Collaborate with the operations team, content creators, editors, other designers, photographers, videographers, web and digital teams, and appropriate staff to produce publications and other materials for university marketing and communications, recruiting, and events.

Design

• Work closely with the Director of Creative Services to ensure that designs align with design principles and brand standards.
• Communicate innovative brand ideas to stakeholders in straightforward, concise ways to internal stakeholders
• Brainstorm visual ideas with other members of the creative team
• Ability to design a wide variety of projects and communicate a clear, strategic design point of view on design projects.

Vendor Management

• Serve as a design contact for brand work with the university’s marketing and attend press checks as necessary.

Brand

• Assist in the development and implementation of the university’s brand, promotional campaigns, athletics, and academic division sub-brands
• Maintain the implementation of the university’s brand resources, such as Canva, including working with the design team on the continued development of brand resources
• Collaborate with photographers and videographers on needs

Mentorship

• Work with UCM’s interns.
• Seek out mentorship from marketing and design professionals either internally or externally to ensure that the university’s design team stays up-to-date with current trends.

Perform other related duties as required or assigned

• Experience in an in-house or advertising creative agency setting.
• Highly creative, curious, and imaginative.
• Knowledgeable of layout for digital and offset printing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborator who works and builds relationships across teams and projects
• Customer service skills; meets individuals where they are and works to solve problems that will satisfy everyone’s goals while elevating the brand.
• Comfortable creating and collaborating in the Google Workspace
• Self-motivated and well organized
• Ability to show discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Ability and willingness to work independently and in a team environment
• High-performer able to meet deadlines and prioritize a range of requests
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Keen attention to detail

- Knowledge of Microsoft tools (specifically Word and Powerpoint), Adobe XD, or Adobe After - - - Effects are a bonus but not required

• Knowledge of web email design a bonus but not required
• Knowledgeable crafting campaigns and brand experiences across digital, print, email, social, experiential, and out-of-home a bonus but not required

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