Senior Brand & Graphic Designer

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

18d

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno is looking for a Senior Brand & Graphic Designer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and would like to join an innovative marketing team to promote a growing R1 University. The Senior Brand & Graphic Designer serves as the primary visual steward and technical subject matter expert for the University’s visual identity systems. Reporting to the Director of Creative Services, this position functions as a strategic hybrid of high-level brand governance and multi-channel design execution, directly influencing the institution's public image across all constituent groups. The role carries significant creative autonomy and is responsible for translating complex brand architectures into a cohesive ecosystem encompassing print, digital, and environmental touchpoints. A primary focus involves the development and management of scalable design systems and templates that empower decentralized campus units while maintaining strict brand integrity. This position requires a high level of conceptual complexity, as it must balance immediate production needs with the long-term protection of university brand equity during and after major rebranding initiatives. Ultimately, this role acts as the critical barrier between unified institutional clarity and visual fragmentation across the university landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of related work experience; OR Master’s Degree two (2) years of related work experience.
• Related experience: Professional graphic design experience, with documented portfolio demonstrating work across print, digital, and environmental platforms and experience in brand design and managing identity systems, or related.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within a large, decentralized organization (e.g. Higher Education, Healthcare, or Corporate) or a high-volume creative agency managing multiple sub-brands.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (specifically InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop), including advanced skills in style sheets, master pages, and pre-press file preparation.
• Proven experience building and deploying scalable, user-friendly templates for non-designers using platforms such as Canva, Adobe Express, or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated experience in the technical rollout of a new visual identity system or the management of a complex brand architecture.

Benefits

• Remarkable Retirement Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!
• Health insurance options, including dental and vision
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level