Assistant Creative Director Marketing and Communications
Job Description
Assistant Creative Director
Marketing and Communications, Lincoln Center
Fordham University
Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.
- Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
- A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
- As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
- As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
- University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.
Hybrid Policy:
Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
https://www.fordham.edu/human-resources/policies-guides-and-agreements/hybridremote-work-policy-for-administrators/
Position Summary
Reporting to the Senior Creative Director, the Assistant Creative Director role will
lead the charge in transforming and innovating Fordham’s digital landscape. This
involves dynamic collaboration with the channel engagement team, a cadre of
experts in social media, email marketing, web development, and video.
The role will spearhead the establishment, execution, and upkeep of a digital
roadmap that not only modernizes Fordham’s online presence but also integrates
best-in-class UX/UI. Developing innovative scalable digital solutions will be the
catalyst for increasing audience engagement, ensuring a consistent and visually
appealing user experience for Fordham’s diverse audience base.
Essential Functions
∙ Serves as a lead visual storyteller for Fordham University, collaborating
closely with Fordham’s Senior Creative Director to evolve and maintain the
creative vision for the Fordham brand.
∙ Creative visionary accountable for modernizing Fordham’s visual
storytelling across digital, video and social content in collaboration with
UMC storytellers, utilizing data-driven insights to sharpen engagement.
∙ Develops scalable design systems and templating frameworks to deliver
repetitive projects more efficiently.
∙ Leads the strategic vision, evolution and innovation of Fordham’s digital
presence, collaborating with the channel engagement team (social, email
and web) to establish and deliver upon a digital roadmap that modernizes
Fordham’s digital presence, incorporating cutting edge UX/UI consistently
through scalable digital solutions that maximize engagement with
Fordham’s audiences.
∙ Directs creative brainstorms and brief development, fostering a
collaborative and innovative creative culture.
∙ Manages creative freelancers, including training on Fordham brand
standards and ensuring project delivery is on scope, on time, and on
brand.
∙ Serves as a lead creative and designer on complex projects that require
an elevated skillset and creative eye.
Management Responsibilities
Supervises the work of other Fordham employees who are individual
contributors, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work. Is
responsible for hiring, training and developing, managing performance and
administering corrective action and has significant input in compensation
decisions. Plans organizational structure and job content and is responsible for
managing operational aspects of the team, including compliance, budget, and
deliverables.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
∙ Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual arts, marketing or
communications.
∙ Minimum of 5 years design experience, including a minimum of 3 years
experience in UX/UI design.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
∙ Experience leading multimedia projects, including coordinating
videographers and photographers across complex creative projects.
∙ Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing
environment.
∙ Expert knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; working knowledge
of MS Office suite, Filemaker Pro and Web authoring software a plus.
∙ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
∙ Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to
the goals of Jesuit Education.
Preferred Qualifications
∙ Master’s degree in graphic design, visual arts, marketing or
communications.
Minimum Starting Salary: $85,000
Maximum Starting Salary: $105,000
Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
START DATE: ASAP
APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/7309
ABOUT FORDHAM
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an
exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000
students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx
and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center
Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United
Kingdom.
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and
welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other
protected categories
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