Assistant Sports Information Director

North Park University • No location specified • Full-time

$40,500

per year

University Diversity Athletic Communications Sports Information Game Management

Job Description

North Park University, a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Sports Information Director. This position is available for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years as part of an NCAA Pathway to Excellence Grant. This full-time 10-month position is responsible for assisting the Sports Information Director with athletic communications and home game management.

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Duties and Responsibilities

Sport Management: Data Management, Statistics, and Analysis (45%)

Responsible for recording and uploading all results and stats for North Park varsity contests.
Create and upload media (videos, imagery, etc.) for Vikings players and teams.
Setup, store, and troubleshoot broadcast equipment, including cameras, audio mixers, headsets, laptops, and cables.
Gain a working knowledge of live video stream of home contests.

Communications, Media, and Fundraising (35%)

Write releases and feature articles, edit and design game programs, maintain historical records, and compile statistics.

Cover all intercollegiate events for NPU Athletics in a timely manner.
Organize and distribute records, stats, and creative elements.
Work with Advancement and University Marketing to promote North Park student-athletes while adhering to North Park’s distinctives: Christian, City-centered, and Intercultural.
Equitably promote a variety of NPU student-athletes and the Viking teams
Assist with updating the Athletics Department website and social media sites (rosters, schedules, biographies, previews, etc.)
Utilize Sidearm and Microsoft Word to craft updated biographies for North Park coaches, staff, and players, updating each season as needed.
Keep website rosters, schedules, and feature stories up to date.

Staff Oversight/Budget Management (20%)

Supervise graduate assistants, student-worker staff, table staff, and interns for Sports Information.
Will share duties with the Assistant AD for Sports Info/Gameday Management in training gameday workers (part-time and students) for various intercollegiate duties.
Help develop student workers to ensure a quality gameday environment and experience.
Quality control for staffing and attentiveness with student work base.
Assist with paying student-workers, part-time employees, and gameday officials for Sports Information.
Process invoice payments when necessary.
Complete other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director, Assistant Vice President for Athletics and Sport Management, and Associate Athletic Directors.

Salary Range: $40,500 to $45,000

A bachelor’s degree is required.
Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and social media platforms.
Experience using StatCrew, NCAA LiveStats is preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Applicants must be able to work an untraditional work schedule (i.e. frequent nights and weekends).
Able to lift and move athletic equipment.
A valid driver’s license is required.
Possess a clear understanding and personal commitment to North Park’s mission of Christian higher education.