Assistant Creative Director Position Available In Bronx, New York

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Fordham University 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.

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Marketing & Communications Position Summary:

The Assistant Creative Director role at Fordham University is a dynamic opportunity to shape and elevate the institution’s brand narrative through cutting-edge visual storytelling. Working closely with the Senior Creative Director, the successful candidate will be at the helm of steering and evolving Fordham’s creative vision, delivering a unified and captivating brand representation across all channels spanning digital, print, environmental, and experiential touchpoints. In this creative leadership position, the Associate Creative Director will lead the charge in transforming and innovating Fordham’s digital landscape. This involves dynamic collaboration with the channel engagement team, a cadre of experts in social media, email marketing, web development, and video. The role will spearhead the establishment, execution, and upkeep of a digital roadmap that not only modernizes Fordham’s online presence but also integrates best-in-class UX/UI. Developing innovative scalable digital solutions will be the catalyst for increasing audience engagement, ensuring a consistent and visually appealing user experience for Fordham’s diverse audience base. As a creative visionary, this role carries the responsibility of revolutionizing Fordham’s visual storytelling across digital, video, and social content. Armed with data-driven insights, the Associate Creative Director will refine engagement strategies, propelling the University to the forefront of creative and compelling content production. Leading brainstorming sessions and creative brief development, this role will foster a collaborative and innovative culture within the UMC team.

Essential Functions:

Serves as a lead visual storyteller for Fordham University, collaborating closely with Fordham’s Senior Creative Director to evolve and maintain the creative vision for the Fordham brand. Creative visionary accountable for modernizing Fordham’s visual storytelling across digital, video and social content in collaboration with UMC storytellers, utilizing datadriven insights to sharpen engagement. Develops scalable design systems and templating frameworks to deliver repetitive projects more efficiently. Leads the strategic vision, evolution and innovation of Fordham’s digital presence, collaborating with the channel engagement team (social, email and web) to establish and deliver upon a digital roadmap that modernizes Fordham’s digital presence, incorporating cutting edge UX/UI consistently through scalable digital solutions that maximize engagement with Fordham’s audiences. Directs creative brainstorms and brief development, fostering a collaborative and innovative creative culture. Manages creative freelancers, including training on Fordham brand standards and ensuring project delivery is on scope, on time, and on brand. Serves as a lead creative and designer on complex projects that require an elevated skillset and creative eye.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual arts, marketing or communications. Minimum of 5 years design experience, including 3 years experience in UX/UI design.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in graphic design, visual arts, marketing or communications. Knowledge of Filemaker Pro and Web authoring software.

Minimum Salary:

$85,000

Maximum Salary:

$95,000