Graphic Designer – Marketing and Communications

The graphic designer creates visual concepts and layouts for print and electronic media, ensuring they meet marketing objectives and strengthen the University brand. They collaborate with various teams to finalize designs and prepare files for production.

Responsibilities

• Using imagination, talent, and skill to conceptualize and design layout proofs that creatively meet communication, marketing, and branding goals.
• Revising proofs in collaboration with creative services director, marketing communications team, and colleagues to solicit approvals.
• Preparing files for numerous print and electronic formats, creating final print production files and/or digital assets, and attending press checks when applicable.
• Developing and maintaining brand appropriate template solutions for campus partners.
• Aiding in University asset gathering needs by conducting, or supporting, photo shoots, video shoots, and studio headshots.
• Meeting regularly with the creative services director, fellow designers, marketing communications team members, and colleagues to kickoff projects and brainstorm workable solutions to issues that arise.
• Managing, organizing, and archiving project job files and assets.
• Completing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field from an accredited institution.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in industry leading design and content creation platforms.
• 2-3 years of experience in industry leading office productivity programs.
• Familiarity with DSLR camera operation, photographic principles, and basic lighting techniques.
• Familiarity with Social Media Platforms and tools.
• Familiarity with web content management systems; experience in CMS preferred.
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems.
• Familiarity with project management systems.
• Working knowledge of higher education landscape, trends, and issues desired.

Key Skills

• Imagination, talent, and skill in creating visual concepts, layouts, graphics, photos, and other design materials.
• Proactive planning and execution of compelling visual concepts.
• Collaboration with all units within the Division of Marketing and Communications and numerous campus colleagues.
• Familiarity with DSLR camera operation, photographic principles, and basic lighting techniques.
• Familiarity with Social Media Platforms and tools.
• Familiarity with web content management systems; experience in CMS preferred.
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems.
• Familiarity with project management systems.
• Working knowledge of higher education landscape, trends, and issues desired.

Benefits

• Generous benefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation.
• Retirement match.
• Tuition remission for employee and dependents.