Req #: 240708 Department: INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHELTICS Posting Date: 11/12/2024 Closing Info: Closes On 11/19/2024 Salary: $7,084 - $7,500 per month Limited Recruitment: **Open to Department employees only** Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. **The Intercollegiate Athletics has an outstanding opportunity for an Assistant Athletic Director for Brand Advancement to join their team.** Washington Athletics aims to inspire champions in competition and in the classroom. We exist to enrich the lives of students to positively impact our community and world for generations to come. Operating with the four core values of growth mindset, committed service, humility and grit, the Huskies choose to lead by example. All Husky Athletics staff make an **IMPACT** by committing to creating a purpose driven culture that impacts students and our greater community. We engage in **GROWTH** through dynamic conversations, embracing creativity, and recognizing that every challenge represents an opportunity to learn. We are a **COMMUNITY** who strive to create experiences for our stakeholders every single day. At our core is the belief that **INCLUSION** means creating spaces and places that reflect equity, advocacy and belonging for all. With over 650 student-athletes participating in UW's 22 sports programs, the department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing student-athletes with the ability to compete for national and conference championships while working toward a degree from one of the world's leading public research universities. For more detailed information, please visit our Washington Athletics Candidate Dashboard. ( https://gohuskies.com/sports/2023/8/26/ica-candidate-dashboard.aspx) **POSITION PURPOSE** The Assistant Athletic Director for Brand Advancement reports to the Associate Athletic Director for Brand and External Strategy and will oversee the creative initiatives of the Husky Athletics Department. This position will own the process, manage timelines and reporting, and take creative projects from inception to completion. This includes managing several creative projects at once, managing resources for deliverables across clients, raising red flags, and helping to establish and promote company processes. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** PROJECT MANAGEMENT –35 + Serve as the creative project manager, responsible for interfacing with internal and external clients including coaches and ICA staff, developing timelines for project completion, and providing all parties with status updates throughout the process. + Using independent judgment and technical expertise, develop and direct processes through which creative projects are requested, tracked, and improved upon to serve varied constituents in both long and short term phases. + Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for all creative and content development, fielding questions, troubleshooting, clarifying strategic requirements, explaining complex ideas clearly, and managing overall expectations. + Mitigate communication breakdowns, resolving and/or escalating issues promptly. + Ensure that project requests are completed so the creative team has adequate information to begin development. + Generate and maintain estimates based on project specs and prepare for client sign-off. + Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential obstacles, and devise contingency plans. + Present concepts and completed projects for approval. + Maintain records on projects completed with hours committed to each.STAFF OVERSIGHT –35 + Manage and supervise creative staff, including freelancers and contractors, with oversight over photo, video, and graphic design units. + Direct creative staff in prioritizing tasks according to the potential for revenue growth and brand exposure. + Ensure staff remains on track so project completion hits all deadlines on time. + Provide support to staff to assist efficiency in project completion. + Support staff in managing their direct reports. + Work with department administration to identify additional resources needed to meet project goal requirements.CREATIVE DIRECTION –30 + Represent the creative services division where required during department meetings, including marketing campaign discussions, ticket sales and partnerships strategy sessions, facility branding and production meetings, and ticket operations creative needs. + Lead production team in developing and executing digital content, including web and social media assets. + Compliance with the rules and regulations of the University, the NCAA, affiliated conferences, the State of Washington and any other governing body is paramount to the University. The overall responsibility of this position is for the successful operation of the program in full compliance with all such rules and regulations. As a condition of employment, the Employee shall be required to participate in rules education programs offered by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + Bachelor’s degree in management, business administration, communications, or related field. Must possess at least five years of professional experience working in a department of athletics. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite on a Mac OS platform. Must possess a customer service mindset, treating project requestors as clients. + Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines, is self-directed, communicative, and detail oriented. + Effective project management skills with proven ability to work with various groups to reach a common goal. + Excellent organizational and communication skills. + Ability to cultivate relationships and drive cooperation with diverse stakeholders, including coaches and team operations directors, athletics administrators, and creative services staff. + Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and manage competing and shifting priorities. + Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial. + Masters Degree and two years working in a creative services unit. + Demonstrated understanding of brand management and knowledge of photo, video, graphic design, and broadcast production. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.