What are the responsibilities and job description for the Creative Design Apprentice position at Liberty University?
Will assist Athletic Creative Team with a variety of photo and video related tasks. May include producing creative assets for a designated Liberty Athletics team. Individual may be assigned to and embedded with a designated team throughout their season. The creative deliverables will be used on Liberty Athletics social media (Twitter, Instagram, etc.) as well as in recruiting.
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced team and to make a real impact promoting Liberty Athletics.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Education and Experience
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position will vary from climate-controlled office setting to outdoor athletic events. Noise level at athletic events can be moderate to loud.
Time Type
Full time
Location
Hybrid
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced team and to make a real impact promoting Liberty Athletics.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
- Creative, self-motivated individual who takes initiative.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite applications preferred.
- Work as a member of the Athletic Creative Team to ensure that the creative needs of Liberty Athletics are met.
- Demonstrate competency with social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, etc.).
- Understanding of athletics and how to use video and photo content to tell a story.
- Photography and/or videography experience.
- Edit video projects.
- Effective communicator both verbally and written.
- Demonstrate the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work nights and weekends.
- Ability to travel if needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university with preferred field of study in Communications or a related field.
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
- Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
- Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
- Willingness to travel and work nights and weekends as assigned.
- Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform creative work or type on a keyboard.
- Regularly required to hear and discern sounds.
- Regularly required to see and discern colors.
- Regularly work in an outdoor environment, such as an athletics event.
- Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop in order to conduct business.
- Standing, walking, and climbing stairs are occasionally required to move about the building.
- Regularly lift 20 or fewer pounds.
Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position will vary from climate-controlled office setting to outdoor athletic events. Noise level at athletic events can be moderate to loud.
Time Type
Full time
Location
Hybrid
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.