Assistant Director, Creative Services

About the role

The Assistant Director, Creative Services supports the visual storytelling and digital content strategy for Rice Athletics, with primary responsibility for women’s basketball and additional involvement with select Olympic sports. This role focuses on creating high-quality video, photo, and digital content that supports recruiting, fan engagement, and brand visibility across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary creative lead for women’s basketball, including video, photo, and digital content
• Manage and execute women’s basketball social media content, including planning, scheduling, and real-time coverage
• Create highlights, features, promotional edits, and recruiting-related content throughout the year
• Travel fully with women’s basketball; limited postseason travel with Olympic sports
• Supervise and support a Creative Digital Media Specialist
• Collaborate with other departments within Athletics to meet day-to-day content needs
• Support department-wide initiatives, photoshoots, and events

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, digital media, graphic design, marketing, public relations, or a related field
• 1+ years of relevant professional experience
• Strong experience in video and photo production for digital platforms
• Experience managing social media platforms or digital content calendars
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required
• Must be able to travel with women’s basketball and for limited postseason events
• Must thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Skills

• Strong experience in video and photo production for digital platforms
• Experience managing social media platforms or digital content calendars
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required
• Must be able to travel with women’s basketball and for limited postseason events
• Must thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Preferences

• Working knowledge of graphic design and visual layout
• Prior experience supervising professional staff, student employees, or entry-level creatives
• Familiarity with collegiate athletics or sports production environments
• Experience with motion graphics and advanced post-production workflows

Rice Mission and Values

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.