What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Communications & Media position at Sporting Cascades FC?
Overview
Sporting Cascades FC is a new professional soccer club in Eugene, Oregon, heading into our first USL League One season. We’re building it from the ground up: the team on the pitch, the club around it, and what a matchday feels like here in the Southern Willamette Valley. We’re looking for ambitious, hard-working people who want to help shape a club from day one.
Role Summary
The Director of Communications & Media runs the club’s media relations and social media and is second-in-command to the VP of Marketing & Communications. It’s a senior, hands-on role. You’ll help the VP set strategy and run the department day to day, and you’ll do much of the writing, pitching, and posting.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity,
marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Sporting Cascades FC is a new professional soccer club in Eugene, Oregon, heading into our first USL League One season. We’re building it from the ground up: the team on the pitch, the club around it, and what a matchday feels like here in the Southern Willamette Valley. We’re looking for ambitious, hard-working people who want to help shape a club from day one.
Role Summary
The Director of Communications & Media runs the club’s media relations and social media and is second-in-command to the VP of Marketing & Communications. It’s a senior, hands-on role. You’ll help the VP set strategy and run the department day to day, and you’ll do much of the writing, pitching, and posting.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Serve as the VP’s second-in-command, helping set the department’s communications and content strategy and representing the department when the VP is unavailable.
- Keep the club’s messaging consistent with the brand across press, social, and the website.
- Manage the communications and content calendar, coordinating with Design, Visual Assets, Ticketing, Partnerships, and the Technical staff.
- Own the project management of all Sporting Cascades FC media campaigns, overseeing planning through execution and ensuring campaign goals are met efficiently and within budget.
- Handle crisis communications, including advising leadership and preparing statements.
- Serve as the club’s primary media contact for the league, local outlets, and national press, and generate earned media coverage.
- Write and edit press releases, match previews and recaps, pitches, talking points, speeches, and presentation decks.
- Prepare players, coaches, and executives for interviews, and manage media appearances and press conferences.
- Handle league and broadcast content requests, and manage the club website.
- Run the club’s social channels (Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky), including creating content and engaging with fans.
- Cover matches, club news, and community events live on social, using photo, video, and graphics from Visual Assets and Design.
- Support ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsor obligations through social and digital channels.
- Track social and digital performance and report results to the VP.
- 8 years in communications, public relations, or digital and social media, with senior-level experience in sports, media, or entertainment preferred.
- Media relations experience and existing sports media contacts; crisis communications experience required.
- A portfolio of social and digital work with results you can point to.
- Strong writer and editor across formats, including press releases, web copy, and social.
- Experience acting on a senior leader’s behalf and managing multiple priorities.
- Comfortable with social analytics and scheduling tools, mobile-first video editing, and WordPress or similar.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field preferred.
- Passion for soccer and an understanding of the game’s culture and community.
- Able to work all home matchdays and club events, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and to travel as needed.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity,
marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.