Responsibilities

• Oversees and leads the football team in all creative media initiatives to include graphic design, creative video, and photography as they relate to social media and recruiting
• Works autonomously to ensure projects are completed on time and identifies new projects to further the Air Force football brand
• Responsible for all football recruiting creative efforts to include planning, creation, and distribution to appropriate parties
• Serves as the principal football creative for projects from conception through production; research, strategizes, conceptualizes, proposes, and designs creative projects for electronic, print, web, and interactive media
• Oversee a football creative team comprised of cadet-managers and interns/volunteers to include but not limited to recruitment, training, and mentoring
• Produce compelling video content for digital and social outlets from ideation to finished product including scripting, shooting, editing and graphic design
• Shoot photo and video of home games, practice sessions, locker room interviews, player and community outreach features, and other projects as needed
• Maintains strong understanding of industry trends and adjusts accordingly with AF branding.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with professional organizations, administrators, coaches, and staff
• At the direction of the marketing & creative department vision, applies brand guideline specifications and ensures consistency on quality during design and production

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Experience working in college or professional athletics is highly desired
• Demonstrated professional experience with the Adobe Creative Suite required
• Strong skills in graphic design are required
• Graphic design and creative video skills are preferred
• Proven storytelling ability using design and video
• Experience with ENG style and/or DSLR filming and editing
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Demonstrated passion for football and understanding of the game
• Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced, high volume environment
• Ability to work an irregular schedule including, evenings, weekends, holidays and travel as required by the team’s schedule
• Successful experience in creating and implementing digital communications in support of recruiting efforts in collegiate athletics is preferred
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and successfully pass a background check

Preferred

• Proven storytelling ability using design and video
• Graphic design and creative video skills are preferred