Graphic Designer

Northfield, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 52000 - 58000

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Position Title: Graphic Designer.
Department: Marketing and Communications
Classification: Exempt.
FTE: 1.0.
Work Schedule: The standard 40-hour work schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (some evening and weekend hours required for special events); flexible work arrangements can be proposed and are subject to approval by HR and relevant supervisors.
Work Location: Hybrid. WFH 2 days a week on campus 3 days. Will work on campus fully for the first three months.
Salary Range: $52000 - $58000.

Essential Job Duties:

Design and execute professional creative graphics and layouts for traditional and digital channels.
- Attend project kickoff meetings and engage with project team members to gain insight on project specifications.
- Generate ideas that are consistent with St. Olaf College brand standards while meeting project specifications; ensure proper use of college logos colors and graphic standards; promote visual brand consistency across design pieces.
- Create high-impact designs through creative use of color typography photography graphic elements and animation.
- Present design concepts to team members and/or campus client(s) for review using design knowledge to guide discussions.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team and external vendors to ensure final communications meet standards for quality effectiveness timeliness budget and brand.
- Review proofs identify corrections or revisions and attend press checks as needed.
Take photos for use on the St. Olaf website social media and other materials.
- Collaborate with the Creative Team to provide photography when needed for use in social media and the website.
- Fulfill photography requests from various campus partners for use in communications materials.
General Office Responsibilities.
- Attend team and division meetings.
- Mentor the student team by creating an engaging environment where learning and growing professionally is possible.
- Monitor computer hardware and software in the design studio. Contact St. Olaf IT department when repairs are needed.
- Keep inventory of supplies and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.
- Support respect and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds values and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
- Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

Reports to the Director of Creative Services.
This position supervises student workers.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience: 2 years design and production experience; proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite especially Illustrator Photoshop and Lightroom. Basic knowledge of Wordpress and Google Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: BFA or BA in Fine Arts or communications with an emphasis in graphic design.
Experience: 3 years of design and production experience; prior work experience in higher education; broad familiarity with HTML coding photography editing and animation.

Prerequisites:

Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks reference checks verification of work history verification of any required academic credentials licenses and/or certifications a motor vehicle check verification of DOT certification a credit check employment eligibility verification and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College. Please note St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer:

This position may require you to report early stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.

Required Experience:

DescriptionPosition Title: Graphic Designer.Department: Marketing and CommunicationsClassification: Exempt. FTE: 1.0.Work Schedule: The standard 40-hour work schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (some evening and weekend hours required for special events); flexible work arrange...

Description

Essential Job Duties:

Design and execute professional creative graphics and layouts for traditional and digital channels.
- Attend project kickoff meetings and engage with project team members to gain insight on project specifications.
- Generate ideas that are consistent with St. Olaf College brand standards while meeting project specifications; ensure proper use of college logos colors and graphic standards; promote visual brand consistency across design pieces.
- Create high-impact designs through creative use of color typography photography graphic elements and animation.
- Present design concepts to team members and/or campus client(s) for review using design knowledge to guide discussions.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team and external vendors to ensure final communications meet standards for quality effectiveness timeliness budget and brand.
- Review proofs identify corrections or revisions and attend press checks as needed.
Take photos for use on the St. Olaf website social media and other materials.
- Collaborate with the Creative Team to provide photography when needed for use in social media and the website.
- Fulfill photography requests from various campus partners for use in communications materials.
General Office Responsibilities.
- Attend team and division meetings.
- Mentor the student team by creating an engaging environment where learning and growing professionally is possible.
- Monitor computer hardware and software in the design studio. Contact St. Olaf IT department when repairs are needed.
- Keep inventory of supplies and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.
- Support respect and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds values and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
- Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

Reports to the Director of Creative Services.
This position supervises student workers.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience: 2 years design and production experience; proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite especially Illustrator Photoshop and Lightroom. Basic knowledge of Wordpress and Google Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: BFA or BA in Fine Arts or communications with an emphasis in graphic design.
Experience: 3 years of design and production experience; prior work experience in higher education; broad familiarity with HTML coding photography editing and animation.

Prerequisites:

Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks reference checks verification of work history verification of any required academic credentials licenses and/or certifications a motor vehicle check verification of DOT certification a credit check employment eligibility verification and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College. Please note St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer:

This position may require you to report early stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Graphic Design
Photography
Adobe Acrobat
HTML5
Layout Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Web Design
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDraw
Adobe Indesign

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