Advancement Creative Designer

Concordia is a Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind body and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and in the world.

Position Summary

The Advancement Creative Designer will be a versatile and creative professional responsible for conceptualizing and executing a wide range of design collateral related to fundraising gifts and alumni relations in support of Advancement goals and consistent with other print and digital content of the University. This position will capture visual identities that reflect Concordias brand mission and Lutheran values across varied platforms.

This is a part-time position that reports to the Assistant Vice President for Advancement with significant interaction with the AVP of University Marketing & Communications and his/her team.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and produce fundraising engagement and stewardship collateral for innovative modern and brand-aligned print and digital distribution. Collateral to include appeals proposals invitations event materials postcards flyers brochures publications presentations and large-format signage.
• Collaborate with Advancement communications staff to understand project goals and translate content into compelling visual designs.
• Remain current on University brand standards and fundraising industry design and layout trends.
• Prepare files for print production including proper color management and specifications.
• Source organize and retouch photography and other media assets for use across the department to meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Create engaging graphics and digital assets for social media platforms and web interfaces.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the members of the Advancement staff as well as University Marketing & Communications to accomplish the goals of the University at large.
• Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours on occasion to meet deadlines and be present at select university events
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of brand identity and the ability to express Concordias mission with visual clarity creativity and authenticity
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop InDesign and Illustrator) plus familiarity with Canva Pro to design for both print and digital formats
• Working knowledge of video and photography principles and how they integrate into design assets
• Understanding of fundraising and donor engagement communications preferred
• Interpersonal skills using tact and patience together with excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to work independently while supporting a team effort in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail
• Proven ability to meet project deadlines and advance multiple projects simultaneously through to completion
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Supportive of the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree in graphic design fine arts visual communications or a related field required.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud applications is required. Experience using Canva Pro application is preferred.
• Demonstrated portfolio of design work is required.

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Compensation and Benefits

This is a part-time non-exempt (hourly) position. The starting wage may be determined upon education and/or experience.

Application Instructions

To receive full consideration all applicants are asked to complete and submit an online employment application through the Concordia University Employment page. To begin please click the Apply Now section on the job page and then click the Apply For This Position button to begin the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of CU to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable federal state and local laws.

The University will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex pregnancy national origin (including ancestry) citizenship status physical or mental disability age marital status gender veteran or military status predisposing genetic characteristics domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

However CU is an institution of the LCMS and to the extent allowed by law CU reserves the right to give preference in employment based on addition preference in holding certain employment positions is given to ordained or rostered ministers of the LCMS. Based on a religious tenet CU recognizes only male LCMS ordained Ministers of the Gospel but recognizes both male and female LCMS Rostered Ministers of the Gospel.

The Human Resources Department has been appointed to manage the equal employment opportunity program including all equal employment opportunity activities as required by federal state and local agencies. If any employee or applicant for employment believes this policy has been violated he/she must contact the Director of Human Resources.

Concordia University is a HLC accredited co-educational liberal arts school offering more than 72 undergraduate majors over 35 masters degree programs and 5 doctoral programs. There are also a variety of accelerated evening and e-learning programs

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