Sports Information Specialist

Pasadena Area Community College District
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics Division

Location: Pasadena, CA
Salary: $6,111.48 - $6,737.91 per month
Benefits: Click Here (100% District covered Medical, Dental, Vision for employee and dependents)
Work Schedule: Due to nature of Athletics’ schedules, incumbents must be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and work a flexed schedule. A flexed schedule requires employees to shift their regular workdays within the same week, such as taking a weekday off to work a Saturday event, while maintaining a 40 hour total.
Full Job Description: Sports Information Specialist

Under the general direction of the Dean, Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics, incumbents perform a variety of duties related to the maintenance of the District’s multi-sport athletics website and social media platforms by producing, writing, and editing sports press releases, chronicling events, accomplishments, milestones and other news and statistics related to the college's intercollegiate sports teams. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Produces, researches, writes, and edits content for the athletic program's website and social media platforms. This includes information on all intercollegiate sports teams, including statistical information, as well as various alumni accomplishments, and historical achievements, milestones of student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
• Writes daily sports releases on all teams and disseminates the information to various mass media organizations and digital outlets including X and Instagram. 
• Updates and inputs team rosters, schedules, and coaching biographies; maintains the daily team record board, posts games, matches and meet results, scores, and statistics.
• Collects, produces, and disseminates statistics (including live stats) for home and various away games for all intercollegiate teams as required by the California Community College Athletic Association, the South Coast Conference, and the Southern California Football Association.
• Serves as the media liaison for sports teams to the marketing department, cultivates relationships with external news media; sets up interviews by the media with coaches/student-athletes; and presents story ideas through press releases to increase media coverage of the teams; Coordinates “Media Day” for all intercollegiate teams.
• Acts in a lead capacity in the college’s press box and at game management tables, which includes securing appropriate positions for game tables, and the responsibility for the timing systems, scoreboard operator, digital statistician, and spotter during games, including the training of new crew members when required.
• Performs miscellaneous duties including public address announcing and/or game statistician duties at individual home sports events for all intercollegiate teams, including live stats.
• Full Job Description: Sports Information Specialist

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related discipline.
• Two years of experience in sports information, sports communication, or as a writer or editor in a public information office. 
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District’s vehicle insurance policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related discipline.
• Two years of experience as a sportswriter on a daily news outlet.
• Two years of experience working in media relations in higher education in an institution that has an intercollegiate athletic program.

• Comprehensive understanding of the methods and practices of presenting information through various mass media channels including newspaper, social media platforms, and the internet, and exceptional skill in writing accurate, compelling, and timely press releases, game recaps, athlete profiles, and feature articles.
• Demonstrated experience with MS Office Suite, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Stat Crew, and Quark, and must be fluent in content management system (CMS) platforms and able to work quickly under tight post-game deadlines.
• Ability to maintain and update a multi-sport athletics website with current scores, schedules, rosters, bios, records, and news, and competence in providing live updates (via website, social media, or livestream platforms), managing statistics, capturing highlights, and coordinating post-game interviews.
• Skill in capturing and editing sports-related images and video content for use in press releases, web pages, and social channels, and strong working knowledge of rules, terminology, and statistical conventions for a wide range of intercollegiate sports.
• Strong organizational skills to manage content calendars, event timelines, and overlapping seasonal demands across different sports; ability to review situations accurately and determine appropriate action according to established guidelines; ability to serve as a liaison between coaches, athletes, the public, and external media; and demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, staff, and community.

Core Competencies: The District has identified the following essential skills and attributes needed for success in this position. 

• Sports Journalism
• Digital Content Creation & Website Management
• Game Day Coverage & Real-Time Reporting
• Photography, Video, & Media Production
• Writing Proficiency 
• Brand Management 
• Public Relations & Media Coordination
• Project Management & Stats Compilation

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

Pasadena City College (PCC) utilizes an online application process. Hard copy, e-mailed, or faxed resumes are not accepted. Job postings will not be reopened due to failure to submit an application before the closing date for any reason. You can apply for a position from any computer with Internet access. Please keep in mind the following:

• If you do not follow the process or your application/resume is incomplete, your information will not be processed.
• If you need to update any submitted information, you will need to reapply in full.  When HR sees duplicate applications, we archive the oldest and the most recent application and materials are considered.
• The selection advisory committee will review, evaluate, and consider applications and supporting materials received by the deadline. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a particular position does not assure the applicant an interview. 
• While the acceptance of the application packet is done through PCC’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS), all hiring decisions are made by a hiring committee.
• Once applications are submitted, they are final. Please carefully review your application and the documents which you are attaching to make sure that they are free from errors and complete. If you require assistance with your application, please refer to the application guide or you may contact NeoEd Customer Support at 855-524-5627. Customer Support is available Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. (PST).

 All materials listed below may be required for your application packet to be considered complete:

1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter

After a review of applications received, the District may require the completion and submission of supplemental documents prior to the interview process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Successful applicants must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of background check including Live Scan and Tuberculosis (TB) assessment/screening.
• Pasadena Area Community College District will not sponsor any visa applications.
• Applicants must be available for interviews at Pasadena City College at no cost to the District.
• Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting the Office of Human Resources directly at (626) 585-7388.
• The Pasadena Area Community College District does not discriminate in the educational programs and activities operated by the District or in employment procedures and practices of the District. The Policies of Title IX as developed to date are available for inspection during normal business hours at the District office at 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106.
• Crime awareness and campus security information are available from Campus Police. (Public Law 101-542).
• The Pasadena Area Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and the disabled.
• An applicant, who attempts to contact individual Board members or members of the screening committee with the intent of influencing the decision of the committee or the Board, will be disqualified. General inquiries regarding the position and/or District employment should be directed to the Office of Human Resources.

 PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Equal Opportunity, Title IX, Section 504 Employer