Graphic and Digital Designer

PHEAA•Harrisburg, PA

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

PHEAA is a nonprofit student aid organization that holds a mission of providing affordable access to higher education. The Graphic & Digital Designer is an entry-level role that focuses on the creation of visual design deliverables for print, web, and social creative. This includes layouts, type, illustration, photography, email templates, web graphics, graphical user interfaces (“UI”), and digital ads using various print and web design techniques.

Requirements

Basic design skills including successful creation of visual hierarchy and balance, typographic relationships, and color balance to produce comprehensive layouts.
Ability to develop new and innovative designs and concept ideas.
Ability to produce multiple competing projects from concept through final production artwork simultaneously in a fast-paced environment within production scheduled timeframes and within budget constraints.
Experience designing and producing print media, brochures, conference material, signage, social media posts and templates, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional material.
Ability to ensure adherence to branding and rebranding strategies and work within established style guides.
Ability to communicate and coordinate with internal Print Shop to successfully complete print media items.
Ability to adhere to established processes (including workflow, schedules, team communications, and following basic budget guidelines).
Experience researching relevant photos from approved online stock photography, graphics, and illustrations that match brand style and coordinate with content on marketing materials.
Ability to create tagged PDF documents that are user-friendly and pass accessibility checks and web contrast.
Ability to collaborate with Sr. Graphic & Digital Designer and provide basic support to create basic digital design elements for emails or web (HTML/CSS).
Ability to partner with various business units to understand and convey objectives to consumers through print and web solutions.
Ability to collaborate with content writers on blending copy with design.
Ability to participate in relevant customer research studies that will impact design initiatives.
Ability to maintain expertise on industry software, changing graphic design principles and trends, and industry specific knowledge.
Experience with in-house photography utilizing a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera.
Ability to comply with the Agency’s enterprise security and privacy policies and departmental procedures.

Nice To Haves

HTML/CSS skills for digital design elements for emails or web.

Responsibilities

Create or redesign print and digital marketing collateral using basic design skills including successful creation of visual hierarchy and balance, typographic relationships, and color balance to produce comprehensive layouts.
Develop new and innovative designs and concept ideas that graphically communicate the positioning of each brand and messaging requirements while following the agency brand standards.
Produce multiple competing projects from concept through final production artwork simultaneously in a fast-paced environment within production scheduled timeframes and within budget constraints.
Design and produce print media, brochures, conference material, signage, social media posts and templates, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional material.
Ensure adherence to branding and rebranding strategies and work within established style guides.
Communicate and coordinate with internal Print Shop to successfully complete print media items.
Adhere to established processes (including workflow, schedules, team communications, and following basic budget guidelines).
Research relevant photos from approved online stock photography, graphics, and illustrations that match brand style and coordinate with content on marketing materials.
Create tagged PDF documents that are user-friendly and pass accessibility checks and web contrast.
Collaborate with Sr. Graphic & Digital Designer and provide basic support to create basic digital design elements for emails or web (HTML/CSS).
Partner with various business units to understand and convey objectives to consumers through print and web solutions.
Collaborate with content writers on blending copy with design.
Participate in relevant customer research studies that will impact design initiatives.
Maintain expertise on industry software, changing graphic design principles and trends, and industry specific knowledge.
Participate with in-house photography utilizing a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera.
Comply with the Agency’s enterprise security and privacy policies and departmental procedures.
Other duties as assigned.