Graduate Assistant - Sport Information & Fan Engagement

The Howard Payne Athletic office is accepting applications for two graduate assistants for 2026-27 and may be extended to a second year (one to two-year appointment). The graduate assistants will assist with sports information and/or marketing and fan engagement efforts for the University’s 14 intercollegiate varsity sports. Located in Brownwood, Texas, Howard Payne is a member of NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference.

Responsibilities:

- Oversee the creation and execution of in-game entertainment plans for all home games, including scripts, music, promotions, fan interaction elements, and sponsor activations.

- Assist with creating engaging creative content for use on social media channels and athletics website.

- Implement a comprehensive content calendar across social platforms to ensure timely coverage of athletic events, features, and campaigns.

- Develop and implement marketing and fan experience plans for various sports, as assigned.

- Serve as primary media contact for assigned sports.

- Organize and record game statistics at athletic events and provide timely reporting of results to media outlets & ASC.

- Assist with team coverage through written content including game previews and recaps, as well as features highlighting team as a whole as well as individual student-athletes.

- Aid with the production of video streaming of home athletic events.

- Assist with maintenance of videoboards, sound systems, gameday technologies.

- Organize, promote, and manage special events at Howard Payne home games as assigned by the athletic administrative staff.

- Assist in the management of student and game staff workers.

- Adhere to all NCAA and American Southwest Conference rules and regulations.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, physical education, kinesiology, sport management or related fields.

- Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

- Availability to work evenings and weekends.

- Admission to a Howard Payne graduate program. HPU offers graduate programs in Sport and Wellness Leadership (M.Ed.), Business Administration (MBA), http://www.hputx.edu/academics/graduate-studies/

- Proposed Start Dates: August 1, 2026.

Compensation:

On-campus housing is provided along with a 50% tuition waiver per semester, and monthly stipend each semester.

Application: Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, names of three references to ehansing@hputx.edu or abright@hputx.edu

Howard Payne University does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender (except where gender is a bonafide occupational qualification), age, veteran status, disability or genetic information. Howard Payne University is a non-profit Christian institution of higher learning and as such, reserves the right under federal law to discriminate in employment based on religion. A background investigation will be conducted on all individuals offered employment. Howard Payne University is a “Drug Free Workplace.” Applicants and employees may be required to take a drug and alcohol test at any time.