Football Creative Media Design and Branding

Position Title:
Football Creative Media Design and Branding

Appointment Type:
Contract

Job Description:

The Iowa State University Football program is seeking to fill a creative media specialist to support the Cyclone recruiting operations and branding. This position serves at the discretion of the Head Coach. Duties include:

• Provide strategic planning and creativity for recruiting initiatives using emerging graphics for various mediums.
• Anticipate trends in recruiting, graphics and social media for collegiate football.
• Continually conceptualize, produce, and project manage new and dynamic content that is informative, entertaining, and memorable to recruits and constituents.
• Assist in determining effective platforms to use for various campaigns (social media, web posts, email blasts, tv, etc.).
• Skillfully use graphics animation software, Adobe Creative Suites, and produce GIFs for social media platforms.
• Create large scale graphics (murals, building signage) and execute distribution.
• Take photos of student-athletes, coaches and action shots for the media library.
• Responsible for adhering to all rules and regulations of the University, Big 12 Conference, and NCAA.
• Establish and maintain effective interactions with the students, colleagues, university community, alumni, media and the public.

The ideal candidates should have strong graphic design and creativity skills; solid understanding of recruiting needs and trends for collegiate athletics; proven project management and organizational skills; experience with photo editing, design elements used on various social media platforms and animation; ability to effectively plan, multi-task, meet deadlines; strong communication skills.   Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. This position requires the ability to work non-traditional hours to attend evening and weekend practices and events, and may occasionally travel overnight with the team.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience providing creative media graphics content for collegiate or professional sports recruiting.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in creative media/graphics production and branding for a NCAA football recruiting program using different social media platforms.
Strong graphic design experience as demonstrated in portfolio.

Experience implementing graphics into full-scale digital products (apps, mobile devices, facility graphics).
Photography experience for creative media projects.
Degree in related field.

Proposed Start Date:
June 17, 2024

Number of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work Period

Time Type:
Full time

Pay Grade:
Contract

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
1) Resume
2) Provide a portfolio of your work via website links or other file-sharing services

3) Contact information for 3 professional references
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Why Choose ISU?
Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program.

Original Posting Date:
May 22, 2024

Posting Close Date:
May 28, 2024

Job Requisition Number:
R14766