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Posted: 12-Jul-22
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Salary: Open
At Frederick Community College we proudly serve the educational needs of our students, help develop the economic vitality of our local communities, and enrich the lives of Frederick County residents. Each year, more than 16, 000 students take a diverse scope of courses at Frederick Community College, located in Frederick, Maryland. Our vast range of courses includes quality instruction in more than 85 degree and certificate programs as well as workforce training and continuing education to meet the needs and interests of our community members. FCC proudly embraces and showcases academics, arts, athletics and more to provide pathways to success for all students. Each year we provide direct service to thousands of residents and indirect services to countless more. We credit our ability to deliver these services to the strength and commitment of our people. We invite you to explore all that we have to offer!
Relocation Provided?: No
Position Summary:
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Athletics, the Sports Information Coordinator is involved in all aspects of gathering and disseminating sports information and maintains regular contact with Frederick Community College's
NJCAA, Region 20 and MD
JUCO Division II teams and coaches to provide information to the media, the campus and the public, and is responsible for all content on the official athletics website (
www.fccathletics.com) and social media networks. Responsibilities include developing favorable public attention and image for the various sports teams, coaches and athletic department utilizing a variety of communications media and other appropriate outlets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following are the functions essential to performing this job:
1. Manage media relations for all men's and women's athletic teams, student-athletes and coaches.
2. Develop an annual media plan for promotion of FCC's NJCAA, Region 20 and MDJUCO Division II sports programs.
3. Maintain statistical and historical records of athletic events, teams and athletes.
4. Assist the Director of Athletics with the leadership responsibilities for game-day set-up, procedures and accommodations related to officials, security, contestants, workers, and athletic trainers. Secure officials for all home FCC athletic events.
5. Coordinate all livestream needs for FCC sports programs.
6. Assist the Director of Athletics in advising coaching staff on the public relations aspect of their work for developing a positive image of the Frederick Community College Athletics program.
7. Keep internal community informed of athletics news via campus e-mails, Web site, Communication Central, etc.
8. Assist the Director of Athletics in the development of all athletics team competition and practice schedules.
9. Serve as Frederick Community College's official statistician. Oversee compilation and reporting of statistics on teams, individuals and coaches.
10. Write recaps for all games along with pictures and graphics.
11. Provide daily oversight on social media networks for the Athletic Department.
12. Coordinate production of athletic publications, including home game programs, schedules and developing recruiting materials for prospective student-athletes.
13. Serve as the primary liaison to the media and ensure the timely dissemination of accurate information, including news releases, event results, and statistics for multiple programs.
14. Coordinate the daily maintenance and development of the official
FCC Athletics website (
www.fccathletics.com) and assure rosters, schedules, record books, etc., are updated in a timely manner to increase visibility to such groups as recruits, media, alumni, and fans.
15. Report scores and statistics as per NJCAA, Region 20 and MD JUCO Conference guidelines.
16. Nominate student-athletes, coaches and staff members for performance and academic conference and national awards for the NJCAA, Region 20 and MD JUCO.
17. Serve as Athletics Photographer to develop high-performing digital imagery for the FCC Athletics official website and social media channels.
18. Compile and maintain player and coach biographical information.
19. Collaborate with coaches in selecting an athlete weekly and provide a student athlete spotlight feature story.
20. Serve as the liaison between athletics, marketing and communications office on use of the Cougars logo; facilitate process of logo requirements and acceptance.
21. Assist the Director of Athletics with the annual Hall of Fame event.
22. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.
Salary: $55,950 - $61,545 annually
FCC offers a generous benefits package which includes medical insurance, dental and vision plans, waiver of FCC tuition for employee and eligible dependents, tuition reimbursement, generous leave benefits, retirement plans, and more! Frederick Community College prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment. Frederick Community College, an equal opportunity employer, values campus diversity in students and staff and encourages members from historically under-represented groups to apply.
