Multimedia Graphic Designer

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign•Urbana, IL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Multimedia Graphic Designer will produce original graphic design solutions for print, digital, and video content to solve a range of communication needs, from internal procedures, trainings, and data-driven reports to event promotion, videos, and community-focused awareness campaigns. This role will work with and refine the visual system and identity standards used across the university.

Requirements

Thirty-six (36) months of progressively more advanced college or art-school coursework in graphic/visual arts communication and/or design (120 semester hours or a Bachelor's Degree equals 36 months), OR work experience and/or 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.
Twenty-Four (24) months of graphic design experience comparable to that performed at the Graphic Designer Associate level.
Knowledge of complex, multi-faceted design techniques including digital accessibility principles and best practices.
Knowledge of printing techniques.
Knowledge of production issues.
Knowledge of compilation of cost estimates.
Skilled in dealing with a variety of persons (such as clients, printers, and lower-level staff).
Skilled in operation of industry-standard technology, including Adobe Creative Cloud applications (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), to provide client with effective products.
Skilled in supervising.
Skilled in solving highly technical design problems, ranging from learning materials and infographics to data-driven presentations, in ways that are informative and engaging.
Ability to meet client's needs while also working within budgetary and time constraints.
Ability to deal with design problems including proficiency designing for Microsoft 365 products.
Ability to elucidate complex design options and solutions to lower level staff.

Responsibilities

Use industry-standard graphic design and video editing tools to design and produce documents, reports, presentations, videos, and other design assets.
Manage projects from conception to completion with a variety of clients, colleagues, and vendors.
Work with stakeholders to identify requirements that result in the development of graphical and video deliverables.
Design visual solutions for presentation of website content.
Monitor unit websites for visual consistency with university brand standards.
Serve as a consultant to assist with creating training deliverables.
Organize and oversee photoshoots with professional photographers.
May assist higher level coworkers in supervising work operations and lower-level coworkers, such as assisting higher level coworkers, customers, and stakeholders in determining the most efficient and economical means of producing graphics to convey the customers' information proofing completed jobs before and after production.