Creative Director

This position has been filled - Job#: 453375768

Job Summary

Job Summary: As the Creative Director you will carry the responsibility of leading the Creative Services team in all graphic design, video design, motion animation design, and printing needs. Additionally, you will play an integral role in developing organization brand position, brand strategy, and brand presentation. The Creative Director position will prioritize utilizing the full creative toolkit to support revenue growth and retention across partnerships, ticket sales, and marketing, while also supporting all organizational areas in creative service needs. Key to your success is being able to forge positive internal relationships, lead production efforts to meet deadlines, identify process efficiencies, and navigate the challenges of a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leading the Creative Services team to produce and deliver on timeline all print, graphic, animation, video, and presentation deck projects
• Exhibiting strong leadership with a focus on ideation, project assignment, project management, and solutions
• Participating as a graphic designer and executing projects throughout the business year
• Ensuring a proactive approach to aligning project execution and campaign direction with department and company goals while maintaining a sales and branding focus at all times
• Representing the creative services team where required during company meetings
• Assisting in the development of partnerships, sales, marketing, community, and PR campaigns
• Creating the Creative Services budget
• Identifying new creative tools to assist in process efficiencies, enhancing presentations, and evolving with the changing landscape of innovation and technology
• Gaining an understanding of targeted audiences and strategically build creative and advertising pieces accordingly
• Handling the event request booking of internal video editors as well as the use of freelance design services, artists, illustrators, freelance video editors, and photographers

Qualifications: 

• Completion of a BFA degree in Graphic Design
• Experience in design and advertising within the sports, entertainment, or advertising industry
• Experience leading a staff including print and digital graphic designers and video production editors
• Experience managing a creative team from concept to completion on projects 
• Thorough understanding of the principles of art, layout, copy, and functionality
• Knowledgeable in sports and basketball
• Knowledge of graphic designing software in a MAC environment and be skilled in: Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Flash, PowerPoint