Senior Graphic Designer Job at University of North Carolina Asheville in Ashevil

Posting Details

Position Information
Posting Number
S0681

Classification Title
Visual Arts Specialist

Overall Position Competency
Advanced

Working Title
Senior Graphic Designer

Position Number
006585

FLSA
Exempt

NC Salary Grade Equivalency
GN11 (For employment/re-employment priority purposes only)

Recruitment Range
$54,000-$59,740

Position Summary
Under the direction of the Director of University Marketing, the Senior Graphic Designer serves as the primary visual content creator for the UNC Asheville Communication & Marketing Department. This position develops concepts and collateral for campaigns that support enrollment goals, student engagement, alumni relations, brand awareness, and event promotions, including the support of high-level projects for the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of Admission and Financial Aid.

The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for leading artistic direction, generating ideas, developing creative designs, consulting clients, and efficiently producing University-standard assets. Working directly with internal clients and external vendors, the Senior Graphic Designer must possess excellent customer service skills to determine project parameters and manage the creative process from start to finish. When necessary, the Senior Graphic Designer also provides art direction for photography, video, and copy-editing.

Additionally, this position plays a key role in establishing and maintaining University brand standards, ensuring all public-facing materials are considered for design integrity, appropriateness, printability, ADA/accessibility standards, copyright and licensing compliance. This position will maintain short and long-term design strategies to reach a wide audience.

Working closely with the Office of Admission, the Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for the artistic direction, layout, and production of printed and digital marketing collateral, including but not limited to the annual University viewbook, roll-up banners, promotional stickers, prospective student materials, digital advertisements, and more. These assets, plus other pieces created in-house, require the preparation of files for press and production and the solicitation of quotes from vendors. This position is responsible for organizing, backing up, and archiving digital artwork files to the Communication & Marketing computer server and managing the archiving of final print copies.

The range of work produced includes, but is not limited to, print and digital design for brochures, newsletters, reports, booklets, programs, ads, posters, wayfinding signage, billboards, presentations, invitations, postcards, promotional materials, social media graphics, and illustrations. The Senior Graphic Designer's goal is to ensure that each piece created meets the high editorial and design standards of UNC Asheville.

Division
Office of the Chancellor

Department
Communication & Marketing

Full-Time / Part- Time
Full-Time

Months per Year
12 Months

Time Limited Position
No

If time-limited, length of assignment
Not Applicable

Minimum Education/Experience/Skills
High school diploma or equivalency and two years of visual/graphic arts experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills
Bachelor's degree preferred in graphic design, new media or similar field. Five years of related experience in higher education or magazine layout and production design preferred.

Work Schedule and Hours
Typical office hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional overtime as needed to meet the needs of the department.

Competency Profile
http://oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/classification-compensation/comp-profiles

Posting Detail Information
Special Instructions Summary
Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on the closing date for each specific position. Please note that any documents submitted to Human Resources or the hiring departments become property of UNC Asheville and will not be returned.

Official verification from each college/university you have attended are required upon employment, and will be requested directly from the college/university by Human Resources or from the National Student Clearinghouse. Any expense will be the responsibility of the employee. Educational degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution.

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency and training and experience requirements, management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

It is the policy of UNC Asheville to conduct pre-employment background investigations on all candidates selected for employment. If hired, the candidate will be required to submit proof of eligibility to work in the United States. New employees are paid only by direct deposit to the financial institution of their choice.

Posting Date
03/13/2026

Closing Date
04/03/2026

Open Until Filled
No