DIGITAL DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA ASSISTANT

University of St Thomas•Saint Paul, MN

5d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The PR/Communications team within the University of St. Thomas Marketing, Insights and Communications department is seeking a creative student to help expand the visual and digital storytelling of the St. Thomas Newsroom. The Digital Design & Multimedia Assistant will create graphics, interactive infographics, visual assets and other digital content for Newsroom stories, newsletters and multimedia projects. We are especially interested in a student who can help us think beyond traditional photos and text and bring fresh ideas for interactive and visual storytelling.

Requirements

Demonstrated interest or experience in graphic design, digital media, visual communication or related creative work.
Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud or comparable design tools.
Strong visual judgment and attention to detail.
Ability to collaborate, meet deadlines and respond to creative feedback.
St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.
Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit.

Nice To Haves

Motion graphics, animation, data visualization, interactive design or web skills are a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Create graphics for Newsroom stories, newsletters and digital communications.
Develop social graphics, illustrations, infographics and data visualizations.
Help develop interactive graphics and/or animations, video thumbnails, and other digital elements for articles and multimedia projects.
Crop, resize and optimize images for digital publication.
Create and organize Newsroom photo and video galleries.
Develop Canva templates and presentation assets.
Collaborate with Communications staff on creative approaches to digital storytelling.
Assist with uploading content to WordPress.

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