Athletics Creative Project Manager
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2 days ago
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Job Summary
Reporting to the Assistant Vice President Creative & Brand Strategy the Creative Project Manager will serve as the central intake coordination and execution lead for all creative requests and coverage across the department. This role will manage workflows and scheduling for graphic design videography and photography ensuring projects are prioritized resourced and delivered on time while maintaining USF Athletics brand standards and creative excellence. The Creative Project Manager will act as the connective tissue between internal stakeholders (sport programs marketing communications development ticket sales and external partners) and the Creative Services team helping transform ideas into compelling visual storytelling that elevates the USF Athletics brand. Adheres to all NCAA Conference and University rules and regulations. May be required to work non-traditional work hours in the evenings and/or weekends as assigned.
The University of South Florida (USF) a member of the American Athletic Conference is currently accepting applications for the position of Creative Project Manager. The position will be housed in the athletics external services department reporting to the Assistant Vice President Creative & Brand Strategy. The selected candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment to organize coordinate and ensure execution of creative assets as well as coverage of games department events and special requests while maintaining USF Athletics brand standards and creative excellence.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for all creative and coverage requests across USF Athletics while managing project intake scope timelines creative team capacity and priorities for graphic design video and photo deliverables.
Develop and maintain project schedules production calendars coverage schedules (games & events) and workload plans for the creative team ensuring projects move efficiently from concept to completion while meeting deadlines and expectations.
Partner closely with marketing communications social media ticket sales development and sport programs to align creative needs with departmental goals.
Translate stakeholder objectives into clear creative briefs that set projects up for success and facilitate regular check-ins with creative staff to assess progress remove roadblocks and adjust priorities as needed.
Contribute to long-term creative planning for seasons campaigns launches marquee events and support major initiatives such as game-day production special initiatives postseason competition and institutional storytelling.
Ensure all creative deliverables align with USF Athletics brand standards visual identity and storytelling strategy while reviewing creative outputs for accuracy consistency and quality prior to delivery.
Help maintain and evolve internal creative processes and documentation to support brand cohesion.
Assist in managing freelancers student creatives and external vendors when needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in communications marketing creative media sports management or related field. 1 to 3 years of experience in creative project management marketing operations or a creative services environment. 3 - 5 years experience working in collegiate or professional athletics sports marketing or higher education is preferred.
Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree.
Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate ( is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required not to exceed:
(a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
(b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree;
(c) Six years of direct experience for a masters degree;
(d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
(e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure certification or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics Design
- Copywritter
- Creative concept
- Advertising
- Communication
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Autodesk
- Art Direction
- Flash
- Flex
- HTML
- SEO
- Fine art
- Quarkxpress
About Company
Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environme ... View more
