Assistant Director, Creative Design

🇺🇸 Starkville, MS 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Design 🗓️ August 17th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring an Assistant Director, Creative Design. This role involves assisting in creative direction, graphic design, illustration, and print production to meet the Department of Athletics' design needs by producing professional, high-quality graphics within deadlines.

Highlights

Assist Senior Director of Creative Strategy in design and brand implementation for the Athletic Department.
Create digital content including season graphics, stat graphics, marketing materials, posters, animations, and media guide covers.
Manage design production processes such as scheduling, art direction, photography coordination, and print supervision.
Support digital design for the athletics website, social media, digital marketing emails, and web ads.
Ensure all communications reflect brand identity standards and meet department and university needs.
Collaborate with video and communication teams to create design assets for video boards and publications across sports.
Manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines while providing guidance to student workers.
Required skills include Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, After Effects, Microsoft Office, and knowledge of printing procedures.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, or related field and 1 year of related experience.
Salary Grade: 13, with compensation details available via staff compensation structure link.