Director of Creative Services - Athletics

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.

ACU Athletics is searching for a passionate director of creative services to guide and create engaging content that highlight ACU's Division I Athletics. This position reports to the Executive Associate AD for External Ops.

Basic Responsibilities
A. Support and execute the department's brand advancement strategy across all sports
and platforms in collaboration with the Executive Associate Athletics Director for
External Operations
B. Plan, produce, and edit content for social media, website, and other digital platforms,
as well as in-game videoboards
C. Manage the department's social media channels, including creating and scheduling
posts

Essential Duties:

Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

A. Support and execute the department's brand advancement strategy across all sports and
platforms in collaboration with the Executive Associate Athletics Director for External
Operations.

• Work as part of the department of Athletics staff to produce engaging video and photo content that showcases the department's programs, student-athletes, and events.
  
• Supervise and lead a team of creative media assistants and undergraduate student workers to maximize athletics program coverage and provide coaching and guidance for aspiring digital media professionals.
  
• Work closely with the department's marketing and strategic communications teams to ensure brand consistency and messaging alignment.
  
• Collaborate with coaches, student-athletes, and staff to create content that highlights individual achievements and promotes team success.
  

B. Plan, produce, and edit content for social media, website, and other digital platforms, as
well as in-game videoboards

• Collaborate with teams, marketing, communications and tickets to maintain strategy and content calendar to produce videos and digital elements for internal and external promotional efforts.
  
• Assist in maintaining staff vision and philosophy for all social media platforms.
  
• Expect travel with multiple teams throughout the year.
  
• Coordinate the creative video and photographer production elements, including but not limited to filming and editing of all athletic department content.
  
• Work in conjunction with Abilene Christian Sports Properties to implement and fulfill all corporate sponsorships.
  

C. Manage the department's social media channels, including creating and scheduling posts

• Identify emerging trends and tools in sports media to enhance storytelling and fan engagement.
  
• Meet quick turnarounds to post high-quality content.
  
• Identify trends and themes across different types of video content to continue to tell our ACU's story in a compelling and innovative way.
  
• Attend and cover department events, including games, practices, press conferences, and special events
  
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics, Deputy ADs or Senior staff member.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities:
A. Supervise graphic designers, videographers and student workers
B. Recruit and train student workers.
C. Prepare work schedules and assignments for student workers.

Professional Development Requirements:

Skills

• Strong organizational skills.
  
• Impressive communication skills-written, verbal, non-verbal.
  
• Positive attitude, committed to excellence and continued growth, high energy, outgoing and relational.
  
• Excellence in attending to details.
  
• Ability to organize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and coordinate diverse events, while maintaining a courteous and professional attitude.
  
• Ability to work with a number of constituents to produce a well-run athletics event.
  
• Knowledge of NCAA, conference and ACU rules and regulations.
  

Qualifications :
A. Professional

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as multimedia production, communications, or marketing
  
• Minimum of three years experience working with creative video or photo, with experience in college sports a plus
  
• Proficient in video and photo editing software
  
• Knowledge of social media platforms and their respective best practices
  
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud Software
  

B. Personal

• Strong Christian beliefs and values.
  
• Ability to establish and nurture strong relationships.
  
• Approach to assignments that are creative and well thought out.
  
• A high degree of self-motivation.
  
• A basic understanding of college athletics at the NCAA Division I level.
  
• Commitment to quality.
  

Physical Demands

• Ability to endure long hours of work.
  
• Extended periods of walking and climbing stairs.
  
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
  
• Ability to lift tables and chairs to arrange events.
  
• Ability to travel extensively with or without accommodations and work alternate work schedules including evenings, weekends, and some holiday hours, as required by event and practice schedules
  
• Possible exposure to weather extremes.
  
• Ability to endure extended periods of sitting and typing at a computer.
  

ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.

ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions. As a current employee, it will be determined if you need an additional background check upon your hire.