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Posting Number
SF01399
Job Title
Artist (Graphic Design & Promotion)
Position Number
108583
FTE
1.00
FLSA
Exempt
Position Type
Professional Staff
Union
PTAA – Professional/Tech/Admin Assoc
Pay Grade Level
10
Pay Grade Range
Expected Salary Hiring Range: $60,000 – $65,000
Status
Calendar Year, Full-time, Permanent
Department Information
Department
Dining Board Operations
Contact(s)
Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu)
Contact Phone/Extension
Contact Email
Physical Demands
Campus Location
Kingston
Grant Funded
No
Extension Contingency Notes
Job Description Summary
BASIC FUNCTION:
Serve as graphic designer, social media manager and web developer for the entities within Dining Services, with the responsibility of ensuring overall graphic consistency of college-wide marketing campaigns and designs for collateral materials that are consistent with the University’s standards, coding, implementation, and maintenance of the college’s website. Create, plan, organize and produce promotional and design materials. Maintain the college’s web and social media content. Produce related e-communications. Collaborate with the Department of External Relations and Communications to ensure compliance with University branding standards across web, design, and social media as well as web content standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design and develop print materials, including but not limited to, overall marketing materials, project-specific brochures, fliers, print ads, posters, postcards, etc.
Development of design concepts, including the design of related templates and materials, ensuring the consistency of overall marketing concepts. In addition, adhere to the development of scheduling guidelines, and in the collection of supplemental photos and graphics.
Manage the website. Manage web content and visuals. Perform all marketing related web requests. Interface with all departments to ensure that web visuals and content are current, accurate, and consistent with the college’s marketing efforts and the University branding.
Design multi-media presentations for marketing venues.
Prepare documents to be camera-ready for commercial printing, including placement of all content and photos, and manipulation or photographic images.
Digitalize photographs and documents for use in marketing materials.
Maintain electronic photo library and archives.
Design, develop and print large-scale posters and signage.
Obtain quotes, and where necessary, write bid specs for jobs to be outsourced to commercial printers.
Design building banners and signage (i.e., college banners, open house banners.)
Convert documents to e-mail format, compress and attach visuals for press releases.
Manage Dining Service’s Social Media campaigns and overall presence. Including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Interface with other University departments regarding branding initiative and related matters.
Serve on college/university committees as assigned.
Serve as a liaison between Dining Services and the Campus Community.
Manage, hire, oversee, train and recruit student employees, as needed.
Create Multimedia & Presentations for campus events.
Perform other necessary duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
Personal computer, large format printer, scanning equipment, fax and copy machines, word processing, database management software, graphics software and DSLR Cameras. Social media. Adobe Creative Suite. HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript.
Required Qualifications
REQUIRED:
1. Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field.
2. Minimum three years’ professional experience in graphic design.
3. Demonstrated experience with promotional and design materials (i.e., creating, planning, organizing and producing).
4. Demonstrated experience in social media marketing.
5. Demonstrated website experience (i.e., designing, developing, coding, implementing and maintaining).
6. Demonstrated knowledge of marketing principles.
7. Demonstrated experience with digital photography.
8. Demonstrated experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc.)
9. Demonstrated experience with programming languages (HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, etc.)
10. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
11. Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills.
12. Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
13. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
14. Demonstrated supervisory experience.
15. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.
Preferred Qualifications
PREFERRED:
1. Demonstrated marketing experience.
2. Demonstrated graphic and web experience in higher education.
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ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Environmental Conditions
This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Posting Date
08/24/2022
Closing Date
09/14/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach the following 3 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:
(#1) Cover letter.
(#2) Resume.
(#3) “Other Document – References” – the names and contact information of three professional references (outside of URI).
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/10521
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
- Other Document – References
Optional Documents
