Job Description

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Creative Director for the University Communications and Marketing department.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Handles the strategy and production of marketing communication materials and leads the graphic design, photography, and digital media creation within University Communications and Marketing.
• Defines the creative approach for editorial and graphic elements, sets goals, makes assignments, reviews creative solutions, and designs assets.
• Generates ideas and provides a creative vision for the unit.
• Leads the development of a thoughtful, strategic, and consistent brand presentation.
• Oversees the production of a portfolio of related creative content.
• Works directly with members of the creative team along with others across the department and university to apply skills and knowledge of the latest trends in creative execution and design.
• Leads the development of outstanding content for the web, social media, video, photo, and print that effectively engages target audiences to achieve established goals.
• Handles for the tempo and quality of the work produced by the creative team, and often works directly with university stakeholders to generate a broad range of marketing communication materials, collateral, design work and other products as needed.
• Handles hiring, training, and motivating informed and engaged creative staff, and looks for ways to support their creativity and cultivate their professional development.
• Creates synergies across the university to identify strategic and purposeful implementations of visual design and messaging.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, fine art, graphic design, or experience in a relevant field.
• Eight (8) years of experience in creative design as part of a complex organization.
• Experience should include three (3) years of management experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must effectively manage multiple projects and balance competing priorities.
• Works some evening and weekend hours when required.
• Occasionally uses personal vehicle for inter campus travel.

Posting Number: 24ST1931

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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