at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50146
Department: Univ Athletics-Media Svcs
Salary/Grade: EXS/6
Target hiring range for this position will be between $55,000-$56,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
The Assistant Director of Design and Branding serves an integral role in the ideation and creation of the department's visual and creative outputs. Reporting to the Director of Creative Production, this position will work closely with all members of the External Affairs Department to develop and implement a consistent graphic identity and messaging across platforms and teams in alignment with Northwestern University and athletic design standards. This position will be responsible for creating collateral, photos, digital graphics, web and social media content.
*Willingness and ability to work a non-traditional schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays as required. *
Specific Responsibilities:
- Execute and implement a consistent graphic identity and messaging across social and digital channels in support of marketing and communication initiatives.
- Develop and manage brand strategy and provide creative concepts and designs for various campaigns
- Responsible for the creation of innovative and on-brand visual solutions for web, email, social media, print, video, in venue and all other digital efforts.
- Manage department photography efforts
- Responsible for ideation and creation of advertising for all appropriate mediums (print, digital, outdoor, transit, other) under the guidance of the Associate Athletic Director of External Affairs while maintaining the look and brand identity developed by the design and branding group.
- Assist in the creative used for email marketing campaigns for football, men’s basketball and select sport properties.
- Assist with special promotional events and special creative projects, as assigned by the Associate Athletic Director of External Affairs and Associate Athletic Director for Communications
- Supervise and recruit design interns
