Student Worker - Graphic Designer, Inkblot

The Graphic Designer role for Inkblot Marketing is responsible for creating visually compelling materials that promote ASUN initiatives Tier 1 funded clubs events and services across digital and print media. This role requires strong design skills creativity attention to detail and the ability to collaborate with a diverse team under tight deadlines. Inkblot Designers are expected to uphold ASUNs brand identity while using their creative freedom to produce original impactful visuals that resonate with the student body and enhance campus engagement.

We expect students to learn in their positions during their time in the CSE. We want this to be a learning experience to help further develop students for their potential field of interests. There will be review of work to help make sure both ASUN and Accessibility standards are met.

Inkblot Marketings primary mission is to serve as the publicity unit for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada (ASUN). The department works to promote the program services issues opportunities and images of the ASUN government to the student body and surrounding community. Inkblot is a service for all ASUN Clubs and Organizations that get on-campus event (Tier 1) funding from ASUN. The service provides graphic design and layout advertisements for the Nevada Sagebrush flyers brochures programs t-shirts Social Media branding guidance and promotional items (i.e. Professional photo video etc).

Responsibilities

• Work quickly and be able to finish projects under assigned time constraints and deadlines

• Conceptualize design campaigns

• Maintain the Center for Student Engagement image as well as the University image in designs

• Create a design that gives a campus message

• Follow established timelines for project completion

• Follow all Inkblot University and ASUN Standards

• Attend weekly staff meetings

• Hold Account Coordinators accountable to your own project deadlines materials necessary and up-to-date and relevant information.

• Use Inkblot-approved templates when starting a new design or project

• Keep all internal folders organized and up to date

• Backup design files into office servers on a monthly basis

• Practice proper file management/formatting and have high standards for organization

• Properly format files for output to print vendors

• Contribute and assist in overall marketing efforts

• Attend regular marketing meetings

• Share regular progress updates with necessary parties

• Maintain all professional communications with a TIMELY response to staff inquiries

• Communicate regularly with the Team and Client over our project management software

Required Qualifications

• Candidate has an understanding basic design concepts: layout type color balance form value shape and line

• Candidate has prior or current experience with Adobe Creative Cloud Applications Such as Illustrator Photoshop Express Etc.

• Candidate has prior or current experience with Canva

• Candidate has excellent communication skills both written and oral

• Candidate demonstrates an invested interest in expanding all forms of design

• Candidate has knowledge of proper color use printing practices and layout

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate has a working knowledge of ASUN Inkblot and University policies and why they exist

• Candidate demonstrates an understanding of the Marketing field

• Candidate can utilize typography layout and illustration skills to create original design materials

Schedule

10-20 hours a week

Compensation Grade

Student Employee Level 1

$12.00/hr

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty members first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving evidence of a valid drivers license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age (40 or older) disability whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities) gender (including pregnancy related conditions) military status or military obligations sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information national origin race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles afros bantu knots curls braids locks and twists) color or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevadas original land-grant university the University serves more than 23000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (Very High Research) university it is also recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the Best National Universities and Best National Public Universities. It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.

Since 2009 nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs facilities and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevadas first medical school the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe where education research and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada Reno Extension Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Nevada Small Business Development Center the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno Nevada a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe the beautiful 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The Universitys physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus known as University Village to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.

Collaborating with world-renowned organizations the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple which ensures equitable access to technology for students providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Googles TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.

In 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada led by the University of Nevada Reno was named one of the inaugural 31 RegionalTechnology and InnovationHubs (TechHubs).Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its Tech Hub will strengthen Americas lithium batteries critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

Through its commitment to high-impact education world-improving research and creative activity and outreach thats transforming Nevadas communities and businesses the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state nation and world.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students faculty and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics facilities support engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students cognitive growth and academic achievement all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.