The Director of Creative Content is a full-time, 12-month position that reports directly to the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Communications. Responsible for helping lead brand identity and consistency efforts for Tarleton Athletics through creative video, with graphic design and photography as needed. Additional responsibilities includes overseeing the production, scheduling, and promotion of athletic video content for all digital platforms, including feature stories, game highlights, press conferences, interviews, promotional content, in-stadium video entertainment,, sponsorship inventory and more. This position, alongside another Director of Creative Content leading graphic design and publication efforts, will direct the creative track for the Tarleton Sports Internship, and support all of Tarleton State Athletics and its 17 intercollegiate programs. Must have the ability to work remotely at the request of the university in times of inclement weather or other special circumstances.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Establish and maintain a brand identity throughout Tarleton Athletics
Create and manage digital content and graphic design in a timely manner, including video and motion graphics
Plan, script, shoot, and edit videos in both short and long form
Develop and maintain inventory and archival of video content, equipment, storage devices, and peripheral equipment and supplies
Collaborate on content plan and execution across 17 NCAA Division I programs, plus Tarleton Athletics as a whole
Create Adobe Premiere templates and designs for use by others to maintain brand identity
Ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the NCAA, conference, digital content partners, such as ESPN, FOX Sports, etc., and other intercollegiate governing bodies by coordinating website and social media effects with athletics compliance
Lead the creative track of the Tarleton Sports Internship, mentoring students with photography, videography and graphic design
Create and collaborate on content for video boards used during Tarleton Athletics home events
Perform Athletics Communications duties during competitive athletics events as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience: Bachelorâ™s Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Two years of related experience in creative video,graphic design, print and electronic media
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of graphic design, photography, videography, web design, and social media.
Strong computer skills, particularly in video software editing and production of social media content, are required
Knowledge of audio, lighting methods, and other video-making techniques are required
Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects. Illustrator a bonus
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
Understanding of social media and athletic design trends
Other Requirements:
This position requires work beyond normal business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Work Location: Stephenville, TX
Work Hours: 8:00AM-5:00PM Monday through Friday
Some travel may be required.
Salary
Commensurate with experience
Salary Range
The target base annual salary is commensurate with experience and may be negotiable based on funding availability and candidate experience/skillset in relation to the minimum requirements of this position. Tarleton State University offers a career filled with purpose and opportunity in addition to competitive wages. As part of the Tarleton family, the following benefits are also available to full time and qualifying part time employees:
Educational Benefits - employee perks that help enrich, grow, and foster career and professional development:
Tarleton’s VisionTarleton State University will be the premier comprehensive regional university in the nation, dedicated to education, service and research. It is committed to being a university of opportunity for all students and believes it has a responsibility to drive regional innovation and job creation for all graduates.About Tarleton State UniversityTarleton’s innovative and transformative approach provides more than knowledge. Through real-world experiences and effective teaching, research, scholarship and service, students gain the know-how for promising careers, no matter their field of study.Tarleton has evolved into the near-perfect model of size, academic scope and affordability. Founded in 1899 and part of The Texas A&M University System since 1917, it combines the resources of a major public institution — more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, cutting-edge academic facilities, faculty experts — with its own brand of personal attention, history and community to be a first-choice destination for students across North Texas and beyond.Students can choose to study in one of seven colleges — Agricultural and Environmental, Business Administration, Educ...ation, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences and Human Services, Liberal and Fine Arts, and Science and Technology.The primary campus is in Stephenville, which consistently ranks as one of the best small towns in America. Additional locations are in Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and Bryan, complemented by a fully online Global Campus.Students come to Tarleton from around the world, representing some 30 countries and nearly every state in the U.S., and leave as moral, ethical thinkers with civility and integrity who contribute meaningfully to a global society.Tarleton State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. Students may select areas of study from six colleges: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences and Human Services, Liberal and Fine Arts, and Science and Technology.More than 60 bachelor's programs and 30 graduate degrees, featuring doctoral studies in educational leadership, have led more than 13,000 students from 45 states and more than 20 foreign countries to make Tarleton State their collective choice for a college education.Tarleton's research centers are daily searching for solutions to global problems. For instance, the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research conducts analyses to address environmental issues facing the state and nation, while the Southwest Regional Dairy Center, using an almost $1 million grant, is working on ways to turn animal waste into a viable energy source.Tarleton's blueprints for a brighter-than-ever future include a new applied sciences building with engineering laboratory space on campus in Stephenville, a new academic building on the university's planned 80-acre Fort Worth campus near Chisolm Trail Parkway, and $24 million in upgrades and improvements to the institution's venerable Memorial Stadium.Tarleton State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
