Athletics Creative Project Manager

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s 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.
• Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
• Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) 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 bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s 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.

Nice To Haves

• 3 - 5 years experience working in collegiate or professional athletics, sports marketing, or higher education is preferred.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level