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Apply for Job Job ID 12852 Location Case Main Campus Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE The Graphic Designer helps raise Case Western Reserve's stature as a leading national research university by serving as a key creator of visual materials across multiple printed and digital vehicles. This individual will excel in developing compelling visual approaches that help inform, educate, and inspire constituencies within and well beyond the campus. The graphic designer will produce these works in close collaboration with project managers, editors, and others to ensure that all university projects comply with brand requirements, achieve the highest standards for design and visual presentation, and meet the goals of the individual piece(s). This individual also will employ exceptional interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with University Marketing and Communications colleagues, university clients and commercial suppliers. This individual will demonstrate a passion for design excellence and willingness to stretch creatively to produce works that are as appealing as they are effective. The graphic designer will possess strong strategic and critical thinking skills, and apply them in engagement with clients and colleagues, brainstorming of concepts, execution, revision, and final delivery of results. Finally, this individual will keep current regarding evolving and emerging trends in visual communication as well as relevant technological advances. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Create visually compelling print materials (and occasional digital works). Collaborate in the development of such materials with the creative director, colleagues, and external contractors. Develop designs that advance articulated institutional goals, recognizing that individual artistic or aesthetic preferences must always be secondary. (40%) 2. Develop specifications for bids from printers. Manage University Marketing and Communications-driven and accepted projects to ensure timely completion of work that reflects well on the division and university--including recognition of potential and/or unexpected hurdles (as well as options to overcome them and adjust schedules in response). Execute the logistical and technological demands of preparing materials for printers and also preparing materials for online presentation (i.e. an online ad). (30%) 3. Communicate strategy, its rationale, and its components to raise awareness within and beyond UMC among staff regarding the importance of including visual elements in all communications. (10%) 4. Build, maintain and organize creative files, server structures and execute filing solutions. (10%) NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Welcome constructive critiques as opportunities to learn and develop as a professional. Understand that revisions of proposed design elements may be necessary to meet institutional imperatives, even when these elements hold aesthetic appeal in the abstract. (5%) 2. Stay apprised of current and emerging trends and technology with regard to design and communication. (5%) 3. Perform other duties as assigned. (CONTACTS Department: Frequent contact with the Creative Director and other department staff. University: Some contact with school and unit leaders; occasional contact with institutional officials, faculty, staff, students and alumni. External: Occasional contact with university institutional partners, vendors, contractors, and professional peers. Students: Occasional interaction with students. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY No direct supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS Experience: 3 years of experience in roles that involve content-related design. Experience working with such Adobe Creative Suite programs as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, as well as evident