Assistant Director, Creative Services - Retail

About the role

As the Assistant Director, Creative Services, you’ll collaborate closely with the retail and creative teams to develop and fulfill creative needs for the USA Baseball Official Online Shop and Flagship Store. You will ensure all deliverables align with the organization's branding and content strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end visual content creation for the USA Baseball Shop, including high-quality product photography and engaging lifestyle shoots.
• Execute omnichannel marketing campaigns across email, social media, web, and emerging digital platforms to drive retail engagement.
• Create high-impact collateral for the USA Baseball Shop Flagship Store, ranging from large-scale in-store signage to promotional flyers.
• Maintain and optimize digital assets on USABaseballShop.com to ensure a seamless and visually compelling user experience.
• Safeguard brand integrity by ensuring all creative output aligns with USA Baseball’s visual identity and overarching strategic goals.
• Partner with the Retail team to brainstorm and develop innovative design concepts that elevate the brand’s market presence.
• Drive project lifecycles by managing multiple creative requests simultaneously while meeting rigorous deadlines and organizational KPIs.
• Curate a comprehensive digital asset library, ensuring all content is organized, archived, and easily accessible for future use.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution.
• You have 1-3 years of experience in graphic design, photography, video production, or a related field.
• You are proficient in product photography, with relevant experience in retail photography.
• You are proficient in graphic design, including digital, print, and social media design.
• You have a strong portfolio that showcases your creativity, technical skills, problem-solving, and ability to deliver on a wide range of projects.
• You have above average knowledge of operating high-definition video cameras, including Sony, Canon DSLRs, and mirrorless cameras.
• You have excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You are detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality work on time.
• You have a passion for storytelling and the ability to translate goals and identity into creative content.

Qualifications

• You are proficient in design and video editing software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects).
• You have a strong portfolio that showcases your creativity, technical skills, problem-solving, and ability to deliver on a wide range of projects.
• You have above average knowledge of operating high-definition video cameras, including Sony, Canon DSLRs, and mirrorless cameras.
• You have excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You are detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality work on time.
• You have a passion for storytelling and the ability to translate goals and identity into creative content.

Benefits

Salary will be commensurate on experience and USA Baseball’s benefits package includes full medical and dental, 401(k) retirement plan, and a cell phone reimbursement plan.

Pay

Salary will be commensurate on experience.

Schedule

USA Baseball employs a Remote Work Season from approximately the first Monday of October through the last Friday of February of the following year. During this time, employees are expected to be in the offices three days of the week, with the option to work remotely on Wednesdays and on Fridays. Employees are expected to be in office Monday through Friday during the USA Baseball Season, which runs from approximately March 1 through the end of September.

Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of USA Baseball to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Discrimination and unlawful harassment are not tolerated at USA Baseball.