Brand and UX Designer

Campus

Position Title: Brand and UX Designer

Reports to: Vice President for Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Brand and UX Designer to join the Cottey Marketing team. This position will design a wide variety of things across digital and non-digital media. To be successful in this position, you’ll need to be a good communicator, a self-starter, organized, capable of delivering clear creative ideas, and show remarkable attention to detail.

Brand and UX Designer Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Cottey marketing team, internal clients, and outside creative professionals on creative work.
• Strategically translating client needs into creative design concepts that enhance the intended meaning of the work.
• Designing visual concepts using design software.
• Selecting colors, fonts, photographs, layouts and other design elements to communicate creative concepts while maintaining the Cottey brand.
• Articulating and pitching creative ideas and concepts to marketing team and internal clients.
• Designing graphics for including but not limited to social media, print, email, website, campus digital displays, and video graphics.
• Help guide and maintain the Cottey College brand.

Graphic Designer Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding of print, digital and electronic media.
• Exceptional creative layout, design and art skills; must have the ability to conceptualize and visualize.
• Excellent command of English language, grammar, spelling and usage.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing using a variety of writing styles to a range of audiences.
• Flexibility and attention to details.
• Desktop publishing tools and graphic design software.
• Time-management skills.
• Project management skills.
• Deadline-oriented.
• Handles rejection.
• Must have full-spectrum color vision correctable to 20/20 including being able to distinguish varying shades of gray and amounts of contrast.

Credentials and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, marketing, or web development.
• Three (3) years of design experience.
• Three (3) years of using Adobe design software including: InDesign, PhotoShop, and Illustrator.
• Two (2) years of experience with HTML, CSS, and web responsive design.
• Knowledge of digital printing process and equipment preferred.

Application Requirements:

Required for Application: Resume, Cover Letter, and Design Portfolio

Must include a creative portfolio (can be a link in the Resume or Cover Letter). The creative portfolio must include at minimum 3 publication/web samples of design work.

Work Hours: This is a full-time position at 40 hour per week and some nights and weekends will be required. This position may be eligible for remote