Assistant Director, Football Creative Content

MSU Jobs•Starkville, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides support for photography and creative design for the football program. It is responsible for the overall management and direction of photography for the football program, and for designing and producing high-quality creative content pieces that communicate a strategic football and university message to a broad audience in many different media formats. The role requires producing quality content during training, recruiting, and gameday environments, and meeting quick turnarounds to post high-quality content on the same day that events occur. The position also provides insight to push the department forward with emerging trends in social, digital media, and in-venue entertainment, and successfully manages multiple projects concurrently, while meeting project budget and deadlines. The Assistant Director will work with student and internship workers, and perform 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. Additionally, the role involves generating and distributing content to student-athletes, remaining relevant with digital and social media standards, trends, and technology, and evaluating emerging technologies and platforms with a goal of implementing strategies as appropriate. Collaboration with various department units is expected to ideate and plan how social media and content supports recruiting, fan experience, ticket sales, Bulldog Athlete Services, Bulldog Club, and special events. The Assistant Director will also 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.

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.
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.
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.