"Creative Graphic Designer-Athletics"

Company: Boston College

Job Location: Chestnut Hill, 02467

Category: Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs

Type: Full-Time

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Boston College is seeking a Creative Graphic Designer for the Boston College Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Reporting to the Associate AD, Marketing & Fan Engagement, this position is responsible for the creative utilized for recruiting, visual, print and digital initiatives of the athletics program through the design and layout of various creative elements, including but not limited to recruiting graphics, brochures, traditional and digital ads, social media graphics, website graphics, camp materials and official and unofficial visit materials. This role provides much-needed creative design content for Boston College's athletics programs and social media channels.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Concept, design and produce traditional, digital and video graphic materials
• Collaborate with communications, marketing and creative services departments to ensure synergy between all parties.
• Assist digital and communication departments with editing, developing, creating and implementing social media campaigns throughout the year
• Coordinate, design, implement and execute photo shoots for prospective student-athletes
• Work with outside graphic and print vendors when necessary.
• Recruit, train and oversee group of creative/ graphic design student workers
• Help develop, implement and manage the athletic program's digital brand, ensuring all digital elements have a consistent look and feel, from visual imagery to content tone and cadence.
• Ensure that visual content is delivered to clients at sufficiently high speed and quality.
• Working knowledge of and adherence to all University, ACC and NCAA rules and regulations
• Follow established departmental policies and procedures for procurement of goods and services.
• Ability to work events, nights, weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in graphic design, video production, journalism, public relations, communications, sports management or related field.

Requires 1-5 years of experience in working in a college athletic department or professional sports team in creative graphic design.

Experience in EFP/remote sports production, including equipment setup.

Experience in producing sporting events and production experience for feature videos required.

Experience with a sports team

Advanced knowledge of non-linear editing (Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro preferred)

Experience with DSLR and Cinema-style cameras

Working knowledge of Adobe After Effects

Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Ability to handle multiple projects at a time with tight deadlines

Be creative, innovated and original

Pays attention to detail

Ability to work in independently and in groups is a must

Ability to work long hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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