Director, Design & Brand Management

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

While reporting to the Managing Director of Creative Services, The Director of Design and Brand Management oversees a wide range of initiatives that achieve marketing and communications goals for the University. This position manages a team of three senior designers; designs high-quality communications across print and electronic media for the University and its academic and administrative units, ensuring materials are within budget and in compliance with design/branding guidelines; and fosters and maintains relationships/communications with external print and prepress vendors.

The Director of Design and Brand Management is also charged with establishing and enforcing the University-wide brand guidelines for publications, electronic media, advertising (print and digital), and campus signage. This position is responsible for developing new ideas and products that assist the University in achieving its communications goals and for fostering high commitment and creative thinking by reporting staff.

Minimum Qualifications:
University Core Competencies
All University Core Competencies are required. A high level of proficiency is required in teamwork, customer focus, decision-making/problem-solving, communication, applying technology, valuing diversity, big-picture perspective, openness to change, and productivity in particular.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $96,100 to $120,100; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in visual design or fine arts.
  
  5+ years of experience in art direction
  
• 3+ years of supervisory experience of a design team, with a strong preference for a background in higher education.
  
• Sophisticated sense of design, photography, typography, and brand management. Hands-on knowledge of a range of industry-standard software, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Keynote on a Mac platform.
  
• Understanding the Web's significance for higher education communications and experience using Web content management systems.
  
• Understanding of marketing principles and use of market research.
  
• Understanding of higher education communications issues and appreciation of academic culture. Ability to develop strong collaborative partnerships and to earn trust within an organization.
  
• Ability to integrate and present complex information.
  
• Ability to manage many projects, develop appropriate priorities, and meet deadlines. Ability to lead individuals and teams and a high degree of creativity and ambition

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .