Graphic Design (25-50% RA)
The Graduate College, Champaign, IL, United States
Description, Responsibilities, and Qualifications
Position Overview
The Graphic Design RA will support visual design and marketing for the DSTL project, helping develop cohesive visual elements across both web pathways and related resources.
Responsibilities
Design website icons, including development of color schemes and consistent formatting across pathways
Develop website elements that support overall visual design
Contribute to marketing materials for a library-facing product
Develop adaptable resource templates (e.g., case templates, PDF layouts, PowerPoint templates)
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience in graphic or visual design
Strong attention to visual consistency and formatting
Preferred Qualifications Experience developing adaptable document or presentation templates (PDF/PPT)
Compensation Position structure: Specific compensation amount depends on your degree level, as per iSchool policy. Work will begin Summer 2026 (25%) . If performance is strong, duties may expand to a 35-50% Research Assistant position (20 hours/week, dependent on sustained federal funding)
beginning Fall 2026 , with possible extension through Spring 2027 .
Application Procedure Please send:
a passionate and well-evidenced expression of interest (cover letter)
Please use the subject line “DSTL Graphic Design RA Application.”
Strong applications will reference at least one specific aspect of the DSTL project, grant description, or the PI’s public talks/consulting work in the cover letter.
In your cover letter, please also briefly describe one example of data visualization or information design that you think communicates data effectively and why.
Applicants are encouraged to include a link to a portfolio of relevant design work.
Applicants who demonstrate specific professional interest in humanizing data storytelling for librarianship
will be preferred.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and a brief Zoom interview may be required. Online and on-campus students are eligible to apply as long as they reside in the United States.
Contact Address School of Information Sciences, MC-493 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820
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Responsibilities
Design website icons, including development of color schemes and consistent formatting across pathways
Develop website elements that support overall visual design
Contribute to marketing materials for a library-facing product
Develop adaptable resource templates (e.g., case templates, PDF layouts, PowerPoint templates)
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience in graphic or visual design
Strong attention to visual consistency and formatting
Preferred Qualifications Experience developing adaptable document or presentation templates (PDF/PPT)
Compensation Position structure: Specific compensation amount depends on your degree level, as per iSchool policy. Work will begin Summer 2026 (25%) . If performance is strong, duties may expand to a 35-50% Research Assistant position (20 hours/week, dependent on sustained federal funding)
beginning Fall 2026 , with possible extension through Spring 2027 .
Application Procedure Please send:
a passionate and well-evidenced expression of interest (cover letter)
Please use the subject line “DSTL Graphic Design RA Application.”
Strong applications will reference at least one specific aspect of the DSTL project, grant description, or the PI’s public talks/consulting work in the cover letter.
In your cover letter, please also briefly describe one example of data visualization or information design that you think communicates data effectively and why.
Applicants are encouraged to include a link to a portfolio of relevant design work.
Applicants who demonstrate specific professional interest in humanizing data storytelling for librarianship
will be preferred.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and a brief Zoom interview may be required. Online and on-campus students are eligible to apply as long as they reside in the United States.
Contact Address School of Information Sciences, MC-493 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820
#J-18808-Ljbffr