Assistant Athletics Director of Strategy and Cap Management

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Department:

Ole Miss Athletics Department

Job Summary:

Coordinates routine Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) activities and provides operational support for student-athletes, coaches, athletics staff, internal partners, and external stakeholders. This level functions as a coordinator responsible for scheduling, tracking, documenting, communicating, and supporting NIL processes. Work is primarily task-based and process-focused, with responsibility for ensuring routine NIL activities are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with established procedures. This level works under general supervision and escalates non-routine, complex, sensitive, or high-risk matters to higher-level NIL staff.

Job Description:

Coordinates routine NIL administrative activities, including scheduling meetings, tracking deadlines, organizing files, updating records, and supporting follow-up communications.
Serves as a point of contact for routine NIL questions and directs student-athletes, coaches, staff, parents, external partners, or campus stakeholders to appropriate resources.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the intake of NIL disclosures, opportunity requests, agreements, partner information, and related documentation.
• Reviews NIL forms and submitted materials for completeness, accuracy, and required information before routing to higher-level staff for review.
• Maintains NIL records, databases, calendars, contact lists, tracking logs, participation data, partner files, and compliance documentation.
• Coordinates logistics for NIL trainings, workshops, student-athlete meetings, partner events, donor activities, and brand-building programs.
• Tracks student-athlete participation, training completion, disclosure status, event attendance, and other routine program metrics.
• Prepares routine reports, summaries, lists, data updates, presentation materials, and status updates related to NIL activity.
• Communicates routine NIL procedures, deadlines, documentation requirements, and program expectations to student-athletes and internal stakeholders.
• Assists with updating NIL resources, process guides, FAQs, forms, templates, and educational materials.
• Supports brand partnership activity by coordinating basic communication among student-athletes, external partners, agencies, and internal departments.
• Identifies missing documents, incomplete forms, scheduling conflicts, delayed responses, or routine process issues and escalates them as appropriate.
• Supports coordination with athletics staff, compliance, marketing, communications, development, and other internal offices on routine NIL matters.
• Maintains confidentiality and professionalism when handling student-athlete information, financial details, partner communications, and sensitive NIL materials.
• Applies basic working knowledge of NCAA requirements, Mississippi state laws, institutional policies, and internal procedures to support compliant NIL operations.

Substitution Statement: An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

Relevant experience | 3 Years | Not Required

Compensation:

$62,441.60 - $93,641.60

Interview Requirement:

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

EEO Statement:

The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, age, disability, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Background Check Statement:

The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.