Assistant Director, Football Creative Content

Mississippi State University•Starkville, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides support for photography and creative design for the football program. The Assistant Director, Football Creative Content will produce and assist in the implementation of photography, design, and creative direction for all recruiting, marketing, and social media materials for the football program. This role is responsible for the overall management and direction of photography for the football program, designing and producing high-quality creative content pieces that communicate a strategic football and university message across various media formats. The position requires producing quality content during training, recruiting, and gameday environments, meeting quick turnarounds for same-day posting, and providing insights into emerging trends in social, digital media, and in-venue entertainment. The role involves managing multiple projects concurrently, adhering to budgets and deadlines, and working with student and internship workers. Additionally, the Assistant Director will generate and distribute content to student-athletes, stay current with digital and social media standards, trends, and technology, and collaborate with various department units to support recruiting, fan experience, ticket sales, and other initiatives. Collaboration with other football creative content team members is essential for planning graphics, video, and photo requests for social media platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Public Relations, Communications, Digital Media, Videography, Photography, or related field.
One (1) year in related area.
Knowledge of principles and practices of graphic design and photography.
Knowledge of photographic technology, equipment, and techniques, including editing and archiving.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to create and produce graphic materials using a range of media, methods, techniques, and equipment.
Knowledge of graphic layout and photographic requirements and procedures.
Skills in the utilization of specified computerized graphic design programs.
Ability to analyze graphic and technical information and create interpretive illustrations.
Knowledge of printing procedures and requirements.
Knowledge of printing and/or reproduction processes and techniques.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
Ability to analyze and interpret user graphic requirements.
Ability to develop print and/or reproduction specifications.

Responsibilities

Produce as well as assist in implementation of photography, design and creative direction of all recruiting, marketing and social media materials for the football program.
Responsible for the overall management and direction of photography for the football program.
Design and produce high-quality creative content pieces that communicate a strategic football and university message to a broad audience in many different media formats.
Produce quality content during training, recruiting and gameday environments.
Meet quick turnarounds to post high quality content on same day that events occur.
Provide insight to push department forward with emerging trends in social, digital media, as well as in-venue entertainment.
Successfully manage multiple projects concurrently, while meeting project budget and deadlines.
Work with student and internship workers.
Generate and distribute content to student-athletes.
Remain relevant with digital and social media standards, trends and technology and evaluate emerging technologies and platforms with a goal of implementing strategies as appropriate.
Work with various department units to ideate and plan how social media and content supports recruiting, fan experience, ticket sales, Bulldog Athlete Services, Bulldog Club and special events.
Collaborate with other football creative content team members to develop and plan graphics, video, and photo requests that will be executed on social media platforms.
Performs related duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach, Senior Director of Football Creative Strategy, Director of Football Content & Strategy and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications & Content.