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Department UNIVERSITY MARKETING
Position Number FP026A
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Summary
The Director of Creative Services will lead the university’s creative team and directly impact the University’s brand to help elevate it to a national level. From concept development to creative execution, the creative director guides the entire creative process with copywriters, designers, photographers, and videographers. This includes storyboarding, implementing creative briefs, connecting the vision and strategy, and leading the pitch with partners. Additionally, the creative director works with the marketing team measuring success and gathering insights before and post campaigns. This position provides supervision to a full-time and part-time photographer, two full-time videographers, three full-time graphic designers, a full-time senior copywriter, part-time student workers, as well as, provide direction on marketing, branding, photo/video, design and video consultants and to marketing professionals across the university. This position must manage sensitive issues and navigate crisis communications in a highly responsive and collaborative manner.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge:
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of branding/marketing and communications tactics and strategies.
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of advertising mediums, tactics, and operations.
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of marketing, advertising, media buying, branding, digital media, design and/or news media video processes and production.
- Four+ years of video storytelling experience for web and/or broadcast.
- Extensive video package scripting and research skills for broadcast/video production.
- Thorough understanding of online video products, tools, and specifications.
Skills:
- Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrated skill in using multimedia tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint to develop advertising or marketing campaigns, presentations, and/or copywriting.
- Demonstrated skill in working effectively in a team setting to achieve goals.
- Must be detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to organize, prioritize and plan work.
- Develop partnerships and relationships with high-end marketing, media buying, and video production companies.
- Use sound research techniques to produce marketing content with a high degree of accuracy.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Demonstrated skills in developing and leading the creative vision for marketing, multimedia journalism, and documentary-style video storytelling.
- Produce and direct long and short form videos.
- Produce and direct content in partnership with both pre- and post-production, directors of photography, photographers, editors, sound, lighting and graphic artists.
- Ability to write scripts for a variety of target audiences.
- Direct professional and non-professional actors.
- Work with senior leadership to promote innovation in videos.
- Supervise video recordings.
- Must be a highly creative storyteller with the ability to make research topics compelling through use of b-roll and high-production values.
Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to implement policies and procedures effectively within a decentralized setting.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain effective relationships with departments, faculty, staff, and students within the University community.
- Demonstrated ability to use the web, video, news media and social networking sites for marketing purposes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business Administration or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- Considerable experience with brand marketing/communications in a professional setting.
- Considerable experience in copywriting and/or developing creative content for marketing or advertising campaigns.
- Considerable experience training and supervising staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some experience in higher education marketing.
- Some management experience in a University setting.
Conditions of Employment
In-person reporting required. This position is not eligible to telework.
This position is required to complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interest upon hire in accordance with the Code of Virginia.
Job Open Date 07/13/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Review Date 07/27/2026
Job Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
N/A
Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.
Department Information
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
ODU Statement
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Job Title Director of Creative Services
Department UNIVERSITY MARKETING
Position Number FP026A
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Summary
The Director of Creative Services will lead the university’s creative team and directly impact the University’s brand to help elevate it to a national level. From concept development to creative execution, the creative director guides the entire creative process with copywriters, designers, photographers, and videographers. This includes storyboarding, implementing creative briefs, connecting the vision and strategy, and leading the pitch with partners. Additionally, the creative director works with the marketing team measuring success and gathering insights before and post campaigns. This position provides supervision to a full-time and part-time photographer, two full-time videographers, three full-time graphic designers, a full-time senior copywriter, part-time student workers, as well as, provide direction on marketing, branding, photo/video, design and video consultants and to marketing professionals across the university. This position must manage sensitive issues and navigate crisis communications in a highly responsive and collaborative manner.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge:
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of branding/marketing and communications tactics and strategies.
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of advertising mediums, tactics, and operations.
- Demonstrated considerable knowledge of marketing, advertising, media buying, branding, digital media, design and/or news media video processes and production.
- Four+ years of video storytelling experience for web and/or broadcast.
- Extensive video package scripting and research skills for broadcast/video production.
- Thorough understanding of online video products, tools, and specifications.
Skills:
- Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrated skill in using multimedia tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint to develop advertising or marketing campaigns, presentations, and/or copywriting.
- Demonstrated skill in working effectively in a team setting to achieve goals.
- Must be detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to organize, prioritize and plan work.
- Develop partnerships and relationships with high-end marketing, media buying, and video production companies.
- Use sound research techniques to produce marketing content with a high degree of accuracy.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Demonstrated skills in developing and leading the creative vision for marketing, multimedia journalism, and documentary-style video storytelling.
- Produce and direct long and short form videos.
- Produce and direct content in partnership with both pre- and post-production, directors of photography, photographers, editors, sound, lighting and graphic artists.
- Ability to write scripts for a variety of target audiences.
- Direct professional and non-professional actors.
- Work with senior leadership to promote innovation in videos.
- Supervise video recordings.
- Must be a highly creative storyteller with the ability to make research topics compelling through use of b-roll and high-production values.
Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to implement policies and procedures effectively within a decentralized setting.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain effective relationships with departments, faculty, staff, and students within the University community.
- Demonstrated ability to use the web, video, news media and social networking sites for marketing purposes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business Administration or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- Considerable experience with brand marketing/communications in a professional setting.
- Considerable experience in copywriting and/or developing creative content for marketing or advertising campaigns.
- Considerable experience training and supervising staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some experience in higher education marketing.
- Some management experience in a University setting.
Conditions of Employment
In-person reporting required. This position is not eligible to telework.
This position is required to complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interest upon hire in accordance with the Code of Virginia.
Job Open Date 07/13/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Review Date 07/27/2026
Job Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
N/A
Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.
Department Information
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
ODU Statement
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Creative Manager
Match your degree to the role
H-1B approval for Creative Manager positions hinges on a direct connection between your degree field and the role. A degree in marketing, communications, or design supports the petition. A general business degree without a creative specialization can trigger an RFE.
Verify the LCA wage level before accepting
Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search before signing an offer. If the employer's offered wage falls below Level I prevailing wage, the LCA won't certify and the H-1B petition can't proceed.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Creative Manager roles by employers who have filed LCAs for this occupation code. That filing history signals an established sponsorship process, not a first-time attempt that delays your start date.
Request premium processing for creative roles
Creative Manager petitions sometimes draw specialty occupation RFEs because the role spans strategy and execution. Premium processing gets you a USCIS decision within 15 business days, limiting the period of uncertainty after your offer is accepted.
Document portfolio work as petition evidence
Your employer's attorney will need evidence the role requires a specific degree, not just creative talent. Provide job postings from comparable companies that list degree requirements, and prepare a portfolio that maps your specialized education to campaign or brand deliverables.
Clarify cap-exempt status if in academia or nonprofits
Creative Manager roles at universities, museums, or certain nonprofits may qualify as cap-exempt under USCIS rules. Cap-exempt employers can file outside the annual lottery window, letting you start sooner without waiting for October 1.
H-1B Visa Creative Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Creative Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like marketing, communications, graphic design, or fine arts. The employer must demonstrate the degree is a minimum requirement for the role, not just preferred. Job postings from comparable companies requiring the same degree help substantiate the specialty occupation claim in the petition.
What happens if my creative degree doesn't exactly match the job title?
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field is directly related to the duties of a Creative Manager. A degree in communications or marketing supporting a brand strategy role is typically acceptable. A degree in an unrelated field, like accounting, usually isn't. A credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized evaluator can help if your degree is from outside the U.S. or has an unconventional title.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for Creative Manager positions?
Search for Creative Manager roles on Migrate Mate, which filters listings by employers with verified LCA filing history for this occupation. This approach surfaces companies that have already navigated the DOL certification process for creative roles, reducing the risk of landing with an employer unfamiliar with H-1B sponsorship requirements for this position type.
Can I change employers after my H-1B is approved as a Creative Manager?
Yes, through H-1B portability under AC21. Once your petition has been approved and you've been working in H-1B status for at least six months, you can move to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification while the new employer's petition is pending. Creative Manager roles generally fall under the same SOC code, which supports portability eligibility.
What does the employer need to file before my H-1B petition is submitted?
The employer must first file a Labor Condition Application with DOL, certifying the offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for your occupation and work location. The LCA must be certified before USCIS will accept the I-129 petition. The employer also posts a public notice at the worksite for ten consecutive business days as part of the LCA process.