The Opportunity
The Student Enrollment and Data Operations Team is focused on ensuring that schools are fully enrolled so that students are free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. The team supports this vision through application acquisition, family onboarding, cultivation, and persistence. The creative services manager position will reside within the marketing team and will manage the marketing team鈥檚 print and digital creative outputs--from concept to on-time completion. Reporting to the senior director of marketing, this role works with the members of the marketing team, various KIPP Texas enrollment departments, and external vendors to ensure all stakeholders are working together to develop the strongest creative materials and brand presence possible in support of student and staff recruitment, New-to-KIPP enrollment, and student engagement and persistence.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as primary creative design point of contact for the marketing team
Manage the asset production queue and effectively communicate timelines and progress
Ensure effective cross-functional communication between the marketing team and other teams throughout the organization (Student Recruitment, Talent Recruitment, New-To-KIPP Enrollment, School Operations, etc.)
Champion our internal creative processes and effectively manage/utilize our project management software
Build marketing concepts/visual products from written or verbal ideas
Actively contribute to the creative process and creation of creative assets and ensure they are in-line with the approved marketing briefs, strategies, and goals
Assist in execution of all collateral (not limited to flyers, billboards, brochures, digital ads, etc) by, contributing to and reinforcing brand guidelines and ensuring legal compliance
Lead content marketing strategy, implementation and management of resources in partnership with marketing teammates
Provide primarily graphic design and/or occasionally copywriting support on a variety of special projects
Represent the marketing team in various cross-functional meetings, such as timeline reviews, marketing kick-offs, department touch-bases and more
Co-manage design timelines related to implementation of marketing plans (including campaign launches, social media campaigns, event marketing, etc.) and communicate with all relevant parties to ensure deadlines are met
Establish & consult on realistic creative timelines for each project; Maintain firm but respectful boundaries around timelines and workload
Manage and assist in planning for and organizing freelance or outsourced capabilities when needed
Work hands-on in creative production; from concept to photoshoots to file delivery
Assist with additional tasks/projects as assigned by the senior director of marketing
Protect the voice, look, and integrity of the KIPP Texas brand