Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer produces high-quality design work for various marketing and communications needs while managing multiple projects. This role involves collaborating with internal stakeholders to create effective design solutions and visual assets.

Responsibilities

• Produces compelling, strategic, and high-quality design work for a variety of marketing and communications needs across all mediums.
• Manages multiple design projects at a time, from research and ideation through delivery, while meeting project deadlines and upholding high standards of accuracy and quality.
• Adapts design concepts across multiple platforms (web, social media, email, presentations, print) to ensure alignment with strategy, objectives, and brand guidelines.
• Contributes to brainstorming meetings and initial project development, offering creative solutions and new ideas.
• Receives and acts on creative direction and design feedback in a professional, solution-oriented manner.
• Partners with internal stakeholders—including admissions, student life, advancement, alumni, and faculty and staff—to translate communication needs into effective design solutions.
• Creates and distributes content for digital platforms, including social media, website, and blogs, to showcase campus life, academic programs, achievements, and events.
• Collaborates with the Marketing Director on Principia College’s external website and College app and supports associated College-specific external websites (e.g., Athletics, Study Abroad) to ensure consistency with brand standards and visual identity guidelines.
• Provides design support for major institutional events, campaigns, and initiatives as needed.
• Participates in institution-wide design review with designers from across the institution and the Creative and Brand Director to ensure consistency and quality.
• Supports and adheres to institutional design strategy, principles, and brand identity guidelines.
• Collaborates proactively with colleagues across campuses to support integrated communications and marketing initiatives.
• Keeps abreast of ongoing changes and trends in design and best practices, and applies them to continually improve the College’s visual communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, digital media, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3-5 years of professional design experience, including knowledge of design for both print and digital; higher education or non-profit experience preferred.
• Strong design portfolio (portfolio required).
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator); experience with After Effects, PowerPoint, XD, Sketch, Figma, and other emerging platforms preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to execute polished and mobile-first designs for digital (website, email, social media).
• Proficient knowledge of print and prepress file setup and packaging; ability to work with print vendors.
• Strong background in branding, advertising, and creative campaign development across marketing channels.

Key Skills

• Quality: Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness.
• Innovation: Presents a problem-solving mindset, generates suggestions for improving work, and develops innovative approaches and ideas.
• Planning and Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; manages multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Dependability: Works within deadlines and under occasional heavy workloads.
• Results Driven and Productivity: Delivers results in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Proactive: Ability to self-start and take initiative.
• Ethical: Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; works with integrity; upholds organizational values.
• Teamwork: Works adeptly in a team environment, communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues, and builds strong relationships across campus.
• Continuous Learning: Engages in ongoing professional development and applies current best practices in design and higher education marketing.

Benefits

• Generous Employee Tuition Discount: 90% discount on tuition (pro-rated for part-time staff) for eligible children enrolled from Pre-K3 through College (infant and acorn programs excluded).
• Relocation: Relocation reimbursement of up to 12% of annual salary for moves from outside a 50-mile radius.
• Professional Development: Access to learning opportunities, training programs, and career growth support.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision plans, paid time off, a 403(b) retirement plan with Principia matching, and more.