# Communications & media relations staff in the AAC

AAC athletic departments list 70 communications and media-relations staff positions across 13 of the 13 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 3% of the conference's 2,386 tracked positions, an average of 5.4 per department that has the function. Florida Atlantic University has the most (9). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 8 hires, 3 departures and 2 title changes in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 13 covered AAC schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/communications_

## Communications & media relations in the AAC at a glance

- **Conference:** [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 13
- **Schools with communications & media relations staff:** 13 (100%)
- **Communications & media relations positions:** 70 (3% of 2,386 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 5.4
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 8 hires · 3 departures · 2 title changes

## How many communications and media-relations staff does each AAC school have?

One row per covered department. "Positions" counts current (non-departed) staff whose classified role or published title places them in communications & media relations; changes are non-baseline hires, departures and title changes in those positions over the last 90 days, with same-day directory re-reads excluded.

| School | Division | Communications & media relations positions | All tracked positions | Hires (90d) | Departures (90d) | Title changes (90d) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Florida Atlantic University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fau) | Division I | 9 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Temple University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/temple) | Division I | 9 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tulane University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tulane) | Division I | 9 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [University of South Florida](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southflorida) | Division I | 9 | 314 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of North Texas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northtexas) | Division I | 7 | 137 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Rice University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rice) | Division I | 5 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of North Carolina at Charlotte](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/charlotte) | Division I | 5 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Alabama at Birmingham](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uab) | Division I | 4 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [University of Texas at San Antonio](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/utsa) | Division I | 4 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Tulsa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tulsa) | Division I | 4 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Wichita State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wichitastate) | Division I | 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [East Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/eastcarolina) | Division I | 1 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Memphis](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/memphis) | Division I | 1 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Who sells to communications and media-relations staff?

Communications & media relations is the buying group for stats and live-data providers, media-relations software, broadcast and content-production vendors, creative-services tools. Typical titles in this group: Assistant AD for Athletic Communications; Director of Media Relations; Sports Information Director; Communications Assistant. Whistle customers filter these positions by conference, school, state and sport, see each person's name, title and contact details where the directory publishes them, and get an alert when one of the positions changes hands.

## Other staff functions in the AAC

- [Ticketing in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/ticketing) — 52 positions at 13 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/marketing) — 51 positions at 13 schools
- [Compliance in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/compliance) — 37 positions at 12 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/development) — 72 positions at 13 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 105 positions at 13 schools
- [Video & analytics in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/video) — 77 positions at 13 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/strength-conditioning) — 102 positions at 13 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/athletic-training) — 215 positions at 13 schools
- [NIL & brand in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/nil) — 12 positions at 8 schools
- [Equipment in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/equipment) — 40 positions at 13 schools

## Communications & media relations in other conferences

- [Communications & media relations in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/communications) — 18 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star/roles/communications) — 18 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/communications) — 17 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec/roles/communications) — 16 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12/roles/communications) — 15 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate/roles/communications) — 15 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic/roles/communications) — 15 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10/roles/communications) — 14 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/communications) — 14 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa/roles/communications) — 14 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association/roles/communications) — 14 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas/roles/communications) — 14 schools

## Method

Positions are counted when the published job title matches the communications & media relations pattern (and not an exclusion such as student, intern or graduate assistant); the same rule produces the counts and the change tallies.

Change counts compare successive reads of each school's official directory; a school's first extraction and any day on which 25% or more of a roster appears or disappears at once (a re-read, not turnover) are excluded. This page is published when at least 3 covered AAC schools have the function and they list at least 10 positions between them; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes.

## Frequently asked questions

**How many communications and media-relations staff work in the AAC?**

70 current positions across 13 covered AAC athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; Florida Atlantic University lists the most (9).

**Which AAC school has the largest communications & media relations staff?**

Florida Atlantic University, with 9 communications and media-relations staff positions out of 193 tracked positions.

**How much turnover is there in AAC communications & media relations roles?**

13 changes in the last 90 days: 8 hires, 3 departures, 2 title changes, after excluding first reads and same-day re-reads.

**Where does this staff data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

Selling to communications and media-relations staff in the AAC? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 70 positions with name and title, emails and phones where the directory publishes them, and an alert when one changes. Or [buy the conference as a one-time dataset](https://gowhistle.io/data).

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