University of Akron
Director, Graphic Design & Social Media
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, United States, 44329
The University of Akron, a NCAA Division 1 (FBS) institution and member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) is seeking applicants for a Director of Graphic Design and Social Media.This position supports UA Athletics communications and creative contentobjectives by managing projects, including graphic design. Develop, oversee and maintain all digital elements of UA Athletics resulting in an integrated strategy to
advance the UA Athletics brand in the digital space. Manage the strategy andproduction of all graphic assets for athletic digital use on all platforms and within key athletic venues. Manage the UA Athletics Facebook, Instagram, and Twitteraccounts.Design/Outsource and produce materials to increase UA Athletics’ profile by developing concepts/designs, posters, logos and a variety of other marketing print and collateral material applying designs to web, social media and other electronicmedia.
Monitor and maintain the official UA Athletics social media accounts whichinclude: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Maintain UA brand and logo direction by communicating best practices andsupplying graphics that support the visual standards.
Work with communications and creative content staff, providing clear communication and follow up to ensure quality and direction are on brand strategy.
Monitor the graphic design work or other areas within athletics to ensure it adheres to basic rules of design.
Assist in the development and management of student interns; providesinstruction and direction to students to further promote the athletic departments message through social media.
Oversee all planning related to social and digital media publicly posted on official platforms.
Designs, develops and delivers graphics, visual text and imagery for social media content.
Assist in developing a strategic vision for all video elements, including social media and video boards at athletic venues.
Leads team on developing brand standards for visual content and communicates to all affected parties to maintain brand integrity.
Advises coaches, staff and all departmental account administrators on best social media practices and university brand standards.
Track the success of new initiatives by gathering input from various sources; applying statistics; implementing improvements; providing clean and concisequarterly reports to supervisors.
Advances UA Athletics’ brand by recommending social media opportunities that support current branding initiatives and actively monitoring trends in social media.
Promotes accurate and positive information about UA Athletics by closelymonitoring social networking sites and responding quickly and strategically to questions and comments involving UA Athletics. Follows University procedure with responding to sensitive issues or major crises.**Requirements**: a bachelor's degree,**Experience:**
Requires a minimum of 2 years experience in designing/outsources and producing materials to increase profiles by developing concepts/designs; posters, logos, and a variety of other marketing and print collateral materials; applying designs to web, social media and other electronic media required. Monitoring and maintainingsocial media accounts with include: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter required.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Knowledge of design management and workflow; photography and illustration;design principles / techniques color theory, and printing procedure; webtechnologies and online dissemination of news and information; troubleshooting and recommend improvements in operations; and customer relations techniques. Skills in integrating electronic communications and marketing, Adobe CS software, written and verbal communications. Ability to provide creative direction; advise staff on technological issues; organize, priorities and arrange multiple projects; train and lead team members; adapt and learn new skills as technology advances; work independently as well as on a team; ability to manage internal or outside vendors including printers, photographers and other professionals involved in related project.# # **Additional Position Information:****Application Deadline**: Review of applicants will begin on**Compensation**: The compensation for this position is commensurate withexperience.**Application Instructions**: To apply for this position, you must complete the on-line application and attach a resume, a cover letter, and a list of three professional references to your profile. Please include contact information, including email addresses for your professional references.**FLSA Status (exempt/nonexempt):**United States of America (Exempt)**Union Affiliation (if applicable):****For assistance with your application or attachments, please contact the Human Resources representative listed:**Sena Jodoin**Email:**sjodoin@uakron.edu\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_# **Background Check Statement**The University of Akron is committed to providing a safe environment for all students and employees.
The University endeavors to protect the health, welfare and safety of all students, employees and visitors on our campus.
As such, all offers of employment with The University of Akron are contingent upon verification of credentials, and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. Some positions may require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.# **Non-Discrimination Statement**The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our
for more information. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.# **State of Residence Statement**It is the expectation of the University of Akron that all work performed as an employee of the University will be performed in Ohio.The University of Akron empowers our people to flourish by delivering an applied and community-connected educational experience and cultivating research excellence. Leveraging our passion and expertise, we create innovative academic opportunities, support the well-being of our students and employees, and prioritize community embeddedness and engagement to impact lives through transformative experience. Through this focus, UA aspires to be the leader in community-focused higher education.The University of Akron is a lifelong learning partner, recognizing and valuing diverse learning experiences and combining traditional classroom experiences with innovative and robust approaches.As Zips, we prioritize the well-being of our students and employees, cultivate a culture and community where all can flourish, and act as responsible stewards of our resources and infrastructure by leveraging data to differentiate our processes and systems.We leverage our urban campus as a responsive and reliable partner to identify and meet the needs of the region. We intentionally contribute to economic and workforce development and civic life through research, innovation and engagement to provide community-embedded experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the UA experience for all students.We welcome candidates who are passionate about shaping and inspiring the next generation of thinkers, experts, artists and leaders.For more information about The University of Akron or the Akron community please visit our
page.### BenefitsThe University of Akron offers a competitive total compensation package comprised of a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and paid leave of absences including time off for illness, vacation, and maternity or paternity leave. In addition, eligible employees and their dependents are provided tuition remission. All staff and eligible non-bargaining unit #J-18808-Ljbffr
advance the UA Athletics brand in the digital space. Manage the strategy andproduction of all graphic assets for athletic digital use on all platforms and within key athletic venues. Manage the UA Athletics Facebook, Instagram, and Twitteraccounts.Design/Outsource and produce materials to increase UA Athletics’ profile by developing concepts/designs, posters, logos and a variety of other marketing print and collateral material applying designs to web, social media and other electronicmedia.
Monitor and maintain the official UA Athletics social media accounts whichinclude: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Maintain UA brand and logo direction by communicating best practices andsupplying graphics that support the visual standards.
Work with communications and creative content staff, providing clear communication and follow up to ensure quality and direction are on brand strategy.
Monitor the graphic design work or other areas within athletics to ensure it adheres to basic rules of design.
Assist in the development and management of student interns; providesinstruction and direction to students to further promote the athletic departments message through social media.
Oversee all planning related to social and digital media publicly posted on official platforms.
Designs, develops and delivers graphics, visual text and imagery for social media content.
Assist in developing a strategic vision for all video elements, including social media and video boards at athletic venues.
Leads team on developing brand standards for visual content and communicates to all affected parties to maintain brand integrity.
Advises coaches, staff and all departmental account administrators on best social media practices and university brand standards.
Track the success of new initiatives by gathering input from various sources; applying statistics; implementing improvements; providing clean and concisequarterly reports to supervisors.
Advances UA Athletics’ brand by recommending social media opportunities that support current branding initiatives and actively monitoring trends in social media.
Promotes accurate and positive information about UA Athletics by closelymonitoring social networking sites and responding quickly and strategically to questions and comments involving UA Athletics. Follows University procedure with responding to sensitive issues or major crises.**Requirements**: a bachelor's degree,**Experience:**
Requires a minimum of 2 years experience in designing/outsources and producing materials to increase profiles by developing concepts/designs; posters, logos, and a variety of other marketing and print collateral materials; applying designs to web, social media and other electronic media required. Monitoring and maintainingsocial media accounts with include: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter required.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Knowledge of design management and workflow; photography and illustration;design principles / techniques color theory, and printing procedure; webtechnologies and online dissemination of news and information; troubleshooting and recommend improvements in operations; and customer relations techniques. Skills in integrating electronic communications and marketing, Adobe CS software, written and verbal communications. Ability to provide creative direction; advise staff on technological issues; organize, priorities and arrange multiple projects; train and lead team members; adapt and learn new skills as technology advances; work independently as well as on a team; ability to manage internal or outside vendors including printers, photographers and other professionals involved in related project.# # **Additional Position Information:****Application Deadline**: Review of applicants will begin on**Compensation**: The compensation for this position is commensurate withexperience.**Application Instructions**: To apply for this position, you must complete the on-line application and attach a resume, a cover letter, and a list of three professional references to your profile. Please include contact information, including email addresses for your professional references.**FLSA Status (exempt/nonexempt):**United States of America (Exempt)**Union Affiliation (if applicable):****For assistance with your application or attachments, please contact the Human Resources representative listed:**Sena Jodoin**Email:**sjodoin@uakron.edu\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_# **Background Check Statement**The University of Akron is committed to providing a safe environment for all students and employees.
The University endeavors to protect the health, welfare and safety of all students, employees and visitors on our campus.
As such, all offers of employment with The University of Akron are contingent upon verification of credentials, and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. Some positions may require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.# **Non-Discrimination Statement**The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our
for more information. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.# **State of Residence Statement**It is the expectation of the University of Akron that all work performed as an employee of the University will be performed in Ohio.The University of Akron empowers our people to flourish by delivering an applied and community-connected educational experience and cultivating research excellence. Leveraging our passion and expertise, we create innovative academic opportunities, support the well-being of our students and employees, and prioritize community embeddedness and engagement to impact lives through transformative experience. Through this focus, UA aspires to be the leader in community-focused higher education.The University of Akron is a lifelong learning partner, recognizing and valuing diverse learning experiences and combining traditional classroom experiences with innovative and robust approaches.As Zips, we prioritize the well-being of our students and employees, cultivate a culture and community where all can flourish, and act as responsible stewards of our resources and infrastructure by leveraging data to differentiate our processes and systems.We leverage our urban campus as a responsive and reliable partner to identify and meet the needs of the region. We intentionally contribute to economic and workforce development and civic life through research, innovation and engagement to provide community-embedded experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the UA experience for all students.We welcome candidates who are passionate about shaping and inspiring the next generation of thinkers, experts, artists and leaders.For more information about The University of Akron or the Akron community please visit our
page.### BenefitsThe University of Akron offers a competitive total compensation package comprised of a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and paid leave of absences including time off for illness, vacation, and maternity or paternity leave. In addition, eligible employees and their dependents are provided tuition remission. All staff and eligible non-bargaining unit #J-18808-Ljbffr