Michael Murphy Email & Phone Number

As the Senior Manager of Creative Services, I communicate the Pittsburgh Steelers brand vision in all areas of advertising, marketing and graphic design while ensuring consistent graphic principles and identity standards are practiced across the greater organization.- Oversee, develop and deliver creative direction and strategy for all organizational divisions including: Digital, Broadcast and Gameday Content, Marketing and Events, Fan Engagement, Corporate Partnership and Activation, Ticketing Operations and Sales, Merchandising/Digital Commerce and Community Relations.- Work with the Director of Content to build strategic initiatives and departmental annual plans for the Creative and Content team.- Partner with department heads and key business stakeholders to understand and identify their creative needs to develop strategic solutions that will achieve their goals and objectives.- Serve as brand manager and lead creative advisor for cross functional departments including: marketing, digital, content and video teams in support of brand strategy and creative execution for game day, annual campaigns and community events.- Manage and partner with our creative team consisting of graphic designers, multi-media designers, producers, editors, writers and photographers by communicating the creative vision and ensuring that best practices are followed at the highest standard.- Coordinate daily operations for creative team by partnering with the project planning team in order to delegate and assign key tasks to complete all deliverables within desired timelines and budgets.- Oversee and collaborate with external creative services including partnered advertising agencies, interior design/fabrication firms, entertainment production companies and freelance creative services for all necessary projects and campaigns.- Develop and cultivate a culture of teamwork and pride in what we do while enjoying the creative process.

As Creative Director for the Office of Communication, I managed, developed and executed creative and brand strategy across the college. In this role, I worked directly with the Admissions, Alumni, Student Life, Faculty and other campus departments to determine and define their marketing goals.- Managed and maintained brand consistency for integrated marketing campaign needs.- Provided creative direction and strategy for all departmental communication needs including: print, digital, social media, videography, outdoor and special events.- Served as lead creative advisor when partnering with third party creative services and production vendors.- Maintained and ensured the use of the most effective and up-to-date marketing practices to further the college mission, build upon community relations and establish corporate partnerships.- Directed, coordinated and maintained project management on a daily basis to ensure all internal and external creative initiatives are within pre-set budgetary and timeline requirements. - Reported project status to departmental senior staff members and clients in order to meet desired monthly project outcomes.

- Served as lead art director on a variety of accounts to communicate the brand vision and strategy for all client campaigns.- Provided creative direction to design team while overseeing and delegating production responsibilities. - Managed all designers, photographers, and illustrators while keeping within desired project budgets and timelines. - Coordinated weekly production meetings for account and creative departments.

Rochester, New York Area