports information on athletic website; including the dissemination of information to local, regional, national and hometown media outlets. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree; desktop publishing and Web page design skills; familiarity with sports, college athletics; ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports; ability to create, compose, and edit written materials; and familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign. Individuals must be self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented and able to work as a member of a team. Position requires extensive weekend and evening assignments. Occasional travel required.
Lyon College is a private, selective liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is located in Batesville, Arkansas, a safe and historic town of 11,000 that serves as commercial, medical, social, and governmental hub for an eight-county area and named by USA Today as the best city to live in in Arkansas. The College currently enrolls almost 500 undergraduate students from 29 states and 14 foreign countries. Entering freshmen have an average high school GPA of 3.7. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Human Resources, P.O. Box 2317, Batesville, AR 72503-2317 or electronically. Review of the application will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Lyon College does not discriminate with respect to the hiring of applicants or with respect to the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. It is the continuing policy of Lyon College to comply with any federal or state law regarding equal employment opportunities. To learn more about Lyon College go to www.lyon.edu.
