Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer will develop and lead creative projects for University Advancement, focusing on both print and digital mediums. This role involves collaboration with various teams to produce high-quality multimedia deliverables and maintain brand consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and produce creative solutions and final art for a variety of advancement communications projects based on institutional priorities, project requirements, and budget parameters
• Work closely with the Director of Advancement Communications for creative direction, determining visual identity and brand, concept assessment and critique
• Participate in project kick-off meetings, planning, research, brainstorming, conceptual development, and prepare design concepts for presentations
• Support the design and production of high-quality multimedia deliverables, including videos, animations, and Keynote presentations, utilizing a wide-variety of industry-standard design technology
• Contribute to project schedules, creative briefs, and visual storytelling development
• Work with the Assistant Director of Advancement Communications and other partners as appropriate on creative briefs, project requirements, print specifications, logistics, and other creative and business processes
• With UA and UCM partners, create new ideas for advancement communications pieces rooted in best practices
• With Advancement Communications colleagues, create templates and graphics for UA staff to enable them to easily create their own visual projects
• Manage Advancement Communications digital asset tools
• Organize and conduct photoshoots to supplement existing university advancement imagery to be used across print and digital projects
• The graphic designer may manage freelancers and review and offer feedback on other graphic design projects for the Advancement Communications team or other division colleagues
• Monitor industry trends in design, photography, illustration, animation, and marketing
• Participate in professional development opportunities
• Monitor use of new technology, tools, and creative talent that extend our internal staff capacity
• Review portfolios, demos, online seminars, etc.
• Other duties and administrative tasks as assigned by the Director of Advancement Communications which may include managing student workers, scheduling rooms, and organizing internal meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 2-4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in visual communication/graphic design from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated ability to design and produce projects from start to finish
• Demonstrated experience implementing identity and brand guidelines, campaigns, print production, design for web, and working within tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, detail orientated, and manages time efficiently
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment and proven history of successful collaboration across teams and/or units
• Solid working knowledge of production, MacOS, and experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro) and Microsoft Office
• Comfortable using email marketing platforms, such as Engaging Networks, preferred
• Working knowledge of HTML, information architecture, and user experience, a plus
• Experience with motion graphics, and video creation and editing, a plus
• Excellent customer service skills
• Extremely high level of professionalism; superior tact, discretion, and sensitivity to confidential information

Key Skills

• Displaying Creativity
• Prioritizing and Organizing
• Acquiring and Analyzing Information
• Serving Customers
• Evaluating and Implementing Ideas

Benefits

• 200% matching retirement plan
• Tuition benefits for full-time staff and their families
• Several leadership development certificates
• Recognized by the American Heart Association as a fit-friendly worksite