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The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University System of Maryland (USM) recently announced that students, faculty, and staff on USM campuses this fall, including UMD, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work at any University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or to obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

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• Work directly with the Director of Athletics, the Strategic Communications Officer, the Men’s Basketball program and other members of leadership to provide key message points and preparatory responses in their daily briefings with the media;
• Responsible for fostering strong relationships both on and off campus with local and national media, staff, coaches and other external organizations. Cultivate media coverage for the men’s basketball team through different mediums locally, nationally and internationally, Respond to and manage media requests, interviews, news conferences and photo sessions;
• Enhance Maryland’s social media presence and digital storytelling in collaboration with the department’s staff focused on social, digital and content development.
• Strategically position Maryland Athletics by developing positive profiles, both in news and feature form, on the athletic teams, student-athletes and coaches in external and internal media written, video, social media, graphics or other innovative formats in collaboration with team members of the external unit.
• Serve as Deputy Editor for One Maryland Magazine
• Supervise an Associate Director of Strategic Communications, a Communications Assistant and other gameday and student assistants as assigned, overseeing their work promoting their assigned sports through the media, on umterps.com and through social media channels.
• Prepare game notes and press release to ensure effective coverage and proper NCAA and Conference reporting; Maintain historical records, statistics and photographs among other important department information.
• Provide event coverage and game-day management functions. Responsible for press box and media game management, credential process, sport & fan correspondence and coordinating all media interviews for assigned sports.
• Serve as the liaison to the Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS and other national television networks for live shots and all requests pertaining to the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and the Maryland Men’s Basketball program.
• Assist in implementation of Maryland’s MOMENTUM program, conceptualizing and coordinating programming and resources which assist current Maryland student-athletes with Name. Image and Likeness.
• Stay updated on the latest Media and NIL trends.
• Must adhere to all University, Maryland Athletics, Big Ten and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.