Job Details

Graphic Designer

Position Number: 6218123
Location: Worcester, MA
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Graphic Design

Graphic Designer

College of the Holy Cross

Description

Job SummaryReporting to the Associate Creative Director, Brand and Design Lead, the Graphic Designer is responsible for concepting, designing, and delivering a high volume of creative print and digital marketing materials including, but not limited to brochures, posters, invitations, signage, newsletters and stationery. The Graphic Designer will produce work that exemplifies and advances the college's brand and achieves stated stakeholder or institutional marketing goals. The Graphic Designer is responsible for managing requests from various stakeholders across campus and partnering with them-interpreting, clarifying, and prioritizing marketing goals, delivering preliminary designs, and managing revision and approval process-while advocating for best design practices and the college's identity standard. The Graphic Designer will work closely with copywriters, strategists, and other creative professionals, as well as the print production team to ensure that all assets are delivered on time and to the college's production and brand standards. Additionally, the Graphic Designer will serve as an integral part of the College Marketing and Communications team, responsible for concepting, designing, and delivering assets institutional brand and marketing campaigns, targeting prospects, alumni, and existing students. The Graphic Designer collaborates daily with Associate Creative Director on large design projects as well as the high volume design and print request queue. This position may be responsible formanaging freelancers during periods of high volume.
Major Areas of Responsibility

Create beautiful and impactful marketing materials-including posters, brochures, booklets, directories, forms, invitations, announcements, newsletters, and stationery-that adhere to the college's brand guidelines and improve the college's brand awareness and reputation

Collaborate with photographers, multimedia producers, copywriters and social media managers to advance storytelling and develop sophisticated marketing campaigns and assets

Collaborate with campus-wide internal marketing stakeholders to prioritize inbound requests, set deadlines, manage project execution, track and report results, and meet deadlines

Coordinate feedback, revision, and approvals processes with external stakeholders; streamline intake and delivery processes

Prepare final production art files, ensure final deliverables are reviewed, edited, and print-ready, and collaborate with Graphic Arts to deliver final products to stakeholders Minimum Qualifications

BFA or Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

A minimum of 3-5 years of design work and experience, preferably at a consumer brand and/or in a higher education setting.

Command of current design software programs including Adobe Creative Suite and an eagerness to stay current on design industry advancements and new technologies

Demonstrated skills in developing creative concepts across channels-including digital assets-for a variety of different audiences

Portfolio and candidate must exhibit exceptional creative skills in typography, layout, color, form and composition

Knowledge of printing, proofing, proper file set up, fonts, and color management

Experience with pre-press and printing processes

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Knowledge of digital asset creation and motion graphics a plus

Must be a highly motivated and detailed oriented individual who can maintain a positive attitude, while managing multiple projects with varying deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Core Competencies

Understanding of the College Mission and Identity

Ability to deliver highly creative, high quality work on time and on budget.

Ability to articulate and defend a creative vision and rationale

Able to multitask and prioritize work, especially in the face of unexpected deadlines, shifting needs, and requests from internal and external constituents.

Excellent skill with written & verbal communications, problem solving, innovation, and collaboration

Understands, values and respects diversity as an individual, in a team and within groups while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment. Disclaimer
The description above represents the most significant duties of this position but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned.
Additional information:

This is a full time, exempt level position with a salary range of $57,100-$64,000. The College is committed to providing competitive market pay for its employees. The College also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time staff, including:

10% College contribution to the 403(b) Retirement Plan (1 year wait waiver available)
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement - upon hire, candidates will need to live within commuting distance
Condensed summer 4-day work week
Tuition & Education benefits
Wellness programs & ongoing Training and Development opportunities
Generous paid time off

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.

To review our Employee Benefit Options, please go to: https://www.holycross.edu/human-resources/benefits
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please attach a cover letter addressing the position requirements along with your resume. In your cover letter please address how your work might support the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core commitment to justice and inclusive excellence. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate your commitments in these areas.
Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position has been filled.
The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law. Please contact Merrilee Grenier, Senior Associate Director of Employee Relations and Legal Compliance, for questions or to request an accommodation via email at hr@holycross.edu, or by calling 508-793-3391.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.jobvite.com/holycross/job/olH2vfwj