Job Summary: The University of Utah is now accepting applications in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for the position of Assistant Athletics Director for Digital and Creative Media. Utah is a NCAA Division I school and a member of the Big 12 Conference. Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for devising, implementing and managing the strategy, vision and direction of the Digital and Creative Media unit, comprising the areas of creative video, photography, social media and graphic design for Utah’s 20-sport athletics program. The position will oversee and manage the staff in those areas, and will be the primary liaison between the Digital and Creative Media department and sport programs, coaches and staff in the areas of creative vision and maintaining brand consistency; interface and collaborate directly with other external revenue-driving units and campus partners regarding the production and distribution of content across multiple digital and social media platforms; and manage the Digital and Creative Media budget. Additional responsibilities include cross-departmental communication and planning to maximize revenue generation, seeking innovative ways to increase storytelling opportunities, fan engagement and brand enhancement.

Job Description: The Assistant A.D. for Digital and Creative Media will be responsible for overseeing and managing the Digital and Creative Media department, to include the planning, creation and distribution of creative content across all digital and social media platforms for Utah’s 20 sport programs, under the direction of the Sr. Associate A.D. for Strategic Communications. As a member of the department’s senior staff, the position will devise, implement and manage the strategy, vision and direction of the Digital & Creative Media unit to align with athletics department priorities and content strategies that promote Utah’s athletics programs and student-athletes, and support departmental revenue-generating goals.

• Demonstrated experience in digital and creative media production, and social media strategy
• Compliance with NCAA, Big 12 and University of Utah policies and procedures
• Ability to travel with teams
• Strong communication skills and effective sense of teamwork and collaboration
• Extensive knowledge of and familiarity with the creation of content inherent to the areas of supervision
• Expertise in developing and applying effective systems for utilizing Photoshelter to manage the department’s digital assets and power the delivery of content across platforms
• Ability to strategize, shoot and produce digital content for multiple social media and online media platforms to generate engagement and positively publicize Utah Athletics
• Experience working within an intercollegiate athletics program or professional sports franchise, and ideally experience within an NCAA Division I college football program
• Experience in other multi-media production platforms (web sites, animation, graphic design) desired.
• Knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite required.

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