Assistant Director - Creative Services

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta seeks an experienced Creative Development Lead to supervise the production of marketing and promotional materials for unit marketing campaigns. You will set team goals, evaluate performance, and advise faculty and staff while coordinating with external partners.

This supervisory role emphasizes leadership, design excellence, and adherence to brand guidelines. Candidates should bring a bachelor's in graphic design or marketing, 4–5 years of relevant

Qualifications

• Portfolio must be included as PDF or link in resume.
• Experience in marketing and promotional materials production.
• Ability to lead and mentor graphic designers while maintaining hands-on design contribution.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to determine marketing materials.
• Direct workflow and scheduling to keep projects on time and within budget.
• Lead idea generation, design, illustration, and production of marketing materials.
• Supervise development and production including work contracted through external sources.
• Track progress and report outcomes to clients.
• Ensure materials comply with Institute policies and guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Portfolio management

People management

Brand alignment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or related field

Job description

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Overview

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Institute Communications leads the storytelling and stewardship of Georgia Tech’s voice, working in partnership with communicators across campus to inform audiences, strengthen the Institute’s reputation, and ensure consistency in brand and messaging. As the team that defines communication standards and guides collaborative efforts, we support a unified, strategic approach across platforms. This role contributes to that mission by developing creative solutions for executive-level initiatives, institute-wide communications, and research-focused projects, helping translate complex ideas into compelling, visually cohesive work that advances Georgia Tech’s impact locally and globally.

Job Summary

Lead and supervise activities related to the creative development and production of all marketing and promotional materials necessary to execute unit/group marketing campaigns. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: faculty, staff, and external stakeholders. This position typically will advise and counsel: faculty, staff, and external stake holders. This position will supervise: assigned staff.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Collaborate with clients to determine marketing and promotional materials necessary to achieve strategic marketing objectives.
• Job Duty 2 - Direct workflow and resource scheduling to ensure projects remain on-time and within budget.
• Job Duty 3 - Perform and lead the idea generation, design, illustration and production of marketing and promotional materials for the unit/group.
• Job Duty 4 - Supervise the development and production of all marketing and promotional materials including work contracted through external sources.
• Job Duty 5 - Track, measure, and provide progress reports of marketing and promotional materials to clients.
• Job Duty 6 - Ensure marketing and promotional materials are within Institute and unit policy and guidelines.
• Job Duty 7 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Four to five years of job-related experience

To be considered for this role, please include a portfolio as a PDF or include a link in your resume.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to lead and mentor graphic designers while maintaining advanced, hands on design contribution, actively participating in concept development, visual execution, critique, and delivery alongside coaching and professional development.
• Experience guiding visual design quality, concept development, and execution across print and digital platforms, with UX/UI considerations integrated as part of broader design practice.
• Experience supporting the development of designers craft, UX thinking, confidence, and judgment, encouraging growth in both visual design fundamentals and digital design skills.
• Ability to prioritize and distribute design work across projects in a way that balances quality, timelines, team capacity, and equitable opportunities for designers to grow and stretch their skills.
• Experience contributing to or supporting the evolution of design systems, visual standards, or shared patterns to promote consistency, quality, and brand alignment across a large organization.
• Ability to apply UX/UI and accessibility principles independently, using sound judgment to inform design decisions that improve usability, clarity, and effectiveness across graphic design driven and digital projects.
• Experience collaborating with and guiding stakeholders through the design process, helping shape project strategy, align goals, and translate complex needs into clear creative direction and solutions.
• Ability to articulate design decisions and creative rationale, focusing on visual problem solving, audience needs, and brand integrity rather than tools or trends.

Proposed Salary

Proposed Salary range $74,966.00 - $105,000.00. Commensurate with education and experience.

Skills

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Detailed oriented with strong analytical skills; experience in effectively setting priorities, handling multiple projects simultaneously, proactively problem-solving, and meeting deadlines.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will travel occasionally.
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest