Strawberry Creek Studios Coordinator (4722C) #87318

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Departmental Overview

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics consists of more than 275 staff members and coaches and sponsors 30 varsity sports programs. These 30 programs include more than 850 student-athletes who participate in the various sports programs annually within the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

Position Summary

The Strawberry Creek Studios Coordinator is a critical member of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the new unit tasked with content creation, digital and strategic communications, storytelling and gameday production. This position provides end-to-end, event-specific support for gameday production, strategic communications and content creation. The Strawberry Creek Studios Coordinator serves as a central coordinator for event-specific communications, marketing and content production needs, helping ensure those events are executed efficiently and on schedule. This role supports a variety of strategic initiatives and serves as a key resource for all staff across Strawberry Creek Studios. The position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and a collaborative approach to working across departments. The Strawberry Creek Studios Coordinator is critical to ensuring Strawberry Creek Studios efforts and events are run efficiently and that fans, donors, staff, and alumni are provided a positive experience when interacting with Cal Athletics.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: July 29, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational, planning, organizing and administrative support for the events associated with Strawberry Creek Studios.
• Supports strategic communications with planning, organizing and the execution of sporting events through a communications lens.
• Assists with credentialing processes for attendees, event-day logistics, will-call operations.
• Coordinates marketing and content scheduled and planned events - calendars and campaign timelines.
• Tracks deliverables, approvals and deadlines.
• Assists with activation of brand and community partnerships.
• Supports gameday, event and production operations.
• Coordinates public address announcers, statistical crews and other event personnel as assigned.
• Assists with equipment inventory management and delivery, parking pass distribution, content distribution and selected event operations support.
• Maintains digital assets and departmental resources, including staff directories, historical and informational web pages, media central resources and other communications platforms.
• Assists with reporting metrics and process improvement initiatives that support departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate office operations and support the Strawberry Creek Studios operation.
• The incumbent works with a wide range of people to include athletics staff, student-athletes, University personnel and the leadership members.
• Other duties as assigned, including professional development.

Required Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge in administrative procedures and processes including word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Requires good verbal and written communication skills, active listening, critical thinking, multi-task and time management skills.
• Requires interpersonal and work leadership skills to provide guidance to other nonexempt personnel.
• Demonstrates good judgment in making decisions and managing events.
• Skill in effectively meeting budget and time constraints.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles and practices of event planning and public relations, including event design, organization and production.
• Highly developed interpersonal communication skills including political acumen and social perceptiveness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse populations with competing priorities.
• Proven ability to work on several tasks simultaneously.
• Skill at responding effectively to priorities and setting deadlines.
• Working knowledge of collegiate athletics and an understanding of the role of communications, marketing and storytelling within an athletics department.
• Experience using project-management, scheduling and collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of the sporting events landscape across athletics, its many components, stakeholders and engagement opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly developed judgment, decision-making and problem recognition / avoidance / resolution skills, including skill in determining those issues / problems that need to be brought to management's attention.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills to work successfully with internal and external clients/stakeholders to produce high quality events that defined objectives and appropriately represent the campus.

Education / Training

• High school diploma or equivalent experience

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $30.58 to $35.05.

• This is a non-exempt, bi-weekly paid position.
• This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Driving Required

Required to hold a valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity. This position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.
• This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Clerical & Allied Services Unit (CX) between the University of California and Teamsters Local 2010. The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/cx/index.html

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Mandated Reporter

This position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter required to report the observed or suspected abuse or neglect of children, dependent adults, or elders to designated law enforcement or social service agencies. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon completion of signed statements acknowledging the responsibilities of a Mandated Reporter.

Misconduct

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.