Nsu Associate Athletics Director Of External Relations

Title: NSU Associate Athletics Director of External Relations

State Role Title: Administrative - Lecturer

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Associate Athletics Director is responsible for Responsible for, but not limited, to oversight of athletics revenue generation, marketing, communications, promotions, gameday experience, athletics ticket sales, corporate partnerships, licensing, and branding with a focus on the Norfolk community and surrounding regions.

The Associate Athletic Director for External Relations will take a comprehensive and innovative approach to maximizing existing revenue streams while pursuing and unlocking potential new avenues and opportunities across multiple revenue producing sources to better support our student-athletes. This will be accomplished through strategic vision and leadership in revenue generation, successful negotiation of contracts, strategic planning, goal setting, fundraising, community engagement and sport program oversight. Reporting to the Director of Athletics, responsibilities include the development and oversight of Norfolk State Athletics external revenue generation including Athletics Ticketing, Sports Marketing, Promotions, Athletic Communications, Creative Services, and Video Production. In addition, this position will have oversight of externally related business functions including communications, licensing, branding, special events and management of the department’s partnerships regarding corporate sponsorship activations. This position will serve as a member of the Athletics senior staff while serving as a liaison to university partners including the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communication, Norfolk State University Foundation, and the Norfolk State University Alumni Association and Athletics Foundation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with NSU, Commonwealth of Virginia, NCAA and MEAC rules, regulations and policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree required with at least five years of experience in a revenue- generation role, with experience in corporate sponsorship, partnership development, with a proven ability to implement strategies that drive successful revenue growth.
• In addition to sport oversight. Additional experience required includes creating standard operating procedures and manuals, experience in Division I collegiate athletics with football, and excellent oral and written communication skills.
A successful criminal background check is required.

Additional Considerations

Minimum eight years’ experience in athletics administration; DI athletics program; Division I athletics program with football.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: No email address is needed.

EEO STATEMENT:
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

Norfolk State University:
Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. The University is a top ranked Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant expenditures, has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC conference championships in last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.

City of Norfolk:
The home of the largest Naval Base in the world, Norfolk is 1 of 7 cities that make up what is referred to as the Hampton Roads Region, an area that includes Virginia Beach and Colonial Williamsburg. Norfolk has big-city amenities, attractions of arts and culture, and cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard. There are numerous accessible parks, riverfronts, lakes, festivals, and beaches: all favorable for weekend getaways and an easy commute to NSU.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.