Creative Assistant Jobs in Silver Spring, MD (NOW HIRING)

Position Title
Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content (Baltimore, MD)
Employee Type
Regular
Office/Department
Athletics
Work Environment
Remote and hybrid positions are open to applicants based in states identified here: Work at Loyola | Loyola University Maryland.
Loyola University Maryland Main Campus
Job Type
Full time
Benefits at Loyola
https://www.loyola.edu/department/people-culture/benefits/
Compensation Range
Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.
$59,440.00 - $74,300.00
Anticipated Start Date
If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date
Position Duties
Serve as Athletic Department's primary creator of creative media content-including video, photo, and graphically designed items-used on various social media platforms. Lead and execute the assigned department's digital content and social media strategy, ensuring a consistent, compelling voice and visual identity across platforms. Produce high-quality, engaging content-including video, photography, graphics, and copy-for real-time coverage and planned campaigns. Maintain awareness of current trends and methods for creating video content, while also developing new ideas to enhance the brand look.

• Create and produce video highlight and feature packages to promote Loyola athletics.
• Produce timely highlights following games.
• Develop concepts for, direct, produce, and edit video features relating to the athletic, academic and community service accomplishments of teams, student-athletes, and coaches.
• Work in cooperation with Athletic Communications, Athletics Marketing team members and athletics coaches to develop concepts and produce content.
• Maintain a deep understanding of digital media trends and platform-specific strategy, and analytics. Coordinate monitoring and response plans as needed, especially around high-visibility moments or events.
• Communicate effectively across a wide range of audiences-including student-athletes, staff, fans, and external partners-bringing both creativity and professionalism to every interaction.
• Create content for video boards (at Ridley Athletic Complex and in Reitz Arena) to include hype videos, video/motion headshots of student-athletes, and video feature content.
• Collaborate with Loyola Athletic Marketing staff, as well as Van Wagner Sports Enterprises, to fulfill sponsored items as it relates to video content.
• Work with Event Services and Athletics Marketing team for content delivery of created elements on gamedays.
• Distribute video to external media constituencies, Patriot League, opponents, and other entities when requested.
• Maintain an organized system of cataloging video clips, and an archive of past video clips to preserve for future use.
• Create system for using cameras and other video equipment with other athletic communications staff members.
• Serve as primary user and caretaker of athletic communications video equipment.
• Recommend pieces that should be replaced or upgraded in cooperation with athletic department staff members.
• Fulfill role as primary content creator for end-of-year athletics banquet that includes highlight videos and other elements to provide atmosphere for the event.
• Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.
• Work weekend and evening hours to cover sporting events and related activities.
• Occasional domestic travel (10% of time) with teams throughout the competitive season, including conference and postseason play.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Video Production, Digital Media, Communications, or a closely related field.
• One (1) year of experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop or other similar software related to video production and editing.
• One (1) year of collegiate sports experience.
• One (1) year of experience with videography, including lighting, on-location shooting, post-production, and shooting/editing of live sporting events.

• One (1) year of experience managing video projects for social media, website, and video board, including conceptualizing ideas, making arrangements for video shoots, filming, producing, editing, and sound engineering.

Compensation: $59,440 to $89,160 per year
Note: Compensation min to max $59,440 to $89,160 per year; compensation min to mid $59,440 to $74,300.
Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.
Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Note: Experience and/or education may be substituted for requirements.
Employment Eligibility
All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment at Loyola University Maryland, as required by law (e.g., Form I-9). Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the job description or job advertisement, Loyola University Maryland does not sponsor employment visas for this position.
University Description
Loyola University Maryland, located in the vibrant city of Baltimore, is a prestigious, selective, comprehensive university with a strong residential liberal-arts-based undergraduate program and professional graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels. Founded in 1852, Loyola is a Catholic University and one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Deeply committed to the Ignatian principles upon which it was founded, Loyola focuses on the care and education of the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - and its mission centers on preparing its students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.
The Wall Street Journal ranked Loyola No. 19 overall in the nation in its 2026 "Best Colleges" list. Loyola was also ranked No. 51 for impact on graduate salaries and No. 81 in the nation for student experience. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola among the top 10 universities in the North Region for the past decade. Princeton Review named it one of the nation's top institutions for undergraduate higher education and one of the best Mid-Atlantic colleges for 2026. Loyola is one of 75 colleges and universities included on a list of the "new" dream schools in Jeffrey Selingo's book, Dream School, Finding the College That's Right for You. The list of "new" dream schools highlights institutions with strong outcomes, accessible admissions, and dynamic student experiences. Loyola was also listed among the "best value" private colleges in Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
Loyola University Maryland is proud to be recognized among the nation's top institutions. From national rankings to regional accolades, our commitment to academic excellence, student success, and Jesuit values continues to earn praise from respected organizations and publications.
Learn more about our prestigious rankings and notable accolades and university profile by clicking on the hyperlinks.
Diversity Statement
Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.