Manager of Football Creative

Highly skilled graphic artist that will set the bar for delivering social media, live sports, university events, studio broadcasts, and more in graphical form. As a primary creator and maintainer of graphics across various mediums, the Manager of Football Creative plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall visual experience for our viewers. Expected to deliver quality, innovation, and creativity. Work closely with leadership, administration officials, and students to ensure the successful delivery of the finished product.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Manage development of industry-leading graphical content.
•    Actively involved in the conceptual development of design initiatives.
•    Oversee and manage football brand, creative direction, and content quality.
•    Provide creative critique and support to design team.
•    Work alongside Athletic Creative Team to cover events, practices, games, and recruiting.
•    Work closely with football coaches and staff to understand their needs and requests.
•    Work closely with football project manager to help delegate tasks and manage workload.
•    Ideate content for social media.
•    Work closely with social media manager to create a cohesive brand consistent with Liberty brand guidelines.
•    Shoot and edit photo/video at practices and games.
•    Provide clarity and direction for the football social media strategy.
•    Establish processes and initiatives for delivering football's requirements, including recruiting, weekly social content, internal requests, and coaching requests.
•    Develop a pipeline of talent through student workers.
•    Train and provide constructive feedback to the graphic design team to meet established quality standards.
•    Oversee and establish strategic direction for all projects and initiatives.
•    Meet aggressive timelines and deadlines.
•    Ability to adjust to consistently changing priorities.
•    Remain abreast of industry trends.
•    Work nights and weekends; travel as assigned.
•    Other duties as assigned.
•    Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
•    Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES   
Student workers and CSER.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education and Experience
•    Four-year college or technical school degree with a concentration in Graphic Design preferred; equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
•    Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    5+ years’ experience in graphic design.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

• Communication and Comprehension
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English to convey messages and correspond articulately and professionally.
• Possess public communication skills that allow the professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
• Ability to work with conflicting, delayed, and last-minute information.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Regularly required to travel domestically and to local and campus locations. Occasional international travel may be required.  
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.  
• Regularly required to hear and speak to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to see and discern colors.
• Regularly required to hear and discern sounds.
• Standing, walking, and climbing stairs are occasionally required to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is frequently changing. Functions of this position’s responsibility often require one to work after normal business hours and sometimes for long shifts. Some projects are completed in a climate-controlled office setting, and other projects regularly are outdoors, often at athletics events. Work from home may be encouraged or required at times.

Driving Requirements
Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) is required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Target Hire Date

2025-02-17

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.