The Senior Graphic Designer reports to the Director of Web and Graphic Design. Responsible for ensuring the highest quality design of the
College’s electronic and print publications, playing a key role in image development, brand management, and integrated marketing
communications efforts across the entire College campus. This is a full-time, salaried position paying $60,000 – $65,000
annually.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conceives of and designs major marketing communication pieces and
prepares art for print. - Serves as illustrator and logo designer when required.
- Prepares final electronic files for print
or digital application. - Approves all freelancer designs before they are sent to the client to ensure quality standards and brand
adherence. - Ensures that all design meets the highest level of graphic standards.
- Ensures that all design reflects the
brand, style, and image of Wheaton College. - Designs college print publications for clients across campus and prepares art for
print. - Meets with clients to determine design needs and advise on overall strategy, design, feasibility, and production.
- Sets publications standards campus-wide by monitoring overall graphic designs of projects, occasionally interacting and working with
outside vendors as required. - Advise and train employees in campus departments who are developing print publications as to overall
strategy, design, feasibility, and production. - Determines paper, type, and ink specifications.
- Maintains competency of the
Macintosh computer, scanners, printers, other peripheral hardware; and its software (Microsoft Word, InDesign, Illustrator, and
Photoshop). - Maintains expertise in skills and knowledge of the latest print and graphics technologies, and evaluates tools for
implementation of such methods. - Maintains expertise in troubleshooting Macintosh computers and peripherals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in art or graphic design.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience
in print design. - Proven excellence and creativity in the use of print graphics software, ie Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop, and other Adobe Creative Suite programs. - A team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Management
experience. - Demonstrated ability to manage multifaceted projects, meeting deadlines with good planning and efficiency.
Physical Requirements
- The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use
repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.
FLSA Status –
Exempt
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