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Graphic Designer

Employer
Northeastern University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jun 23, 2022

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Arts, Design & Graphic Arts
Employment Level
Administrative
Employment Type
Full Time


Graphic Designer

About the Opportunity

SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES

Northeastern University's Experiential Digital Global Education Division (EDGE) is seeking a Graphic Designer to create innovative educational media content in support of teaching and learning goals of our digital learning products.

The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate a strong eye for effective typography, iconography, color, and layout to conceptualize a diverse array of digital assets to support our global audiences. This position requires a high level of cross-functional collaboration, teamwork, and excellent communication.

The Graphic Designer will demonstrate a strong eye for effective typography, iconography, color, and layout to conceptualize a diverse array of digital assets to support our global audiences. This position requires a high level of cross-functional collaboration, teamwork, and excellent communication.

The Graphic Designer will work closely with Learning Experience Designers and Faculty to conceptualize, design and develop engaging educational content including charts, infographics, pdfs, slides and interactives. The person in this role will build for scalability, by anticipating the reuse of effects and styles. In addition to having strong typographic and visualization skills, the person in this role will need to apply project management skills to manage medium to large scale content development projects.

This role will be responsible for:
  • Media Vision: Support development of design strategy for products
  • Media Development: Design and execute educational digital content to support the teaching and learning goals
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with Design Managers, Learning Experience Designers and Faculty to gather design requirements to conceptualize media for digital learning products


QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree required in Graphic Design, Digital Media/Visual Communications, or related field.
  • 3-5 years of professional design experience creating successful multimedia, from concept to production.
  • Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite with an emphasis on Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign; experience with other applications such as Animate, After Effects or Premiere Pro a plus.
  • Ability to conceptualize, develop, and execute creative concepts primarily for digital platforms
  • Skilled at design, layout, and formatting of materials. Ability to integrate typographic, photographic, illustrative and graphic elements.
  • Ability to create visuals and interactive graphics that translate instructional concepts.
  • Strong commitment to user-centered design principles, inclusive-design, and experience designing for ADA compliance.
  • Demonstrated ability to be a creative thought leader and doer with an eye for detail.
  • Innovative thinker with passion for learning about latest industry trends, best practices, and tools for developing digital experiences
  • Ability to generate and present clear ideas that meet project objectives while complying with brand and product guidelines, upholding Northeastern University's values of inclusive excellence
  • Ability to take feedback from team members and clients and find the best ways to address concerns and provide new solutions
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to take on new projects and assignments on short notice
  • Strong attention to detail and decision-making skills
  • Strong organizational skills while working on multiple projects and completing high-quality work against strict and conflicting deadlines
  • Proven ability to work effectively with vendors, when relevant, and collaborate with team members
  • Ability to maintain focus on priorities while multi-tasking and thrive in an agile environment
  • Positive and professional attitude; interest in learning new skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interact with faculty and staff in a sensitive manner, maintaining positive relationships and building consensus
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
  • Committed to creating a professional collaborative work environment by demonstrating a respect for colleagues and their expertise; cultivating open communication & feedback; and inspiring a unified commitment to elevating the standard of quality of the deliverables.


This position is eligible for remote work.

Position Type

Marketing and Communications

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Graphic-Designer_R106837 jeid-e369ff60dc93d546b5562449f839847d

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