Athletic Communications Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for athletic communications, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for strategic oversight of media strategy and relations, corporate announcements and communications for Mediacorp and our suite of product and services.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Progressive experience using sidearm or comparable websites
• Progressive experience supervising staff
• Progressive experience in streaming of sporting events through ESPN3 or other streaming services
• Progressive experience using adobe creative suite
• Experience coordinating marketing initiatives for sports program
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued learning/professional development (i.e., presentations, publications, serving on regional and/or national committees)
• Developing and coordinating marketing and promotional opportunities
• Place newsworthy events with campus, hometown, local, and national media

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the athletic communications position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for communications support to other parts of the organization in the form of research writing, editing and style review.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Highly motivated with positive and proactive work approach
• Detail-oriented and organized with excellent communication and organizational skills
• Familiarity with social media platforms, trends
• Desktop publishing experience, preferably Adobe CS (InDesign/Photoshop) and Microsoft Office
• Demonstrates a positive and personable demeanor
• Sports information experience at a higher education level is preferred with the opportunity to receive shared housing at a reduced rental fee
• Experience working day-to-day with Division I college football program
• Exemplary writing and organization skills

Please consider me for the athletic communications opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance and sound counsel to senior leaders (C-suite), helping frame and position key issues for different audiences.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Assist the Manager of Athletic Communication with managing the department web site and other Social Media Outlets
• Assist the Manager of Athletic Communication in overseeing the work of student assistants, interns and game day personnel
• Supervise statistics at contests and keep season statistics updated
• Oversee the reporting of scores and other results to appropriate media after contests
• Maintain up to date sport team rosters
• Demonstrated experience in football communications at the professional or collegiate level
• Proven experience supervising full-time employees and leading communication departments
• Proficient in StatCrew software

I am excited to be applying for the position of athletic communications. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for communications counsel, content, and strategies to [GREFP LT], for [our] communications with internal audiences (C-Suite/TET, Peers/TET-1, and my organization) and external audiences (industry associations, C-Suite of top suppliers, and government officials).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Strong abilities in writing, editing, web, written, social media and video content generation, proofreading
• Understanding rules of all 20 intercollegiate sports and practicing judgement
• Maintaining knowledge and keep up to date of technology trends and software necessary to execute responsibilities
• Photography, photo editing and video skills preferred (Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro, etc)
• Requires some weekend and evening hours
• Demonstrated proficiency with personal computing and online publishing
• Knowledge of college athletics, successful experience with publicity support and relationships with media strongly preferred
• Familiarity with website content management system, SIDEARM

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the athletic communications position.

Previously, I was responsible for daily sports media services and provide support for coaching staffs of the assigned sports • Manage and schedule all student-workers for events • Serve as the sport’s statistician, historian and archivist.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Photoshop
• Knowledge and experience in management of athletic web pages
• Knowledge and experience with NCAA statistical data and reporting systems, including automated StatCrew software
• Social media experience, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Demonstrated proficiency and creativity utilizing trending social media outlets
• Public Relations, Marketing Skills and Advertising
• Systematic ticket distribution
• Computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite