Selected Graduate Assistant (G.A.) will work in the Athletics Communications office to assist staff with day-to-day operations. G.A. will report directly to the Athletic Communications Coordinator.
American International College is a private, coeducational institution of higher education located on a 70+ acre campus in Springfield, Massachusetts. The campus has 42 buildings on two sites approximately 1/2 mile apart with a total of approximately 660,000 gross square feet. Included in the inventory of buildings are student residences for a resident population of 900 students. Founded in 1885, the College has 3700 graduate and undergraduate students. AIC offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs through the Schools of Business, Arts and Sciences; Health Sciences; and Education. The mission of the College is to transform student lives through career focused learning, with a strong foundation in the liberal arts, a commitment to serving the community, and a high level of involvement in the global economy. AIC strives to create a diverse and inclusive campus community that is representative, at all job levels, of the students we serve.
American International College (AIC) participates in NCAA Division I Ice Hockey (Atlantic Hockey Association) and Division I Women’s Rugby (National Intercollegiate Rugby Association). For all other varsity sports, AIC participates in NCAA Division II and competes in the prestigious Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10).
Position Responsibilities:
- Media coverage of assigned sports including pre-game and post-game write-ups
- Production and editing of game day programs and promotions
- Social media content creation and maintenance for assigned sports
- Game-day communication tasks including web streaming, tracking in-game statistics, broadcasting, etc.
- Archiving and maintaining current and historical records and statistics of teams
- Supervision and task maintenance of student workers
- Other projects and responsibilities as assigned by the Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications
Qualifications:
- Admittance into an AIC graduate program
- Program must be: MBA, MEd, Public Health, Clinical Psych, General Psych or Forensic Psych.
- Completed undergraduate degree in a related field
- Two-year commitment as a Graduate Assistant preferred
- Candidate must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong organizational skills
- Strong competency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop and InDesign), Microsoft Office, statistics software (Stat Crew, Prestostats, and NCAA Live Stats) and other related software
Salary: Total Stipend is $2,500/semester plus a tuition waiver of 6 credits/semester (up to $675/credit)
Interested applications should submit resume, cover letter and three references to saremicenter@aic.edu.
To be considered for the position, you must apply to the graduate program of your choice within 7 business days of graduate assistantship application.
