Job Details

Director, Creative Graphic Design, Athletics

Position Number: 6466002
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Athletics/Coaching

Director, Creative Graphic Design, Athletics

Job ID: 288886
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. 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. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

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. Builds brand awareness, in accordance with brand standards and positive messaging to prospective student-athletes, fans, and other current and future athletics supporters. Collaborates with multiple internal and external constituents to further enhance design and engagement efforts.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in brand building and external operations efforts of the athletic department through creative graphic design of assets for multiple purposes inclusive but not limited to social media content, printed promotional collateral, in-venue and digital broadcast graphics, and external other collateral
2. Oversees the development and implementation of a strategic creative graphics design calendar and contributes to the management of a comprehensive creative calendar
3. Creates needed creative graphics for external operations and other athletics department efforts inclusive but not limited to broadcast, fundraising, marketing, communications, recruiting, and student athlete services
4. Responsible for researching digital advertising, media and technology trends that present creative design opportunities to drive innovation and revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, fundraising, merchandise, and other strategic initiatives
5. Assists in formulating, stewarding, and enhancing partnerships with internal, campus, and external partners inclusive but not limited to KSU Athletics Sponsorship team, University Strategic Communication Office, and members of the conference
6. Supervises and leads assigned staff, student assistants and/or interns
7. Responsible for managing the assigned approved budget and fiscal processes of the department
8. 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
9. Manages and organizes databases of creative graphic assets as part of a comprehensive athletics digital media and creative services asset management plan
10. Supports Athletics Revenue Share efforts and individual sport recruiting efforts within compliance with NCAA, conference, and university guidelines and policies
11. 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 and as part of a comprehensive creative media plan for athletics

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's from an accredited institution of higher education in graphic design, communications, marketing or related field

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid, and unrestricted driver's license

Required Experience
Two (2) year of related work experience in professional sports, collegiate athletic department, communications, or marketing or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to develop creative graphic design assets focused on driving fan attendance and revenue generation
Able to create, utilize, and interpret brand standards
Able to perform detail-oriented work accurately and to communicate effectively with a diverse population
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Demonstrated knowledge of social media, fan engagement, revenue generation, and other strategic tactics that maximize graphic design

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Highly proficient design skills and ability to collaborate with creative teams in the department
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects, web design, including HTML and CSS)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

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. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Standard Enhanced
Education
DMV
9 Panel Lab Drug Test

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

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