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Title: Duke Athletics Communications Assistantship

Position Summary: The Duke Athletics Communications office is looking for qualified candidates for its assistantship during the 2024 spring semester. The successful candidate will join one of the top NCAA Division I athletics departments, assisting the athletics communications office in promoting the institution’s student-athletes and 27 varsity sports programs. This is a part-time (19.9 hours per week maximimum), benefits ineligible position.

Essential Functions:

• The successful candidate will be the primary communications contact for Wrestling
• Provide support for other programs and events related to athletics, which may include writing, statistics capturing, research, editing of media guides/record books, transcribing quotes, and other duties as assigned
• Gain direct work experience in the field of college athletics and college athletic communications
• This position must be able to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent communication, verbal, and written skills, alongside organizational and time management skills.

How to Apply:

Interested Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references online at https://hr.duke.edu/careers/apply Any questions can be directed to S enior Associate Director of Communications Lindy Brown ( lindy.brown@duke.edu ).

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or disability. Duke Athletics has a strong commitment to Affirmative Action and is actively seeking to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of our staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires analytical, communication and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's degree program.

Experience

No experience required beyond bachelor's degree. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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