Summary
Oversees and leads the football team in all creative media initiatives to include graphic design and photography as they relate to football recruiting.
Description
Salary:$56,485.20 Annually
"This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)"
Position Classification: Salaried/Exempt
Supervisory position: NO
Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees and leads the football team in all creative media initiatives to include graphic design and photography as they relate to football recruiting.
- Works autonomously to ensure projects are completed on time and identifies new projects to further Air Force football recruiting efforts.
- Assists equipment and licensing with occasional design projects.
- Responsible for all football recruiting creative efforts to include planning, creation, and distribution to appropriate parties.
- Serves as the principal football recruiting 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 recruiting creative team comprised of cadet-managers to include but not limited to recruitment, training, and mentoring.
- Shoot photo of home and away 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 Air Force branding standards.
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with professional organizations, administrators, coaches, and staff.
- Understands and adheres to a variety of department and Academy brand standards, NCAA and MWC compliance policies.
- Reports directly to the Director of Football Recruiting.
- 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 is required.
- Strong skills in graphic design are required.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Experience shooting video and familiarity with Whistle Communication for Recruiting desired.
- 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.
