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Assistant Director - Athletic Communications

Allston, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manages media relations, public relations, and communications for select Division I varsity sports, creating content and promoting the department to athletes, fans, and the media.

Role type

Senior IC athletic communications manager

Builds

Publicity campaigns, digital content, game programs, and multimedia assets for Harvard Athletics

Domain

Higher education athletics + sports media

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Media relations, content creation, social media strategy, team supervision, historical archiving, digital storytelling

Preferred skills

Graphic design, video editing, web design, digital analytics

Technologies

SideArm Sports, NCAA Live Stats/Stat Crew, Adobe Creative Suite, content management systems

Responsibilities

Solicit media coverage for events and athletes; design and write game programs and press releases; manage student employees and game-day staff; coordinate social media initiatives; maintain historical team records and statistics

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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