Assistant Director, Creative Services

Position Summary
The Assistant Director, Creative Services supports the visual storytelling and digital content strategy for Rice Athletics, with primary responsibility for women’s basketball and additional involvement with select Olympic sports. This role focuses on creating high‑quality video, photo, and digital content that supports recruiting, fan engagement, and brand visibility across multiple platforms. Working in collaboration with Athletics staff and the Creative Services team, this position contributes to content planning, social media execution, and creative production throughout the year.

This is a full‑time, on‑campus role requiring flexibility with scheduling and travel during competitive seasons. Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.

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 postseason 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 postseason 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
Benefits information is available at https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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 get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at facstaffada@rice.edu for support.

Contact
If you have any additional questions, please email jobs@rice.edu. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.

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