Athletics Digital Content Creator

Job no: 498002 Work type: Full Time Location: Jacksonville, AL (Main Campus) Categories: Staff Department: Media Relations Requested Start Date: March 1, 2026 Normal Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday with evenings and weekends for special events Job Summary: The Athletics Digital Content Creator is responsible for performing artistic, creative, and skilled photo and digital content to capture and reproduce photographic images and video content reflecting the full range of activities that best visually illustrate Jacksonville State University, its student-athletes, faculty, staff, and students. This position works with the Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations to develop the Athletics digital content strategy which helps expand the University’s effort to increase branding and awareness. Duties and Responsibilities:

• Captures and reproduces photo, video, and digital content that represents the full range of activities and athletic events that occur on and off the JSU campus, utilizing creative, visual, technical, and artistic skills.
• Maintains extensive and current library of quality photographic images representing the Jax State athletic department that reflect the JSU brand through the use of PhotoShelter Libris and allows JSU constituents to download selected images. Disseminates photographs to national media as directed.
• Identifies and creates opportunities to enhance the documentation of the Athletic Department's storytelling through close collaboration of the Athletic Media Relations Department.
• Manages and supervises assigned student employees and interns to help enhance the University’s photo and video capabilities.
• Works with the Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations to come up with creative and innovative digital content which can be disseminated through the University's Athletic social media platforms and on the official JSU social media account.
• Manages a photo assignment system for photography of university-related events, providing both print and digital images for general promotion, public relations, news, sports and historical documentation purposes.
• Assist with overseeing the content that is used for the university's and athletics department's social media strategic content creation plans.
• Schedules and facilitates athletic photo and video shoots for clients and maintain documented model release files as needed.
• Provides technical assistance and serves as resource to other University employees and students on all aspects of photography and videography processing.
• Manages assigned budget, purchasing, and over-all maintenance of photography, videography, and office equipment and all supplies.
• Facilitates other photography and videography related duties as assigned.
• Works with various athletic teams to produce video content for Jacksonville State's in-house video boards and displays for use on game days.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• An equivalent combination of seven (7) years experience and training may be substituted for degree requirement.
• Minimum 2 years work experience (will consider undergraduate, graduate, or part-time experience)
• Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in photography or photojournalism
• Previous university digital content creation experience
• Photo database management experience

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Unofficial Transcripts

Employee Benefits: JSU strives to provide a great quality of life to our employees through an attractive, competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package. Benefits include:

• Retirement Plans
• Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)
• RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
• 403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
• Health Insurance
• Medical (PEEHIP)
• Optional plans: vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer and hospital indemnity
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription assistance

For additional information regarding benefits, please visit our website. Clery Notice: In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, https://clerycenter.org/policy-resources/the-clery-act/ the Jacksonville State University Police provide information on crimes statistics, crime prevention, law enforcement, crime reporting, and other related issues for the past three calendar years. The JSU Annual Campus Security and Fire Report is available online at: https://www.jsu.edu/police/docs/cleryannualreport.pdf Equal Employment Opportunity: Jax State is an Equal Employment and Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Advertised: Feb 06 2026 Central Standard Time Applications close: WhatsappFacebookLinkedInEmail App if (typeof SocialShareKit != 'undefined') { SocialShareKit.init({ forceInit: true, reinitialize: true, selector: '.social-share-kit .ssk' }); } Apply tot his job Apply To this Job