Creative Director

1 month ago


Athens, Georgia, United States University of Georgia Full time

The Creative Director is the driving creative force behind the Division of Development & Alumni Relations Communications team (DARCOMM). This employee leads a sub-team within the DARCOMM department within the Division of Development & Alumni Relations (DAR) and reports to the Senior Director of Marketing & Communications.

This position guides creative strategy and development for all major initiatives for DAR and provides art direction for major division programs and priorities while also coaching a team of designers to do the same. This position is responsible for managing all design resources, including both staff and freelance designers. The employee develops and manages an efficient process that both ensures colleagues get their design projects completed in a timely manner

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Graphic Design degree from an accredited college or university and at least 5 years of previous graphic design experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience
  • At least 3 years' experience developing brand strategy and working within brand guidelines
  • At least 3 years' experience supervising and coaching staff
  • Attention to detail a must
  • At least one year of experience working with print and promotional item vendors
  • At least 3 years professional experience using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
  • Comfortable receiving feedback and staying solution-focused
  • Experience with building motion graphics in After Affects a plus
  • Experience with video editing in Premiere Pro a plus
  • Knowledge of CSS, JavaScript, or other web programming a plus

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

  • (50%) Provide leadership to the Creative Design team that develops all visual assets – including print material and digital graphics – for all departments within the Division of Development & Alumni Relations (DAR).
  • (35%) Develop creative style guides for appropriate DAR units, programs and initiatives and provide art direction for the division.
  • (15%) Manage DAR's compliance with UGA brand usage.

ADVERTISED SALARY: $75,000+ Commensurate qualifications and experience

ABOUT THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT & AUMNI RELATIONS

The Division of Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia advances the goals, objectives, and priorities of the university by generating private financial support, building, and maintaining relationships with alumni and donors, and assisting students with career development opportunities.

ABOUT THE DAR OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

Call us DARCOMM. We proudly serve as an in-house marketing agency for the Development & Alumni Relations division (DAR) at the University of Georgia. Twice a year, we plan. The rest of the time, we design mailers, build websites, write, film, photograph, tweet, and a lot more.

Collaboration is how we do our best work. White-boarding and idea-bouncing get us going. Data and analytics teach us how to do better next time. We love to learn from one another. We often partner with the Marketing & Communications division and build templates and tools to help all schools, colleges, and units with development and alumni relations. We streamline. And dot-connect. And always do our best to consider our audiences' perspectives.

We are always searching for new ways – more creative ways – to reach our alumni and donors. To help our division achieve its mission and help every DAR unit achieve its goals.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

EEO POLICY STATEMENT

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR ).



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