Director of Creative Content

University of Oregon • Eugene, OR

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About The Position

The Director of Multimedia Integration is responsible for creating and executing creative/branding, digital, and social media strategy for Oregon Athletics. The Director guides a team in designing and executing creative content to drive and enhance revenue through fan engagement, brand awareness, communications, and advertising strategy, and oversees the student graphic design team.

The Director collaborates with athletic department leaders and other university offices on marketing campaigns and campus-wide strategic digital communications. The role champions athletics digital communications initiatives by extending custom content across platforms including web, mobile, social, video, and broadcast. It develops influential media platforms, responds to emerging social media trends, and positions the Oregon athletic program to recruit elite student-athletes, with a particular focus on keeping the department relevant to high school track and field student-athletes.

The position requires confidentiality regarding strategic campaigns with the athletic department’s apparel provider and sensitive recruiting information. The Director promotes the athletics program’s philosophy and objectives and follows department, university, Big Ten Conference, and NCAA rules and policies. Candidates with experience serving diverse populations are strongly desired. The Director must obtain UO driver’s certification within 90 days of employment and maintain it throughout employment with the Athletic Department.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of experience working in graphic design for professional sports or intercollegiate athletics departments.
• One year of experience creating multimedia content integrated across multiple platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent verbal, written, and creative communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of new media and social media, and ability to work with web-based content.
• Ability to work well in a group and around events.
• Ability to build relationships with outside, non-campus-affiliated companies and organizations.
• Obtain UO driver’s certification within 90 days of employment and maintain it throughout employment with the Athletic Department.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a design or marketing department within a Division I, “Power 5” conference-affiliated athletic department.
• Demonstrated understanding of advertising strategy.
• Experience supervising student employees.
• Experience serving the needs of diverse populations is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute creative/branding, digital, and social media strategy for Oregon Athletics.
• Guide a team in designing and executing creative content to drive revenue through fan engagement, brand awareness, communications, and advertising strategy.
• Oversee the student graphic design team.
• Collaborate with athletic department leaders on marketing campaigns and strategy.
• Work with other university offices to coordinate campus-wide strategic digital communications.
• Extend custom athletics content across web, mobile, social, video, broadcast, and other platforms.
• Grow and develop influential media platforms and enhance the department’s use of new social media trends.
• Keep Oregon Athletics relevant in social spaces for high school track and field student-athletes and support recruitment of elite student-athletes.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding strategic apparel-provider campaigns and sensitive recruiting information.
• Promote the athletics program’s philosophy and objectives and comply with department, university, Big Ten Conference, and NCAA policies and rules.
• Obtain UO driver’s certification within 90 days of employment and maintain it throughout employment with the Athletic Department.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

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