Associate Director of Design & Creative Strategy

Boston, MA (On-site)

$88K/yr – $124K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Team Management Manage Video Production team, graphic designers, and Production Specialists in delivering the highest quality, innovative multimedia products and supporting their individual growth.
  • Works closely with learning design, business intelligence, and program management teams to ensure seamless integration of creative production with strategic objectives.
  • Manages and works closely with the Senior Multimedia Specialist to ensure consistent policy and design procedures are followed by the graphic design and animation team.
  • Contributes to positive team culture. Acts as effective liaison with other teams within EDGE to produce exemplary results.
  • Takes feedback from team members and clients and finds the best ways to address concerns and provide new solutions.
  • Acts as a team player and pitches in wherever help is needed across learning products, including supporting management of media production, studio set up and break down, coaching faculty, staff, and students, and communication across teams.
  • Leads and mentors a diverse design team with specialized capabilities in video production, digital media, visual design, animation, and emerging technologies to deliver exceptional multimedia content.
  • Leads professional development for team.
  • Multimedia Design Management Lead the Video Production, Virtual Production, and Creative Digital Media team to deliver best-in-class video and digital media production experiences.
  • Leads media discovery, ideation, and prototyping processes for new programs, partnership opportunities, and digital learning innovations.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of video production theory, techniques, and equipment, especially educational and marketing media.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing skills in digital content development, including graphics, video, animations, and interactive media.
  • Advanced level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with an emphasis on Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, and Audition.
  • Proficiency with Photoshop and Illustrator or other design applications is a plus.
  • Experience writing, editing, and optimizing content for diverse audiences and platforms (web, email, social media, print).
  • Ability to translate complex educational topics into accessible, engaging visuals and narratives.
  • Skilled in creative direction, storytelling, and multimedia production across a variety of formats.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, project management, and client relationship skills.
  • Experience mentoring and leading creative teams; ability to coach and develop staff and on-camera talent. Strong management skills.
  • Confident presenting ideas and creative work to senior leadership and stakeholders.
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Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. We integrate classroom study with opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning in more than 100 countries. The same spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select graduate programs at campuses in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. Campuses in Burlington, MA, and Nahant, MA, are home to research institutes for homeland security and coastal sustainability, respectively.

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18K employees (764 in marketing)
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Headcount Trend

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Funding

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Last Raise
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