Digital and Graphic Designer

This full-time position, reporting to the Director of Marketing within Admissions, produces the primary design function for print and digital outreach at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU).  This position is responsible for delivering effective, aesthetic, on-brand and on-strategy creative for digital outreach, including banner ads, social media graphics, email creative, brochures, print and digital advertising, and video. 

DUTIES:

• Collaborate with the Communications and Marketing teams to design and produce the print and digital version of the IWU Magazine (3 issues per year), and the Annual Report (1 issue per year).
• Partner with the Office of Advancement for the design production of Advancement digital and print outreach, including donor leave-behind pieces, print and digital graphics for All In for Wesleyan, Homecoming, Alumni Connections and other targeted Advancement Office needs.
• Collaborate with Director of Marketing to manage the incoming digital and print needs as they arrive from other campus departments, collect printing bids, and see assigned projects through the print and delivery process.
• Collaborate with creative team to formulate strategies, plan and conceptualize projects.  Work with marketing team and web designer to ensure aesthetics are aligned with usability, accessibility, and web standards.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required; graphic design, digital design or related degree preferred.  Experience my substitute for some of the educational requirement.
• Minimum of three years’ related work experience. Experience in higher education preferred.
• Proven experience with the Adobe suite of print and digital design software, a portfolio of digital and print design, and a history with collaborate team design approaches.

Portfolio/work samples are requested.  Please download the application at www.iwu.edu/human-resources/Positions.html.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Send to:
 

Illinois Wesleyan University

Human Resources

209 Holmes Hall

1312 Park Street

Bloomington, IL 61701

Fax 309-556-1710, (please include coversheet)

hr@iwu.edu

The final candidate will pass a pre-employment background investigation.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s sexual misconduct policy may be accessed at www.iwu.edu/human-resources/SexualMisconductPolicy.html  Illinois Wesleyan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed Diversity and Inclusive Excellence; details at https://www.iwu.edu/diversity/