Director, Creative Graphic Design, Athletics Job at Kennesaw State University in

Job Title :

Director, Creative Graphic Design, Athletics

Location : Kennesaw, Georgia

About Us

Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe.

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Responsible for leading and executing creative graphic design strategies for KSU Athletics. Produces creative content to drive and enhance fan engagement, brand awareness, revenue, and advertising efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assists in brand building and external operations efforts of the athletic department through creative graphic design of assets for multiple purposes.
• Oversees the development and implementation of a strategic creative graphics design calendar and contributes to the management of a comprehensive creative calendar.
• Creates needed creative graphics for external operations and other athletics department efforts.
• Responsible for researching digital advertising, media and technology trends that present creative design opportunities to drive innovation and revenue.
• Assists in formulating, stewarding, and enhancing partnerships with internal, campus, and external partners.
• Supervises and leads assigned staff, student assistants and / or interns.
• Responsible for managing the assigned approved budget and fiscal processes of the department.
• Assists with publishing across athletics social media channels, digital display mediums, website, email platforms, and other mediums maintained by the athletics external staff as assigned.
• Manages and organizes databases of creative graphic assets as part of a comprehensive athletics digital media and creative services asset management plan.
• Supports Athletics Revenue Share efforts and individual sport recruiting efforts within compliance with NCAA, conference, and university guidelines and policies.
• Develops and updates creative graphic design style book for each fiscal year to provide guidelines and best practices for graphic use across the athletic department.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study.

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