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Description
The Creative Media Director will lead and manage the brand’s visual identity. This role requires a dynamic individual who can efficiently oversee the development of advertisements, head brand campaigns, and ensure a cohesive design across all projects. The successful candidate will work closely with both internal teams and external clients to drive innovation and achieve the brand’s marketing objectives.
The ideal candidate should have a background in 1 or more of the following: Media Production, Video Production, Art Direction, Graphic Design, and/or Content Strategy.
Responsibilities
- Plan and oversee the development of company advertisements.
- Lead brand campaigns ensuring maximum reach and impact.
- Maintain a cohesive look and feel for all projects and campaigns.
- Supervise the entire creative process from ideation to execution.
- Guide and mentor the creative team, fostering a culture of innovation.
- Develop innovative concepts that align with brand values.
- Manage budgets to ensure cost-effective campaign implementations.
- Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to understand and meet their requirements.
- Oversee the department’s daily workflow, ensuring timely deliveries.
- Assign project workloads based on team capabilities and campaign requirements.
- Monitor and ensure adherence to project deadlines and budgets.
- Create integrated content suitable for various marketing channels.
- Provide opportunities for project management, professional development, and departmental growth.
- Lead in the creation of modern, sports-related content from pre-production through post-production.
- Manage crews of creatives during live sporting events.
- Manage in-house and teams of external contracted creators to achieve all production/marketing related needs.
- Assist in or manage content creation in various mediums (social media, broadcast, podcast, web, Youtube, etc.)
Qualifications
- Experience in creating content/media for use across all marketing channels (Instagram, Tik Tok, Broadcast, Youtube, Web, etc.).
- Development & execution of creative and successful concepts.
- Experience leading a team of diverse, talented creatives.
- A Strong creative vision with an eye on business objectives.
- Must have proficiency in the Adobe Suite of tool (Premiere, AE, etc.).
- Experience in Pre-production, Production, and Post-Production in Film/Video/Photography.
- Deep understanding of media production equipment and their uses/functions.
- Deep understanding of story-telling and its application in live events/sports.
This role will be on-site at our Dallas HQ.
PPA Tour
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our team as a Public Relations Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic PR campaigns, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, and managing media relations. The Public Relations Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping the brand narrative and driving positive media coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Help drive PR strategies that elevate business goals across PPA Tour, Pickleball Central, and Pickleball.com
- Write and edit communications and press materials
- Actively pitch and engage media
- Identify and develop storylines across businesses and strategically develop promotional plans to highlight those
- Work with sponsors and partners of PPA Tour, Pickleball Central, Pickleball.com on PR related campaigns
- Support the needs of Content, Broadcast, and Marketing by identifying storylines and providing strategic and consistent communications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing or a related field
- 3+ years of professional experience working directly for a professional sports team or league, brand, or agency
- Past experience managing media at events and/or event project management
- Excellent communication, technical writing, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the PR and Integrated Marketing Communications landscape, including familiarity with reporting and media relations tools
- Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances
- Passion for sports, enjoy working with people, and have a strong desire to succeed
- Understanding of pickleball a plus
- Consistently reflect strong time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings, including some nights, weekends, and holidays, and able and willing to travel to off-site events, etc., as needed
This position must work from our headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
PPA Tour