Visual Communications Specialist

84349BR

Campus: Tempe

Digital Communications Spec

Job Description

ASU’s Enterprise Technology team is looking for a Visual Strategic Communicator to join our growing Creative and Communications team. Our team blends creativity and strategy to produce engaging and informative content that tells the story of Enterprise Technology’s  work and community. We strive to make technology-focused developments accessible for the ASU community through the seamless adoption of new products and services. We measure our success through deepened awareness and community engagement. 

This position seeks a talented, full-time position who has visual communication experience. This position will work on enterprise-level creative work.

The candidate we seek is a professional communicator, as well as a flexible, detail-oriented team player who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced and constantly changing deadline-driven environment.

As with everyone in the Enterprise Technology family, our intentional focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as culture and communications are core responsibilities in this role. With an increased emphasis on authenticity, compassion, and inclusivity, this position strives to embody and advance our Enterprise Technology Positive Core.

Job Family

Marketing & Media Relations

Department Name

Creative & Comms

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

UNIV TECHNOLOGY OFFICE

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$42,000 - $55,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

05-October-2022

Essential Duties

• Creates designs for various project needs including but limited to social campaigns, infographics, presentations, advertisements, web pages.
• Innovates and gives a fresh take on visual communications.
• Plans design work with the project manager/ project lead.
• Prepares work to be accomplished by gathering information and materials.
• Illustrates concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
• Obtains approval of concept by submitting rough layout for approval.
• Prepares finished copy and art by operating typesetting, printing, and similar equipment; and purchasing from vendors.
• Takes responsibility for fostering culture, advancing our values, and championing engagement in all its forms -- collaborating across our teams as well as participating in ET/ASU events and programs. Demonstrates commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.  Advances our Enterprise Technology Affirmative Pledge .

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment and two (2) years of related experience: OR, or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.  Demonstrated experience in writing and editing online content.

Desired Qualifications

Creative

• Portfolio with evidence of work showing the ability to produce content across different mediums.
• Demonstrated knowledge of marketing, advertising and social content spaces with a strong grasp of what’s trending and how this fits within the ASU brand.
• Experience in presentation skills and visual storytelling.
• A sharp eye for detail and highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines with a quick turnaround.
• Visual design, layout, and typography skill set.
• Ability to learn and align all work product with the ASU Brand

 Technical

• Software experiences including programs such as Adobe CS (Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Experience working with Google products (Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides), digital asset management software, project management software, Outlook and Slack.
• ​Experience mentoring and training other visual communicators 

Communications

• ​Experience in conveying clear, accurate and concise information regarding complex projects.
• Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers to ensure the successful implementation of a design.

 General

• Flexibility to work outside of regular office hours to support projects when necessary, including occasional travel for events.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, creative environment handling multiple projects at once. 
• Experience in work that requires a high level of attention to detail and accuracy in daily work.
• Experience in using graphic design skills
• Layout skills
• Analytical skills
• Experience in being creative
• Ability to be flexible
• Experience in work that requires attention to detail
• Experience in being deadline-oriented
• Experience in using desktop publishing tools and graphic design software
• Time-management skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to handle customer edits well
• Ability to model empathy, compassion and emotional intelligence
• Experience hiring in a values-led organization, emphasizing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• Ability to help foster a safe psychological space for all teammates where everyone can thrive
• Ability to stimulate changes in individual, institutional, and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution’s sustainability programs
  

Working Environment

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.  Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.  Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.  Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.

Department Statement

Enterprise Technology (ET) embraces its role as both an enabler and catalyst for advancing the vision and work of the New American University.  We are a values-driven organization.  Our commitments are reflected in all of the work we do in pursuit of operational excellence, the experience and delight of our community, and our strategic and innovation initiatives. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
Join the team that sparks human-centered innovation

ET is a rapidly reconfigurable and entrepreneurial organization at ASU that prioritizes and
executes to meet the needs of our community of learners, faculty, researchers and staff. Our
work emphasizes autonomy, flexibility and distributed decision-making to leverage the strengths of individuals. Together, we embrace a culture that nurtures, engages and embraces diverse voices with a shared lens of positive community impact and expanded opportunities for collaboration.

Why join us?

Mission oriented. Everything we do is to advance ASU’s charter -- measuring who we include and how they succeed. We are staunch champions of learner success and put people first.

Flexibility. Our hybrid work environment prioritizes personal autonomy and trust around how work gets done. Staff touch base in person a  few times per week with freedom to decide how, when and where.

Culture forward. We embrace a Positive Core culture: Belonging, Relational, Authentic, Visionary and Empowered. The ET fabric weaves together diversity, equity and inclusion applied in our daily work and interactions.  

Scale of impact. Our work changes the world. With 180k+ learners, faculty, researchers and staff, working with ET means you have the capacity to improve many lives and entire communities.

World-class, low cost education. Our professional development is built in! ET encourages staff to seek additional certificates and degrees via ASU’s top ranked programs with major tuition breaks.

Exposure to industry giants. ET partners with Amazon, Apple, Cox, Verizon, Salesforce, Alteryx and a diversity of technology companies to enhance our innovations and deepen their  impact.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.