Creative Director

About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Law School Publications

Campus: Lincoln Center (LC) - NYC

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Communications & Marketing, the Creative Director leads the implementation of the marketing and communication strategy for the Law School. This position serves as the creative lead on internal and external communications projects and oversees the creative process on all deliverables.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as the creative lead on internal and external communications projects.
• Creates high-quality multimedia content for Law School communication vehicles.
• Actively oversees the creative process from concept to completion, ensuring deliverables, timelines, and budgets are met.
• Develops and leads implementation of Communications Office customer service standards and accountability guidelines.
• Oversees the development of the visual identity for the Law School, ensuring its consistency while fostering compliance with university brand guidelines.
• Evaluates vendors' performance at job completion and recommends best vendors for new projects.
• Develops, manages, and maintains an in-house photo database.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in creative communications positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

Creative design or advertising agency experience.