Myles Johnson joined the North Dakota State University athletic communications office in August 2021 as an assistant director. He is the media contact for the Bison volleyball, women’s basketball, baseball and women’s golf programs.
Prior to joining North Dakota State, Johnson spent two years as assistant director of athletics media relations at Gannon University. He was primary contact for volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball, golf as well as assisted with all 24 NCAA Division II programs.
Before his stint at Gannon, Johnson spent the 2018 season assisting the Detroit Lions football communications department. While with the Lions, he helped with the research and development of the weekly press release, contributed to the maintenance of the Lions' NFL Online Media Guide website and assisted with daily media availability.
Prior to his stop in Detroit, Johnson was an athletic communications graduate assistant at Minnesota State University, where he was the media contact for volleyball, women's basketball and the 2017 NCAA Division II national champion softball team. He assisted in the promotion of numerous All-NSIC student-athletes, two National Fast Pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans and aided in the endorsement of the 2017 Schutt Sports / NFCA Player of the Year.
During his time in Minnesota, Johnson also worked with the Minnesota Vikings as a public relations intern during training camp and home games. He assisted with press conferences, daily news clips and spotted for visiting team radio.
Johnson has also worked and provided support for a variety of professional and college sporting events including Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl LII, 2018 Quick Lane Bowl and 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight.
A native of Houghton, Michigan, Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Northern Michigan in 2016, where he was a member of the football team and was named to the 2014 fall GLIAC All-Academic Team, and also interned in the sports information office in 2016. He went on to receive his master's degree in educational leadership from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2018.
