Rice University is hiring: Assistant Director, Creative Services in Houston

Assistant Director, Creative Services

Position Summary

Rice University is looking for an Assistant Director to support the visual storytelling and digital content strategy for Rice Athletics, primarily for women’s basketball and selected Olympic sports. The role focuses on creating high‑quality video, photo and digital content that supports recruiting, fan engagement and brand visibility across multiple platforms.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, digital media, graphic design, marketing, public relations or a related field
• 1+ years of relevant professional experience

Skills

• Strong experience in video and photo production for digital platforms
• Experience managing social media platforms or digital content calendars
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Strong organizational, communication and time‑management skills
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and travel as required
• Must be able to travel with women’s basketball and for limited post‑season events
• Must thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment

Preferences

• Working knowledge of graphic design and visual layout
• Prior experience supervising professional staff, student employees or entry‑level creatives
• Familiarity with collegiate athletics or sports production environments
• Experience with motion graphics and advanced post‑production workflows is a plus

Essential Functions

• Serve as the primary creative lead for women’s basketball, including video, photo and digital content
• Manage and execute women’s basketball social media content, including planning, scheduling and real‑time coverage
• Support content creation and social media management for assigned Olympic sports
• Create highlights, features, promotional edits and recruiting‑related content throughout the year
• Travel fully with women’s basketball; limited post‑season travel with Olympic sports
• Supervise and support a Creative Digital Media Specialist
• Collaborate with other departments within Athletics to meet day‑to‑day content needs
• Support department‑wide initiatives, photoshoots and events

Benefits

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Mission and Values

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact Rice University’s Disability Resource Center at 713-348-5841 or adarice@rice.edu for support. If you have any additional questions, please email us at jobs@rice.edu.