SEMO is the winner of the OVC Commissioner's Cup in two of the past four school years, and has won more conference championships than any other school in the OVC since 2019. Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Brady Barke was named NACDA Athletic Director of the Year in 2022.

The University has a total enrollment of nearly 10,000 students in Cape Girardeau, MO, situated near the bank of the Mississippi River in a community of over 80,000 in Cape Girardeau County. Cape Girardeau is located on Interstate 55, approximately two hours south of St. Louis, and three hours north of Memphis.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the director and assistant director in publicizing Southeast Missouri’s 15-sport intercollegiate athletics program
• Oversight for multiple sports, while helping with home event management for all other sports as needed
• Communicate and interact effectively, respectfully and appropriately with student-athletes, coaches, administrators and other University personnel
• Work directly with scoring software to compile official NCAA statistics for various sports, while also serving on statistical crews for volleyball, football and basketball
• Assist with generating graphics and content for the department’s website, SEMORedhawks.com, and social media channels
• Assist with producing game notes, media guides and game programs, and assist with all other duties as assigned
• Assist with training and supervision of student and volunteer staff in the strategic communications department
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a high stress environment
• Must be willing to work during home events, at night and on weekends
• Position will include travel to select athletic and conference championship events

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum one year of related work or volunteer experience in sports information/athletic communications
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in journalism, communications, sports management or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong writing and interpersonal communication skills
• Previous experience working with NCAA Live Stats and Stat Crew programs preferred
• Experience working with both Apple and Microsoft computers, and Adobe InDesign and Photoshop software

Start Date:

• August 1, 2025

Graduate Assistant Requirements

• Admission to the School of Graduate Studies and a Master’s Program at Southeast Missouri State
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA in their selected area of study during graduate school

Compensation:

• $1,100 monthly stipend (paid bi-weekly), plus the opportunity to earn additional hourly wage during summer and break periods as mutually agreed upon with supervisor.
• Graduate assistant will receive full tuition waiver for up to 9 credit hours per semester (Fall/Spring), plus opportunity to apply for additional tuition waiver for summer term.

Application Process:

• To ensure full consideration, submit a cover letter, resume and references to Jeff Honza, Assistant Director of Athletics for Strategic Communications, at redhawk1@me.com no later than June 25, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.

About Southeast Missouri State University

Southeast Missouri State University is a Division 1 institution and the defending Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup Champion. SEMO is located in Cape Girardeau, MO, located on Interstate 55 halfway between St. Louis and Memphis.

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