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Design Manager - Aux, HWB Marketing
Auxiliary, Health & Wellbeing Marketing
Job Summary
Responsible for the management of the creative department, consisting of
FTE graphic designers and student designers as needed. In conjunction
with the team, establishes the graphic standards and production
practices to be used in Auxiliary, Health, and Wellbeing Marketing.
Ensures the department and its clients follow set university branding
guidelines and policies.
Duties & Responsibilities
Art Department Supervision and Leadership
Lead the art department by hiring, training, and mentoring FTE
graphic designers and student graphic designers. Establish art
department standards for production, productivity, quality, and
client service.
Stay on top of current design trends and production techniques to
ensure that the Auxiliary, Health, and Wellbeing marketing and
client marketing strategies remain relevant and are effective in
reaching target audiences.
Liaise with the Office of Strategic Communications and Branding to
ensure design compliance with university brand standards.
Ensure team adheres to current processes, identifies opportunities
for improvement, and proposes and creates processes and tools to
support design operations.
Oversee project review process, ensuring adherence to brand
standards, and proofing final drafts.
Collaborate with team on on-going creative audits to elevate
innovation and establish a unified brand understanding and company
voice.
Assist marketing staff with delegating projects to graphic designers
by monitoring project progress and ensuring timely completion based
on client deadlines.
Graphic Design (print and digital)
Design and create print and electronic marketing materials for the
Auxiliary, Health and Wellbeing Marketing clients. Offer
suggestions, alternatives, and ideas when appropriate. Materials
include, but not limited to posters, flyers, brochures, catalogs,
displays, outdoor and environmental signage, digital signage, and
social media graphics.
Research, create, and execute strategic marketing campaigns designed
to increase brand awareness of the Auxiliary, Health and Wellbeing
Marketing clients, and other Student Affairs departmental programs
and events as assigned.
Meet with clients; prepares and gives presentations to clients and
potential clients, both in-house and for other Student Affairs
departments.
Adhere to the University of Illinois\' graphic identity standards.
Understand thoroughly all aspects of print production, including
sustainability concerns.
Meet project deadlines and demonstrate a critical eye for detail.
Manage time appropriately to prioritize projects as they relate to
use of design time.
Process orders for print deliverables.
Accepts other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the
Director for Auxiliary, Health and Wellbeing Marketing.
Additional Physical Demands
This position performs duties in general office conditions.
This position may have travel demands both on and off campus.
This position is eligible for hybrid and in-person work environments.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Any one or any combination that equals thirty-six (36) months from
the categories below*:
A. credit for progressively more advanced college or art-school course
work that would lead to a major in graphic/visual arts communication
and/or design
60 semester hours equals 12 months
90 semester hours equals 24 months
120 semester hours or a Bachelor\'s Degree equals 36 months
B. work experience and/ r on-the-job training that provided knowledge of
progressively more advanced, generally accepted principles, theories,
practices, and methods used in graphic designs and their applications to
visual communications problems that are/is comparable to the training
provided in the programs such as graphic/visual arts communication
and/or design
2. Twenty-Four (24) months of experience comparable to the Graphic
Designer level that included assisting in the supervision of work
operations
*A Master\'s Degree in visual design, with emphasis in visual arts
communication or a closely related field, meets the requirements of this
Minimum Acceptable Qualification.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor\'s degree in fine art, graphic design or a similar design.
- Five (5) years of progressive experience in graphic design with
experience in print and digital design practices.
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
- Four (4) years of experience with branding.
- Experience working in a high-paced setting.
- Experience performing similar duties in a campus setting with
students and a multidisciplinary environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Project management, layout and
typography.
Knowledge of graphic design principles and production methods with
strong aesthetic judgment.
Strong