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at Northwestern University in

Evanston, Illinois, United States Job Description Job Opening Id:

54377

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Educ Research Programs Salary/Grade:

EXS/9

Job Summary:

FUSE seeks an innovative and technically capable Creative Director (CD). The CD leads the creative direction, design, software development, and implementation support that make FUSE challenges and studios engaging, accessible, and sustainable. The position directs creative staff and projects; develops digital media, print, web, and educational materials; creates software and interactive tools with contemporary AI-assisted development methods; co-designs and tests FUSE challenges; and supports educators in using challenges, software, and fabrication technologies such as 3D printers. •

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Specific Responsibilities:

Creative Leadership and Project Management Works with PI Reed Stevens and Program Director Lizzie Perkins to set the creative vision for FUSE to achieve its educational, communication, marketing, and program-development goals. Leads, designs, and manages the creative process and produces digital media and printed materials, including websites, educational and training materials for youth and educators, brochures, reports, marketing, advertising, and promotional materials. Manages creative staff, student workers, freelancers, consultants, and vendors; assigns work; develops timelines; leads meetings; reviews work; provides feedback; and maintains project-management documentation. Develops and maintains FUSE design, branding, accessibility, and digital-asset guidelines and ensures compliance across materials and platforms. Co-leads creative sessions with the PI/Founder, Program Director, researchers, software and challenge developers, media specialists, partners, and consultants to generate and improve ideas. May be asked to represent FUSE at conferences, demonstrations, workshops, press events, and partner meetings as appropriate. FUSE Challenge Design, Curriculum, and Facilitator Training Serves as a core member of the FUSE challenge-design team and contributes the arts/design, user-experience, and technology perspective to challenge development. Researches, designs, develops, prototypes, tests, and improves FUSE challenges that integrate arts/design with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM). Conceptualizes and conducts user st To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account