Graphic Designer I

Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: College Station, TEXAS
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Job Title

Graphic Designer I

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Marketing & Communications

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

The Division of Marketing & Communications tells the story of Texas A&M and promotes and protects the Texas A&M brand. We achieve our goals through:

  • Messaging - We work with peers across campus to develop, distribute and assess messaging about Texas A&M's global impact in preparing future generations of leaders and improving lives through discovery and outreach.

  • Branding - We maintain the University Brand Guidelines and provide tools and resources for our campus partners.

  • Brand Oversight - We oversee licensing, trademark management and corporate business development relationships to maximize their commercial benefit to the university.

For more information, please visit us at https://marcomm.tamu.edu/

What we want

The Graphic Designer I, under general supervision, supports various print and web development projects for marketing and communications needs, including designing and editing graphics/photos for use in print, multimedia, web sites, and other online purposes. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Salary range:   Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Cover Letter/Resume’: A cover letter and resume’ are strongly recommended. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphics Design, Fine Arts, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • No prior experience required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Candidate should have good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud and able to effectively use programs such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.

  • Working knowledge of most social media platforms and how they utilize graphics is needed.

  • Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Preferred skills would be knowledge of packaging a project for the printing process and ability to do light work in various CMS platforms for web.

Responsibilities

  • General Graphic Design - Designs effective and accessible graphic interfaces for web sites, pages and applications. Creates motion graphics for use on web sites and multi-media presentations. Designs brochures, signs, newsletters, presentation templates and materials, and other print media as needed. Maintains documentation for each project including approvals, comments, drafts and artwork. Maintains brand standards with all projects. Able to work independently as well as collaborate with marketing team as needed from concept to support completion of projects. Able to track all projects on Project Management Software.

  • Client Service - Collaborates with customers as needed from beginning to end. Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.



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