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YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE AT: https://ucf.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Director–Creative-Marketing_R104102?q=creative%20directorUCF Communications & Marketing

UCF Marketing ensures the integrity of the UCF brand, increases the university’s visibility, attracts students, engages alumni, creates cost-saving opportunities and connects UCF to the community through strategic communication and partnerships. It is our mission to tell the UCF story locally, statewide, nationally and internationally across multiple media and through a variety of channels.

The Opportunity: Communications and Marketing Professionals promote the University to internal and external audiences, markets the University’s services, engages the local community in University activities and performs government relations and legislative liaison activities. The Creative Director leads a team of designers to ensure brand and quality standards across visual communication touchpoints and delivers aligned results and enables the success of the team.

Responsibilities: Maintains brand visual standards and ensures integrity and quality of design output
Manages, coaches, and develops a team of designers
Maintains, revises, and implements design processes, tools, and operating procedures to ensure quality and efficiency
Tracks and measures output volume and creative efficacy of team and deliverables
Collaborates with Communications and Marketing colleagues to deliver effective creative that meets the needs of departmental and organizational goals
Guides the visual execution of large-scale brand campaigns
Pitches concepts to internal and external stakeholders
Consults with institution partners and leads and influences executions across university visuals

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications: Strong working knowledge of design fundamentals and modern design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite
Strong communication skills and ability to articulate feedback to designers and visual creators
Ability to interpret data, goals and objectives, audience segmentation, as well as skills in understanding and speaking to marketing strategy in order to produce creative that delivers results and drives action
Strategic thinker, able to make informed decisions from various inputs, including marketing data and qualitative information
Proactive and highly motivated, demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively within a flexible and cohesive team, but also be a strong independent contributor
Ability to drive ideas and gain credibility and rapport with all types of internal and external stakeholders in a team environment
Creative thinker, uncovering unique and fresh ways to express themes and concepts in compelling and creative ways
Experience in both digital and print based design and production
Additional Application Materials Required: An attached portfolio along with resume and cover letter.

Are Benefits Important to You? Working at UCF has its perks!  In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, UCF offers:

Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program
Paid time off, including annual and sick leave and paid holidays
Retirement savings options
Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions
Education assistance
Flexible work environment
And more…For more benefits information, to go to the UCF Employee Benefits page click here.
Who Are We? Founded in 1963 to fuel the region’s talent pipeline and support the growing U.S. space program, UCF is built to make a better future for our students and society. It’s one of the reasons U.S. News & World Report ranks UCF among the nation’s top 20 most innovative colleges, while Forbes, Kiplinger, and The Princeton Review rank us a best-value university. UCF is one of 14 universities nationwide designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Research 1 university. With 13 colleges, including a fully accredited College of Medicine, UCF offers more than 220-degree programs between its main campus, downtown campus, hospitality campus, academic health sciences campus, and 11 UCF Connect centers located throughout the region. In addition, UCF extends its reach to communities in and beyond Central Florida by offering complete, online programs leading to bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, Ph.D.’s., certificates, and more.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Preferred Qualifications

Maintains brand visual standards and ensures integrity and quality of design output

Manages, coaches and develops a team of designers

Maintains, revises and implements design processes, tools and operating procedures to ensure quality and efficiency

Tracks and measures output volume and creative efficacy of team and deliverables

Collaborates with Communications and Marketing colleagues to deliver effective creative that meets the needs of departmental and organizational goals

Guides the visual execution of large scale brand campaigns

Pitches concepts to internal and external stakeholders

Consults with institution partners and leads and influences executions across university visuals

Department: Communications and Marketing VP

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM

Expected Salary: $122,980.00 to Negotiable

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. UCF’s Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at  http://www.oie.ucf.edu/documents/PresidentsStatement.pdf.

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.