Franklin College, an NCAA Division III institution located 20 miles south of Indianapolis, invites applications for the position of Sports Information Director. This full-time, 12-month position reports to the Director of Athletics. A bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, public relations or a related field is required. Candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills and strong organizational and supervisory skills. Preference will be given to candidates with prior collegiate SID experience. Candidates must have working knowledge of and experience with statistics programs, mainly NCAA Live Stats, Presto Stats and Stat Crew, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, social media platforms, webcasting, photography and video editing. Responsibilities include supporting and promoting the activities of 22 NCAA men’s and women’s sports and three club sports via website, local/regional/hometown media outlets and other constituencies; writing and distributing press releases; managing the sports information office, assistant SID and student staff; preparing gameday programs; taking/coordinating team and individual photos; helping coordinate and supervise video stream of home contests; managing social media outlets associated with athletics; managing/coordinating game-day statistics responsibilities and media credentialing for home events; maintaining statistical information required by conference and NCAA and preparing/submitting nominations for conference and national awards; updating the athletics website; and other duties as assigned by the athletic director. Excellent benefits package including: health, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, sick and holiday time, retirement plan, and full tuition benefits for employees and their family. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a complete application including cover letter, resume and three professional references. – Paste the following web address into a browser: https://franklincollege-ubsru.formstack.com/forms/staff_application or go to Franklin College’s job board at https://franklincollege.edu/about-fc/human-resources/employment-opportunities/

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