Graphic Designer

University of Cincinnati Foundation•Cincinnati, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Graphic Designer produces high-quality print and digital work for fundraising and stewardship efforts on behalf of UC and UC Health. This role requires clear, confident communication with the ability to think quickly, respond candidly, take initiative and meet deadlines. The Graphic Designer serves as a UC Foundation brand ambassador and advocate, ensuring a cohesive look/feel/tone and a unified brand across the foundation, UC and UC Health, adhering to branding guidelines and industry best practices and trends. The role involves conceptualizing original ideas and executing them through all stages of the design process for a variety of print and web visual communication pieces. The Graphic Designer will contribute to campaign planning, brainstorming, and initiatives specific to all the colleges and units the UC Foundation works with, bringing the foundation’s mission to life through compelling, consistent design. Collaboration with the team to ensure strong organization of digital and print archives and other digital assets, including photos and videos, is also a key responsibility. The role also manages estimating and print production processes with vendors and may assist on video and photo shoots as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field and 1-3 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience; agency experience preferred.
Portfolio of design work.
Exceptional skill using Adobe Creative Cloud (primarily InDesign for print layouts/Photoshop/Illustrator) and Microsoft Office 365 (primarily Word and PowerPoint) in a Mac environment.
Thorough understanding of printing processes, offset and digital printing technologies and best practices.
Possess a strong command of print and digital design, USPS and direct mail standards and industry standards of email and web optimization techniques.
Ability to partner and grow relationships with vendors/freelancers, including photographers and videographers.
Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail and deadlines.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workflow.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere and Really Good Emails considered a plus.
Outstanding client relationship skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong negotiation, problem-solving and time management skills.
Basic copywriting/writing/content skills a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as UC Foundation brand ambassador and advocate, ensuring a cohesive look/feel/tone and a unified brand across the foundation, UC and UC Health, adhering to branding guidelines and industry best practices and trends.
Conceptualize original ideas and execute them through all stages of the design process for a variety of print and web visual communication pieces, including but not limited to printed fundraising solicitation materials, custom proposals, custom gifts, direct mail, event collateral, and multi-channel responsive web and email design.
Contribute to campaign planning, brainstorming, and initiatives specific to all the colleges and units we work with, bringing UC Foundation’s mission to life through compelling, consistent design.
Collaborate with team to ensure strong organization of both digital and print archive and other digital assets including photos and videos.
Manage estimating and print production processes with vendors.
Assist on video and photo shoots as needed.
Other duties, as assigned.