Manager of Football Creative

**JOB DESCRIPTION** **Manager of Football Creative** **Position Classification:** **Salaried** **Duties and 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 - Understands and adheres to a variety of department and Academy brand standards, NCAA and MWC compliance policies - Reports directly to the Director of Digital Media with a dotted line to the Director of Recruiting with collaboration in mind. - Performs other duties as assigned **Qualifications**: - 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