Senior Manager, Creative Services (Athletics)

EXPIRED

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R104158

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors degree and 6 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. Grade 9 (Salary).

Position Description:

The Senior Director of Creative Services oversees all facets of Creative, including Video, Photo and Design. This position directly supervises the leaders of these departments and works in collaboration with the Director of Brand Marketing & Licensing and the Director of Digital Strategy to ensure all creative needs are fulfilled for the Fan Engagement, Game Presentation, Branding, and Creative Communications, as well as Athletics Team needs.

The Senior Director of Creative Services ensures the Creative Services department is effectively utilizing resources to provide best-in-class work for the individual sports, and the athletic department as a whole. This position will also be responsible for promoting the philosophy and objectives of the University of Louisville Athletic Association, including adherence to all department policies and procedures, as well as the rules and regulations of the University, ACC, and the NCAA.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leadership for various creative departments within marketing; specifically Video, Photo, and Graphic Design.
• Lead the overall Creative team, developing creative guidelines and direction for creative work.
• Develop and oversee brand campaigns, including overseeing the development of all creative content.
• Lead collaboration with other departments and staff within UofL Athletics in the development of creative campaigns that best utilize creative assets to achieve their desired results, including objective, scope, and deliverable development.
• Brand steward for external partners/vendors executing the designs, installations, etc.
• Collaborate on budget planning and oversight.
• Work with Creative Leaders to set project deadlines and content goals.
• Prioritize work and resources across creative teams, based on short-and long-term needs, and develop schedules by coordinating with designers, photographers, and videographers.
• Conduct brainstorming sessions with creative team, maintaining strategic thinking to develop innovative and actionable initiatives.
• Oversee the production of fresh, innovative work that translates complex ideas into compelling visual and message driven materials.
• Oversee the presentation of final concepts and approvals for deliverables.
• Lead creative expert for brand leadership and final sign-off for all content.
• May be required to work within the Adobe Creative Suite software to maintain and update art files.
• In conjunction with Facilities Staff, lead facility projects start to finish with external signage companies, facilities, marketing, and creative services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exceptional leadership ability to maximize talents of all creative team members.
• Project Management Certification
• Master’s degree in sports administration, marketing, communications, or a related field
• Direct experience in managing projects in a fast-paced marketing or creative environment.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Goal and task oriented and possess exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Experienced and proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of NCAA and ACC rules and regulations.

The Athletic Department is committed to creating equitable and inclusive campus environments that accelerate the success of the full range of our students and employees. We believe that employees who feel valued and respected will create policies, programs, practices, research agendas, and services to effectively meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the increasingly diverse student populations we admit and hope to serve.

The Athletic Department encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated capacity to create inclusive work environments, will work effectively on increasingly diverse teams, and will serve the increasingly diverse students we admit and want to attract.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard torace, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team atemployment@louisville.eduor 502.852.6258.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email atemployment@louisville.eduor by phone 502-852-6258.