John Archibald is the Sports Information Director of the 2008 USL W-League Champion Pali Blues Soccer Club as well as the Director of Communications for the New Jersey Ironmen, a professional indoor soccer side that plays at Prudential Center in Newark. He regulates the overall communications strategy pertaining to the Ironmen, including media, public and community relations. He is responsible for all written materials and team publications, as well as initiating and maintaining new media relationships. He also performs the updating and maintenance of the team website.

In addition to his responsibilities with the Pali Blues and the Ironmen, Archibald currently serves as the Director of Communications for the Newark Ironbound Express Soccer Club of the USL Premier Development League. He spent three seasons with the New Jersey Terminators of the North American Football League (two of them as the General Manager), and he has further remained active in the business over the years by performing seasonal work for the Philadelphia Barrage (Major League Lacrosse), Philadelphia KiXX (Major Indoor Soccer League), Philadelphia Soul (Arena Football League), and the Rutgers University football and basketball programs. He also served as an official media assistant during the 2007 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball East Regional in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during March Madness.

Archibald received his Bachelors Degree in Communication from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After interning in the UTC Sports Information Department, he got his start in the business in Fort Myers, Florida, serving as the Public Relations Director of the eventual 2004 arenafootball2 champion Florida Firecats. He was responsible for all media and public relations pertaining to the organization.

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