Notre Dame Athletics is committed to building a diverse workforce passionate about maximizing the student-athlete experience. Our pillars of Education; Excellence; Faith; Tradition; and Community guide us in the work we do each day. We are eager to attract, recruit, and retain individuals who positively contribute to a collaborative, inclusive working environment where all may thrive.

Building on the University’s Spirit of Inclusion, we are committed to the work needed to cultivate sustainable progress and change. As a prospective member of Notre Dame Athletics, we encourage you to apply if you embrace, embody, and demonstrate a commitment to the aforementioned values.

You will be a resource for a selection of our 750 student-athletes as they claim their individual voices in a sea of collegiate sports narratives. By forging strong relationships and embedding yourself within assigned programs (football, other program and special project management), you will discern the personalities and stories that set the Notre Dame student-athlete apart from the rest of the athletics landscape.

This role will combine traditional athletic communications functions with a skill set that requires you to build relationships with student-athletes in order to amplify their personal brand, the program’s brand and the Notre Dame Athletics brand. You will help lead your team’s social media accounts, creating engaging, in-moment content to connect fans with the student-athletes, coaches, and teams.

As Notre Dame’s Senior Associate Athletics Communications Director, you will be a resource to your student-athletes, educating them on the media landscape, social media and traditional media perception. Your role as an Senior Associate Director requires you to play a larger role in media relations/public relations for your respective teams as they have an increased media spotlight cast upon them. Ability to build relationships with your program(s) is non-negotiable to be successful in this position. You also will play a leadership role in the Athletics Communications Office, focused on quality control, best practices and finding solutions to complex problems.

Present at each of their events, you will be the primary contact between your assigned programs and Fighting Irish Media. You will manage the press box, media requests and interview opportunities for your student-athletes and coaches. As an expert with advanced knowledge in content creation and consumption behaviors, you will know how best to connect the stories your student-athletes are excited to help tell with the audience that craves their authentic voice.

Additionally, the Senior Associate Athletics Communications Director will work with the Advisor to the Director of Athletics, Senior Associate Athletics Director – Media, Brand & Communications and members of the athletics executive leadership on special projects as assigned.

Have we peaked your interest? This opportunity will open doors for you to grow both professionally and personally. The University’s distinct mission of being a force for good allows you to grow in ways you never dreamed possible. Not only do we offer a great work culture, but we pride ourselves on an unparalleled benefits package to maximize your well-being.

This position has a preferred candidate.