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Graphic Designer II - Integrated Pest Management
Iowa State University • Ames, United States of America 🇺🇸
Design and develop visual content for crop protection and integrated pest management. Collaborate with teams to create publications and marketing materials that engage agricultural audiences.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop compelling visual content primarily using Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on crop protection and integrated pest management
- Create and lay out publications for Extension programs, ensuring clarity, accessibility, and visual appeal for agricultural audiences
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to plan, execute, and deliver multi-format design projects that align with strategic goals
- Coordinate branding efforts across multistate initiatives, ensuring consistency and stakeholder engagement through effective brand strategy and marketing collateral
- Support grant development by contributing to proposal design and visual storytelling as a co-PI, helping secure funding for impactful projects
- Mentor student workers, fostering their growth while ensuring high-quality contributions to design projects
- Consult on marketing strategies, using your design expertise to enhance visibility and engagement across platforms
- Contribute to promotional product development, including apparel and merchandise that represent the program’s mission
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a related field
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and experience with design platforms (Procreate experience ideal), including 3D model development
- Proven track record in designing original graphics and creating marketing materials
- Familiarity with Integrated Pest Management, field crop agriculture, and Extension and Outreach
- Demonstrated experience designing infographics that effectively communicate information for grant proposals
- Experience in publication design and layout
Key Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Procreate
- 3D model development
- Publication design and layout
- Infographic design
- Marketing strategies
Benefits
- Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
- Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions
About Iowa State University
The Division of Higher Education is one of two graduate divisions in the School of Education. The division offers two programs at the Master’s level – Student Affairs and Higher Education. At the doctoral level, the division offers a Ph.D. program in Higher Education and an Ed.D. program in Community College Leadership. The Master’s level program with an emphasis in Student Affairs offers residential-based curriculum for those interested in campus leadership and practice around student development. The Master’s level program with an emphasis in Higher Education is a fully online program with two areas of emphasis: Community College Leadership and Higher Education Administration. Building from the rich Iowa State tradition of preparing leaders and scholars in the field, the division prepares individuals to engage with critical issues in postsecondary education through inquiry into student development, institutional policy, organizational leadership, and educational equity. Drawing u
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