Graphic Designer, Intermediate Job at Mundelein Elementary School District 75 in

Overview

Graphic Designer, Intermediate – Location: Enrollment Marketing. Regular/Temporary: Regular. Job ID: 608376. Full/Part Time: Full-Time.

This position is hybrid, allowing work at NAU sites, campus facilities, or at a non-centralized site with or without accommodation.

Job Description

Reporting to the Manager, Graphic Design (Creative Services), this position helps produce and finalize visual communication design that support department and university initiatives and objectives. Finalizes design solutions and occasionally creates basic design assets for print and digital delivery. Collaborates and/or supports the print services team, ADA-related production duties, and Brand Management team\'s design production needs. Maintains visual themes in compliance with university brand standards to ensure all visual communications to all university audiences are consistently on-brand. Produces all final design files and pre-flights final files to ensure proper image quality and resolution, correct fonts, color specs, file sizes, traps, bleeds, crops, per final output whether print or digital. This position is the final checkpoint in the creative design process.

Responsibilities

• Final Design Production – Creates final graphic design files to ensure assets are ready for production whether in print or digital final delivery format. Occasionally creates some basic design assets from scratch per overall team volume.
• Understands the university brand\'s visual communication strategies and applies such to appropriate handling of the created materials.
• Plays a critical role in ensuring the quality of any design that represents the department or university.
• Identifies problems and potential improvements associated with the university\'s marketing and communications materials creation and proposes recommendations for improvements to ensure effectiveness of the branding and marketing communications through print and digital design assets.
• Follows standard principles and guidelines with some latitude for personal decision making; any personal decision making is expected to utilize existing standards and procedures.

Functional Support

• May support ADA design with design production as needed.
• Identifies and resolves missing information.
• Maintains consistency in brand standards across all content produced.
• Implements feedback from stakeholders to refine and improve design quality.

Other

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor\'s degree in graphic design, visual communications or related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Any equivalent combination of related education, experience, and/or training.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant professional production design experience.
• 3+ years of functional experience within a university (or similarly complex) environment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

• Intermediate knowledge of best practices in graphic design for marketing and communications.
• Knowledge of graphic design tools and processes for various media for file preparation, pre-flighting and proofing for relevant print and digital media applications.
• Knowledge of university policies related to the university\'s visual identity.
• Knowledge of routine marketing tools, processes, and concepts.

Skills

• Intermediate graphic design skills.
• Intermediate production design skills.
• Intermediate skill in Adobe Suite and other relevant software.
• Intermediate skill in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Intermediate skill in using digital asset management system.
• Skill in preparing reports and summaries.

Abilities

• Balances competing priorities.
• Delivers non-routine presentations to internal team as needed.
• Learns and applies new techniques to work assignments.
• Organizes and coordinates work within schedule constraints and handles emergent requirements promptly.
• Pays close attention to detail in work productivity while remaining flexible for big-picture/systems thinking.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities.
• Works in a dynamic, collaborative and deadline-driven environment.
• Communicates effectively.
• Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.

Background Information

This position has been identified as a safety/security sensitive position. NAU requires satisfactory results for a criminal background investigation, employment history investigation, degree verification (in some cases) and fingerprinting. The university participates in the federal E-Verify program. The annual Security Report and Fire Safety Report provide campus safety information. For a free paper copy of the report, contact the NAU Police Department.

Salary & Benefits

Anticipated salary range is $44,422 - $55,527. Annual salary commensurate with candidate\'s qualifications and related experience. This is an exempt position under the FLSA. NAU offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, retirement, paid vacation, holidays, tuition assistance, and more. See the Human Resources benefits website for details.

Application

Application deadline: May 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. To apply, submit your application through the Apply button on the posting page by midnight of the deadline. For assistance, see the Human Resources website or visit the Human Resources Department on campus. If you require accommodations in the hiring process, contact the Disability Resources Office.

Equal Employment Opportunity

NAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Protected Veterans. NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.