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Missouri State University

Assistant Director, Creative Services-Photography

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $59K - $60K 💻 Design 🗓️ February 12th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Assistant Director, Creative Services-Photography. This role involves planning, prioritizing, and coordinating resources to visually illustrate campus life while collaborating with marketing teams to produce multi-image and multi-media presentations. The position also manages the university’s digital asset system for photographs and oversees staff and budget operations including invoicing and equipment management.

Highlights
  • Plan and coordinate resources to visually represent campus life through photography.
  • Collaborate with writers, graphic designers, social media, and digital marketing teams to produce promotional content.
  • Manage the university’s digital asset management system for still photographs.
  • Oversee staff supervision, budget management, invoicing clients, contract drafting, and purchasing photography and computer equipment.
  • Require at least three years of professional assignment and studio photography experience, including film, print processing, electronic imaging, and post-production.
  • Require management and supervisory experience, with skills in staff scheduling, inventory, and property control.
  • Technical skills needed include photography composition, digital darkroom techniques, wireless file transmission, and FTP systems.
  • Position offers an annual salary range of $58,638 to $60,442 and requires a bachelor's degree (preferably in photography, art, or related field) or equivalent experience.
  • Requires ability to transport and operate equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, attend evening/weekend events, and occasional travel.
  • Employment subject to criminal background check; official transcripts required at hire.