Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Creative Services Director to join our University Relations team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $59,068 - $75,358 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A The CWU Division of University Relations is made up of marketing, communications, and creative professionals who are committed to promoting the university and elevating our brand. Our experienced team of professionals helps faculty, staff, students, and alumni share their successes, opportunities, and discoveries to key audiences. We also facilitate crisis and emergency communications and work with local, state, and federal government agencies to help advance our legislative priorities. www.cwu.edu/university-relations/ What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The Director, Creative Services is a visionary and an executor of vision. They are responsible for working collaboratively and inclusively in generating big ideas and then ensuring they are executed well. They need to be able to think outside the box and work with cross-functional teams to produce creative solutions to problems and execute those solutions. The creative director values creativity and can fuse creative expression with brand messaging to develop clear, cohesive, and striking assets for CWU. They are adept at identifying obstacles and fostering the partnerships and support to work through them. They are familiar with the latest technologies and bring a learner mindset in the integration of new tools and applications. The Creative Director is responsible for communicating strategic goals into actionable design solutions, engaging with the executive director of marketing and branding, direct reports, and others, as appropriate, to establish conceptual and stylistic direction. Working with functional and project teams across the department, the Director, Creative Services leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive brand management system, including the facilitation of project teams responsible for the design and production of creative assets that feed the university's integrated marketing plan. The Directo