Director - Baseball Communications

The Pirates Why

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a storied franchise in Major League Baseball who are reinventing themselves on every level. Boldly and relentlessly pursuing excellence by :

• purposefully developing a player and people-centered culture;
• deeply connecting with our fans, partners, and colleagues;

passionately creating lifetime memories for generations of families and friends; and

meaningfully impacting our communities and the game of baseball.

At the Pirates, we believe in the power of a diverse workforce and strive to create an inclusive culture centered in Passion, Innovation, Respect, Accountability, Teamwork, Empathy, and Service.

Job Summary

The Pittsburgh Pirates Public Relations / Communications team is looking for a Director, Baseball Communications to help reinforce our organizational brand, narrative and culture. In this role, you will be a professional assisting with the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Operations communications, which is an essential element of our business.

Working closely with the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Communications and Broadcasting and Senior Director of Communications & Content, this position will provide strategic counsel to Baseball Operations, including major league and minor league coaching staff and player personnel.

This position will also work closely with media relations personnel and activities, including utilizing a proactive mindset to leverage player and coaching staff interviews to advance the baseball and organizational messages.

The Director, Baseball Communications will act as the primary point of contact for all baseball-related media initiatives and will serve as a spokesperson under the guidance of the SVP, Communications and Broadcasting.

Responsibilities

Primary :

Provide strategic communication counsel to baseball operations, including all coaching staff and player personnel.

Collaborate with Baseball Operations to develop key messages and story opportunities to drive and reinforce the desired baseball and organizational narrative.

Collaborate with Senior Director, Communications & Content on digital and social media efforts to deliver the desired baseball and organizational narrative.

Oversee all uniformed personnel, media relations requests and other activities.

Act as primary contact for organizational player relations efforts, including corporate and community appearances and other activities.

Anticipate potential story lines and prepare uniformed personnel for all media interviews.

Travel with the team on road trips throughout the regular season and to Spring Training to oversee all media relations activities.

Act as spokesperson for the organization, under the guidance and policies of supervisors.

Serve as a key point of contact with Major League Baseball on all baseball specific matters.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required :

Bachelor's Degree in Communications or equivalent.

Minimum of six (6) years communications experience with a professional sports organization.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Desired :

Experience within Major League Baseball.

Supervisor experience.

Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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