Taylor O'Connor was named the Assistant Director of Digital Content and Communications in the summer of 2021 after previously serving as an Assistant Director of Communications in the spring prior. As UAlbany's Assistant Director of Digital Content and Communications, O'Connor is responsible for spearheading the overall strategy, execution, and analytics for all UAlbany Athletics social media channels, including day-to-day direction and management of the department's partnership with INFLCR and the department's photo and creative video database.
O'Connor joins the UAlbany family after previously serving as the Director of New Media/Communications at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). While at the MAAC, O'Connor served as the primary communications liaison between the conference office and its members. He was responsible for maintaining and updating the MAAC’s website, creating stories and graphics, and running the conference’s various social media accounts. He served as the primary media contact for the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships and helped aid the conference in hosting the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regionals in Albany and the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four in Buffalo, New York.
O’Connor graduated from Siena College in 2018 with a degree in marketing. While at Siena, O’Connor served as a student-worker within the school’s athletics program for all four years while completing his undergrad.
