Assistant Athletic Director - Creative Services
Assistant Athletic Director - Creative Services
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Job Description
About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
This position will be instrumental in shaping the visual identity of Rice Athletics across various platforms playing a pivotal role in driving attendance and revenue. Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director of External Relations this position will lead a creative team and oversee all aspects of visual branding including digital print audio/video and large format projects.
Workplace Requirements:
Oncampus position: This position is exclusively onsite necessitating all duties to be performed inperson. PerRice policy 440work arrangements may be subject to change.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in communications digital media graphic design marketing public relations or related field
- In lieu of the education requirement additional related experience above and beyond what is required on an equivalent year for year basis may be substituted
- 2 years of experience managing social media for an athletics brand
- In lieu of the experience requirement additional related education above and beyond what is required on an equivalent yearforyear basis may be substituted
Skills:
- Demonstrated understanding of graphic design principles and Expertise in Adobe creative Suite including Illustrator Photoshop and InDesign for PC
- Ability to design and produce quickturnaround print materials
- Basic proficiency in writing editing and proofing with knowledge of grammar and punctuation
- Ability to understand materials of moderate complexity and synthesize across multiple sources to produce materials for diverse audiences
- Firm understanding of web technologies and applications including social networking social media tools and current communication trends
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple deadlines
- Excellent time management skills
Preferences:
- 2 years of experience overseeing fulltime staff
- Knowledge of social trends and the college athletics creative space
- Experience in photography or graphic design
- College Athletics background required
Essential Functions:
- Lead the development and of Rice Athletics visual brand across digital media platforms ensuring consistency and impact
- Develop and implement a comprehensive social media strategy for the Rice Athletics brand and individual team accounts to engage fans and recruits
- Manage all creative needs for Rice Athletics and individual sports teams marketing materials social media and facility projects and other branding needs
- Oversee the departments creative direction as it relates to graphic design photography and videography to maintain brand integrity and enhance engagement
- Coordinate all phases of the creative process from project request and ideation to gameday
- Direct and coordinate media days photoshoots freelance and assist with capturing outside department events
- Regularly meet with coaching staff and collaborate with department leads to strategically align creative initiatives with overall department objectives
- Supervise and recruit students for the Creative Internship Program
- Assist with sponsorship fulfillment as required
- Manage the creative teams schedule for both home and away events to ensure comprehensive coverage
- Perform gameday operations related to creative media for all sports
- Travel with select sports to ensure coverage of programs
- Support recruiting efforts for individual teams through recruiting shoots and graphics
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center atorfor support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
