Graduate Assistant - Athletics- Baseball

POSITION:                                Graduate Assistant - Athletics- Baseball

REPORTS TO:                            Director of Athletics

SALARY:
$ 10.00 / hour plus fully paid tuition and fees. Full-time tuition is for nine graduate credits per term (fall and spring). Room and board, additional tuition charges, books and incidental costs are not covered. Summer tuition is not covered by the graduate assistantship.

REQUIREMENTS:
Undergraduate degrees in sport management, education, Journalism / communication, marketing or business. Candidates should have a career goal of working in athletics. Previous experience with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, DakStats, and Microsoft Office software is a plus. 

To be considered for this assistantship, the candidate must already be accepted into one of Point Park University's master's degree programs in education, journalism and mass communication, communications technology, leadership education, psychology or business, and enrolled in nine credits per semester (fall and spring).

DUTIES:

1. Assist with set up, preparation and coverage for athletic events at all Point Park University facilities and other off-site locations.
2. Assist in the supervision of a large student worker group and table staff for home events.
3. Assist administrative staff with game-day operations.
4. Provide logistical and administrative support to head coaches.
5. Assist with writing news releases; designing, editing and maintaining Point Park University official website and social media channels.
6. Assist with game management, including in-game stat keeping, public address announcing and coordinating of live video stream of home contests.
7. Assist in taking, scheduling, posting, and disseminating necessary individual and team photos for promotional and website use.
8. Assist with preparing game-day programs as well as other athletics communication materials.
9. Communicate with the athletics staff and coaches as well as Point Park University Conference and Event Services on facilities & scheduling needs.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of compliance with the Mountain East Conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
11. Candidate must be willing to assist in driving team shuttle buses to and from practices / games.
12. Candidate must be able to work extended and / or irregular hours including evenings and weekends, and be able to be on the field and court to record and report statistics, announce games, etc.
13. Candidate must be currently enrolled or accepted into a Point Park University graduate school program by Fall 2025.

Qualified applicants should submit by mail or email (preferred) a letter of application, resume, official undergraduate and / or graduate transcripts, at least two letters of recommendation, and other relevant application materials to:
Lisa Knapp
Athletics Department
Point Park University
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984
lknapp1@pointpark.edu

When responding via email please reference  - GRADUATE ASSISTANT - ATHLETICS- Baseball -  in the subject line.

Please submit documents in Rich Text (.txt) Word document (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf). All emails submitted will receive an automatic confirmation email. Due to some junk mail filters, the confirmation email may not reach you. To ensure receipt of the confirmation email, use the return receipt option built into your email program when sending your information. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.  Due to the high volume of resumes received, Point Park University will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the status of your resume.

If we determine that your skills and experience match the position requirements, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to revisit our website at www.pointpark.edu for the status of the position and future opportunities.

Point Park University is an Equal Opportunity Employer