Assistant Athletic Director, Communications & Content

Usfca Open · verified Oct 9, 2026

USF Hilltop Campus Full-time Director Communications

At a glance

Director-level Communications role at Usfca. USF Hilltop Campus · full-time · $70,304–$80,500 base.

SalaryStated by Usfca

$70,304 – $80,500

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

RoleCommunications

SeniorityDirector

LocationUSF Hilltop Campus

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$70,304–$80,500

PostedOct 7, 2026 · 2d ago

Role brief

growthroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You'll publicize assigned teams, including women's basketball, with previews, recaps, athlete and coach bios, and department news
You'll maintain sport records, statistics and photo archives, and deliver live and postgame figures at events
You'll coordinate promotions with coaches and produce feature stories, social graphics and video for department channels
You'll respond to coaching, conference and NCAA requests, while building media relationships and pitching athletes and coaches
You'll support communications planning, game-day staffing and student-athlete award nominations

What you bring

You have a bachelor's degree; journalism, public relations, communications or a related subject is preferred
You bring four years of administrative support work or related education, with two years in an administrative support position
You can operate Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats or Stat Input, and work with InDesign and Photoshop
You have experience writing features and game coverage, along with copy editing and proofreading

Who this fits

This role suits a versatile sports communicator who can tell stories through writing, graphics and video. The job involves some travel and work during evenings, weekends and select holidays, in addition to daily office hours. It is a full-time, twelve-month position.

From the employer

Job Title:

Assistant Athletic Director, Communications & Content

Job Summary:

The University of San Francisco seeks a highly-motivated, energetic and team-orientated individual to fill the position of Assistant Athletic Director of Communications and Content at one of the nation’s leading Jesuit institutions. This is a full-time, 12-month position with full University benefits. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all publicity aspects surrounding USF’s 15-sport Division I intercollegiate athletic program, with emphasis on sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications.

Full Job Description:

Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

· Manage and assist in communications efforts for various teams, including women’s basketball, and other sports determined by the Associate Athletic Director, Communications.

· Write game previews and recaps, update student-athlete and coach bios and write general news releases on department’s official website – USFDons.com.

· Maintain statistics, records and photo archives for assigned sports.

· Responsible for live and postgame statistics for all assigned sports. Must also be available to fill in as official statistician at home events as necessary.

· Work closely with head coaches in researching proper promotions of teams and student-athletes for department website usfdons.com and social media platforms.

· Write feature stories and assist in production of social media graphics and video content across various platforms.

· Maintain various statistical and historical research projects as assigned, including team record books.

· Facilitate various requests from coaching staffs, the West Coast Conference and NCAA.

· Collaborate with the Associate Athletic Director, Communications and colleagues in the university’s Office of Marketing Communications to share information, develop stories and amplify the achievements of USF student-athletes and our Division I athletics program.

· Create and maintain working relationships with local and national media outlets, proactively promoting coaches and student-athletes, and facilitating requests from media.

· Properly archive game action photos and work with marketing team and conference office for photo requests and other materials as needed.

· Promote student-athletes for various national and conference awards.

· Assist the Associate Athletic Director, Communications in planning and organizing all phases of communications team.

· Assist with gameday staffing for assigned sports.

· Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

· Understanding and appreciation of the mission, vision, and values of the University of San Francisco.

· Bachelor’s degree required, Masters preferred, with emphasis on journalism, public relations, communications or related field a plus.

· 4 years of increasingly responsible experience in administration support work or related education including at least two years in an administrative support role. Preferred, experience in a sports information/communications athletic department.

· Proficiency with Stat Crew, NCAA Live Stats (Genius), Stat Input (Stat Broadcast).

· Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop).

· Ideal candidate is a versatile, creative storyteller with the ability to tell narratives through print, graphics and video creative content across all platforms.

· Excellent verbal, written, organizational and interpersonal communication skills.

· Experience in feature writing, game coverage, copy editing and proofreading.

· Well-versed in social media strategies and trends including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok

· Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations across all USF sponsored sports

· The position requires some travel and working evenings, weekends and select holidays in addition to daily office hours. Also requires other related duties as assigned by your supervisor and/or other department leadership.

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Pay Rate:

Salary

Salary Range :

$70,304 - $80,500 annualized, commensurate with experience