Highlights
Job Summary: Sports Information Student workers assist with game day operations, live broadcasts, statistics, writing, photography, social media, and other media-related responsibilities while helping showcase Aggie Athletics. This position provides valuable real-world experience for students interested in sports communications, broadcasting, marketing, journalism, and athletic administration.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Doylestown, PA |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1896 |
| Website | http://www.delval.edu |
Description
Job Summary: Sports Information Student workers assist with game day operations, live broadcasts, statistics, writing, photography, social media, and other media-related responsibilities while helping showcase Aggie Athletics. This position provides valuable real-world experience for students interested in sports communications, broadcasting, marketing, journalism, and athletic administration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Producing live game broadcasts, including camera operation, graphics, and play-by-play support
- Inputting and calling live statistics
- Public address announcing
- Play-by-play announcing and color commentary for livestreams on MACTV and DVUSN (please contact us directly if you are interested in becoming a play-by-play announcer)
- Conduct interviews with coaches and athletes
- Playing in-venue music during games
- Capturing live-action photography and producing photo galleries
- Writing game previews, recaps, and other website content
- Assisting with social media content creation
- Updating historical records and athletics record books
- Designing creative materials using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
- Completing at least one office hour per week
- Other duties as assigned
Education Employment Eligibility:
- Currently enrolled Delaware Valley University student
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documentation to verify identity and employment eligibility
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong interest in sports (no prior playing experience required)
- Creativity, reliability, and professionalism
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Occasionally lifting 25 lbs or less
- Frequently lifting 25 lbs or more
- Typically standing or walking
- Climbing bleachers
- Outdoor exposure to weather
- Exposure to moving machinery
- High noise environment
- May have an alternative work schedule
About Company
Delaware Valley University is an independent, nonprofit university located in the charming town of Doylestown, Pa. Originally an agricultural college, DelVal was founded in 1896 and has grown into an academically rigorous interdisciplinary college dedicated to the sciences and liberal arts. As our founder, Joseph Krauskopf once said, we take "science with practice" seriously. Today, our more than 1,000 acres of land is a testament to our mission to provide a functional learning environment for our students, serving as an outdoor classroom for several of our fields of study.
DelVal has more than 25 undergraduate majors in the natural sciences, business, and humanities. We offer six master's programs, a doctoral degree and several adult education courses. From business and information management and policy studies to Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) and an MBA Program. DelVal offers students a wide array of undergraduate degree, graduate degree and continuing education degree programs.