Graphic Designer
Job Location:
Prescott, AZ - USA
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Job Summary
The Opportunity
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) seeks a dynamic student-centered and forward-thinking Graphic Designer to provide visionary leadership.
**This is an in-person position.**
The Graphic Designer is responsible for the layout design and production of marketing and communications materials that support a consistent and cohesive university brand. This is a full-time on-site administrative and professional staff position based at our Prescott Arizona campus reporting to the Director of Creative and Brand Strategy.
This role requires a self-sufficient designer with a strong portfolio excellent typography skills and exceptional attention to detail. The Graphic Designer must be able to manage multiple concurrent projects while also executing focused detail-driven creative work.
The position contributes to the development of innovative design solutions and collaborates with campus partners and colleagues across a creative team environment. A strong emphasis is placed on translating brand strategy into high-quality production-ready deliverables particularly in print and multi-page design work. This includes a strong understanding of layout typography color and print production processes.
The Graphic Designer supports a diverse set of higher education audiences including prospective students donors alums faculty staff and parents. The role requires flexibility creative problem-solving and a commitment to continuous professional growth and collaboration across the university community.
Primary Job Functions and Duties:
- Develop creative concepts and visual solutions that align with project goals and university brand standards. Execute designs for a variety of formats (publications campaigns digital assets environmental graphics etc.). Prepare production-ready files for print and digital distribution. Ensure accuracy quality accessibility and consistency across all deliverables.
- Collaborate with clients copywriters and the graphic design team to execute designs and adhere to the university brand based on direction provided by the Creative Director and the Director of Creative and Brand Strategy.
- Stay current with design trends tools and best practices in higher education marketing and visual communication. Contribute ideas to improve creative workflows processes and team collaboration.
Secondary Job Functions and Duties:
- Participate in weekly creative team meetings and one-on-one meetings to discuss project workload priorities and performance.
- Demonstrate a strong ability to collaborate with team members and stakeholders incorporating feedback to strengthen creative solutions.
- Maintain accurate project status updates and task management within the departments project management system.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Creative Director or Director of Creative and Brand Strategy.
About us
For nearly 100 years Embry-Riddle has been the worlds leading aviation and aerospace university educating more than 30000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach Florida and Prescott Arizona as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165000 alumni around the world our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace aviation defense and technology industries.
Today our faculty researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation space artificial intelligence cybersecurity autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders government agencies and innovators they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator researcher administrator technologist or industry professional your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery purpose and excellenceand help shape the future of aerospace.
Generous Time Off:Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. Youll also receive 9 paid holidays including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Day.
Tuition Coverage:Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
Retirement Contributions:ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution with no vesting period.
Personal Leave:Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.
Required Education: Bachelors Degree
Area of Concentration: Graphic Design
Required Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
- Ability to work in a complex university environment that is fast-paced deadline-driven and collaborative.
- Strong ability to communicate and present designs effectively including client pitches as well as to welcome feedback and incorporate requested changes as projects evolve.
Required Years of Work-Related Experience: 3-5 years
Type of Work-Related Experience: Creative/Marketing
Agency or higher-ed experience is preferred.
To submit your application for this opportunity please visit theEmbry-Riddle Career Siteand search for requisition number R311784. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:
Cover letter
Full CV
Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)
Current Embry-Riddle employees:Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty staff and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment advancement compensation training and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions including hiring promotions compensation and other terms of employment based on individual merit qualifications and abilities. Embry Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex disability veteran status predisposing genetic characteristics age religion or pregnancy status or any other status protected by federal state or local law in its employment educational programs admissions policies financial aid or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information please visit ourwebsite.
Embry-Riddle is not seeking assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. All agencies are directed to contactand should not reach out to hiring managers or staff.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an independent, culturally diverse institution providing quality education and research in aviation, aerospace, engineering, and other related fields with residential campuses located in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona. The Universi ... View more
