AVP, Creative Services

Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

The successful candidate must possess outstanding leadership, interpersonal and communications skills. The candidate must be a high-energy, hands-on individual with strength of convictions – a self-confident leader who, in part due to his/her personal presence, style and demeanor, effectively sells ideas and solutions to others. This person is by nature a risk-taker and has a high level of ambition. Of equal importance, this person must have unquestioned integrity.
Demonstrated knowledge of creative services, with progressive leadership and responsibilities.
Proven track record of successfully executing large-scale creative projects, from concept development to final delivery, while adhering to strict timelines and budgets.
Proven ability managing creative projects and ensuring the delivery of high quality and impactive creative content.
Ability to leverage research, analytics, and stakeholder input to inform creative and strategic planning processes.
Provide thought-leadership on cross-functional initiatives that reinforce USC’s value and relevance in the media marketplace among general audiences, donors, and other major constituents.
Establish and drive new and innovative ways to support USC’s marketing and branding initiatives, ensuring that results translate over all media (TV, interactive digital ads, social media, print, etc.) Strong portfolio showcasing innovative design and successful campaigns.
Work collaboratively with the internal/external teams and help lead all agency efforts.
Proven ability integrating various media for overall campaign strategies.

Understanding and ability to concept and engage multi-culturally diverse audiences.
Ability to lead a creative team, make strategic decisions about work, present to clients and lead discussions to mutually beneficial decisions.
Able to think strategically and translate business objectives into creative solutions by intimately understanding market trends, consumer behavior and industry best practices.
Strong understanding of best practices related to designing digital platforms (website, social, video, interactive) as well as other various forms of media.

Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills; maintains confidentiality; works well under pressure; manages numerous ongoing tasks despite interruption; handles large volume of work; and shows attention to detail. Excellent memory and organizational ability in order to set priorities, organize workload, handle multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines. Must have the ability to balance and manage conflicting priorities. Research and coordinate various activities and details associated with meetings, retreats and business trips. Plan, organize and work independently. Develop presentation materials.

Develop and execute comprehensive brand building campaigns, manage the university’s visual identity, collaborate with various departments to ensure alignment with the USC brand platform and evaluate the effectiveness of creative initiatives.

Manage and coordinate the creative teams, marketing service teams and designing process for effective execution of projects and making decisions for the department. Facilitate collaboration and communication with account services, production, digital, video, and technical teams.

Lead and develop the creative team; provide clear creative direction, motivate, and inspire internal and external stakeholders.

Manage multiple design projects from concept to completion, creative strategy, creative development, full production execution. Oversee all levels of creative development-collateral, website, social, digital magazines, OOH, print, direct marketing video concepts, and support materials.

Actively strategize and contribute to the Hub’s growth; participate in the business development process, proposal creation and delivery presentations.

Conceptualize, present, and develop strategic concepts for highly effective marketing programs that exceed client goals, creating client loyalty.

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

We are only accepting applications submitted by March 16, 2025.

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

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