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Job Title

Creative Manager

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Business Administration Marcomm

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Who We Are

The Marketing & Communications Team at Mays Business School is building a preeminent brand to support the school’s aspiration to become the no. 1 public business school in the nation. The team has doubled in size from 2023 to 2024 and is forecasted to double in size again by the end of 2025. New team members will have early opportunities to lead and manage large projects. We are looking for ambitious, high-achieving, positive individuals ready to tackle new problems, start new initiatives, and elevate the standard of excellence across the school.

Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School is a vibrant learning organization of more than 175 faculty members, 125 staff members, and 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management. Mays Business School’s vision is building a better future through business. To fulfill this vision, our mission is developing leaders of character who make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve.

A Glimpse of the Job

We are seeking a Creative Manger to j oin a dynamic team where creativity meets strategy. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the visual identity and storytelling of Mays Business School.

The Creative Manager, under the direction of the chief marketing officer, provides leadership and strategic direction for various branding, marketing and communications needs of the university. This role performs expert-level graphic design, marketing, and consultation work, in addition to providing oversight for content development for internal and external uses and mediums, including photography, social media and multimedia. This role also manages a team of graphic designers and work request system.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience .

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, design, or related field

+ Five years of related experience in graphic design, web development, print and electronic media, marketing, or related field.

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

+ Ability to set creative direction and provide design feedback

+ Knowledge of print processing equipment.

+ Knowledge of graphic design.

+ Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

+ Demonstrated high attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience managing other graphic designers

+ Design portfolio, with demonstrated expertise in a variety of mediums

+ Experience with multiple strategic projects with varying deadlines

+ Experience with project management

+ Experience providing branded deliverables to external stakeholders

+ Customer service experience with professionals from a variety of backgrounds

+ Design portfolio - Demonstrates expertise in layout design, illustrations and typography

Opportunities to Contribute

Brand Strategy, Direction and Oversight

Provides strategic direction and oversight of the design and development processes for integrated communication campaigns and marketing projects involving photography, graphic design, websites, social media, and other digital platforms, and printed materials. Researches and develops tools that aid in the development and design of graphic design projects. Collaborates with copywriter to provide creative direction for content development. Integrates and aligns print and electronic media to comply with style and branding guidelines. Demonstrates proficiency across Adobe CC and additional applications as appropriate. Represents the creative team when necessary, with presentations, design briefs and metrics.

Creative Team Leadership and Supervision

Oversees the creative team in development and implementation of comprehensive, university-level, strategic communication programs. Manages all aspects of assigned projects, including concepts, timelines, budgets, communications, deadlines, and quality control. Proactively coordinates meetings when appropriate in order to keep projects on track and ahead of schedule. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of printing processes, vendors, purchasing and other resources. Serves as gate-keeper/quality control of professional design standards. Provides feedback and direction in the iterative design processes as appropriate.

Project Management and Customer Service

Works closely with various vendors and other communications staff to ensure timeliness and quality of final products. Proactively coordinates project meetings and completes all tasks and projects on time or ahead of schedule. Utilizes the team's project management and work request system to manage projects, gather and report data. Ensures that working files as well as completed files are available in the appropriate cloud service. Reviews printing specifications and job costing data. Works with vendors. Evaluates and recommends equipment purchases. Develop relationships with customers and team members across the university. Respond to requests from customers in a timely and professional manner. Keep the marketing and communications team informed on a regular basis about the status of a project(s).

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12- 15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience . Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

I nstructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.