Josh Liddick
Abington
Summary
I am a passionate communications professional with experience in media relations within athletics, bringing highly transferable skills applicable across all areas of communication. I'm adept at crafting clear, timely messaging, managing media relationships, and performing under pressure in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. I possess a strong understanding of audience-focused storytelling, strategic messaging, and brand representation, with the ability to adapt communication strategies to diverse industries and platforms.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director, Athletic Communications/Director of Social Media
University of Pennsylvania
09.2022 - Current
- Primary media contact for seven NCAA Division I sports, including Football, Sprint Football, Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics, Men’s/Women’s Swimming, Men’s Lacrosse, and Baseball in the Ivy League.
- Social media: Oversaw Penn Athletics’ main social media accounts for the entire athletic department, utilizing Instagram, X, Facebook, and Threads.
- Graphic Design: Use of the Adobe Creative Cloud by editing graphic templates.
- Photoshop, Premiere, and InDesign are part of everyday work.
- Writing & Storytelling: Website content, press releases, game notes, previews, and game recaps
- Media Relations: Media POC for athlete/coach interviews, game day requests, videos, etc.
- Communications: Direct communication with media partners (like ESPN), coaches, national contacts, and more
- Leadership: Assisted in leading an office with interns, work studies, and assistants over three years.
Assistant Director, Sports Communications
Lehigh University
08.2018 - 09.2022
- Primary media contact for five NCAA Division I sports, including Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Men's/Women's Swimming and Diving, and Baseball.
- Writing: press releases, feature stories, record books, game previews, and recaps.
- Media Relations: Provided credentials and releases to local and national media for all sports, conducting and facilitating interviews with student-athletes, coaches, and administrators.
- Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, for all sport accounts.
- Graphic Design: I created templates in Adobe Photoshop for the entire department over two years.
- Website management, content creation, and redesign
Sports Writer
Reading Eagle
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Writing: Content Development for leading newspaper of Berks County
- Content Creation: Pitched story ideas and went out into the field to cover events and people, writing to a specific inch count and meeting deadlines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cinema, Television, Media Production/Communications
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA05.2017
Skills
- Media relations
- Social media management
- Graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite)
- Content creation
- Writing and editing
- Event coordination
- Staff management
- Brand awareness
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Associate Director, Athletic Communications/Director of Social Media
University of Pennsylvania
09.2022 - Current
Assistant Director, Sports Communications
Lehigh University
08.2018 - 09.2022
Sports Writer
Reading Eagle
05.2017 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Cinema, Television, Media Production/Communications
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania