Graphic Designer

Overview
Kenyon College is conducting a search for a graphic designer to join the award-winning creative team in the Office of Communications. The graphic designer creates high-quality visual content for all channels, digital and printed, and contributes to branding that brings Kenyon to life visually.

Responsibilities

Design digital graphics for social media posts, videos and email campaigns.

Design publications, information and environmental graphics, and promotional merchandise.

Enhance and extend Kenyon’s visual identity system for new projects and initiatives.

Steer creative projects through design, proofing and production stages, including collaboration with printing and promotional products vendors.

Develop design templates for a Canva team that provides brand resources to Kenyon staff members.

Work within a team that includes writers, strategists and visual media producers; potential collaboration with student interns who create visual content for Kenyon.

Working Conditions
The Office of Communications is a hybrid working environment. Team members have the option to split time between an on-campus office and remote work, with on-campus presence of at least two days per week.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in design, art, communications, marketing or a related field.

At least three years of professional design experience.

Superior typographic skills.

Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Familiarity with creating motion graphics, with experience in Adobe After Effects.

Knowledge of other design environments such as Figma and Canva, and experience designing for and within CRM platforms such as Slate.

Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to multitask, set production schedules and meet deadlines.

Ability to follow a style guide and stay on brand.

Preferred Qualifications

Illustration and/or photography skills.

Experience with a website CMS.

To Apply
Along with your cover letter and resume, please link to or submit a portfolio of four or five design projects showing the depth and range of your creative work.

About Kenyon
Kenyon College is a nationally prominent, private liberal arts college where academic excellence goes hand in hand with a strong sense of community and close relationships among students and professors.

Compensation And Benefits
Salaries at Kenyon are competitive and commensurate with experience. In addition to an attractive salary, Kenyon offers benefits for employees and their family members. Children of employees are eligible for 100% tuition waivers at Kenyon, and through the Great Lakes Colleges Association, children of employees are eligible for 90% tuition waivers at nineteen other liberal arts colleges.

We also offer health, dental and vision insurance, TIAA retirement, and many other benefits, including provisions for a spouse, families, and domestic partners. Details about benefits as well as conditions of employment are described more fully in our Staff Handbook.

Equal Opportunity
Kenyon College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals. It is the College's policy to evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy or state, local, or federal law.

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