Athletics Creative Lead: Design & Social

Furman University; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Furman University is seeking an Assistant Athletics Director for Graphic Design & Social Media to lead the department’s creative output. You will craft brand-aligned visuals and social content for all 19 sports, coordinating with coaches and communications teams to support recruitment, fan engagement, and university priorities.

The role oversees design production, collaborates with video and operations staff, and mentors student workers while ensuring deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing, Fine Arts, Digital Media, Interdisciplinary Studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in graphic design, creative services, athletics communications, marketing, social media, or a related field.
• Experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, higher education, or a similarly fast-paced environment; experience developing assets for multiple teams, brands, or audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead graphic design, visual storytelling, and creative content efforts for the Department of Athletics across all 19 sports, ensuring a consistent and professional brand presence.
• Create and produce a wide range of digital and print assets, including season graphics packages, recruiting materials, schedule graphics, web ads, email graphics, and other promotional materials.
• Develop and maintain the visual identity of Athletics across the website, official social media channels, digital campaigns, and external communications.
• Collaborate with coaches, communications staff, marketing staff, and other athletics personnel to create content that supports recruiting, brand growth, fan engagement, and sport-specific priorities.
• Manage the full design production process, including project timelines, art direction, photography coordination, print production, proofing, vendor communication, and related production tasks.
• Partner with creative video and external operations staff on video board assets, animation elements, motion graphics, and other multimedia needs.
• Provide guidance and daily oversight to student workers and other support personnel assisting with graphic design and social media content production.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and remain current on emerging trends and best practices in design, branding, and digital media.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Graphic design

Branding

Social media

Visual storytelling

Illustration

Motion graphics

Photography

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design

Communications

Marketing

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe After Effects

Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

Furman University is seeking an Assistant Athletics Director for Graphic Design & Social Media to lead the department’s creative output. You will craft brand-aligned visuals and social content for all 19 sports, coordinating with coaches and communications teams to support recruitment, fan engagement, and university priorities.

The role oversees design production, collaborates with video and operations staff, and mentors student workers while ensuring deadlines in a fast-paced environment.