Athletic Communications Assistant / Public Relations and Marketing Specialist II (T0010)

Location: Farmville, VA Category: Wage Posted On: Thu Jul 17 2025 Job Description:

Longwood University invites qualified applicants to apply for the position of Athletic Communications Assistant/Public Relations and Marketing Specialist II (T0010). This person will be part of the Longwood University Marketing & Communications team and assist the staff in promoting Longwood University and engaging a range of constituents.

This position is located in Farmville, Virginia, and is required to work in person on Longwood University's campus.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Contribute to the University Marketing & Communications staff's mission of promoting Longwood University and engaging constituents, including as a media contact, for Longwood athletics programs
• Generate feature stories, video and other unique coverage and content in both traditional mediums and social media.
• Produce press releases and other media content for Longwood University media channels, including LongwoodLancers.com, Longwood.edu, Longwood Magazine and social media
• Expand Longwood's reach to local and national media markets by coordinating media requests and pitching story ideas to relevant publications and outlets
• Staff home and selected away events
• Maintain historical records
• Assist the University Marketing & Communications staff with additional duties

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English or related combination of training and work experience
• Knowledge of intercollegiate athletics
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite software, Microsoft Office, The Automated Scorebook and NCAA Genius
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as meet time sensitive deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to safely lift 25 lbs., unassisted

Additional Information:

This is a part-time, temporary wage, non-exempt position in a pay band 3, limited to an average of 29 hours per week and 1500 hours maximum per work year. Commonwealth of Virginia benefits do not accompany this position. A successful fingerprint based criminal background investigation is required. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Longwood University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodations to applicants in need of accommodations in order to provide access to the application and/or interview process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application. If, however, you require accommodations in the application and/or interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 434-395-2074 or humres@longwood.edu.

Per CFR: Title 34, the Title IX Coordinator's contact information can be located through this link http://www.longwood.edu/titleix/ .

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