Graphic Designer and Event Coordinator
- Workplace
- On-site
- Commitment
- Full-time
- Salary
- $16/hr
- Posted
The role involves conceptualizing and producing professional marketing materials for a community college, including graphic design, signage, and print/digital collateral. The person coordinates and executes physical marketing and event production activities, managing event logistics, merchandise production, and real-time event marketing needs. They ensure brand compliance and ADA accessibility standards across all materials and signage. The position also includes mentoring graphic design interns and student workers, participating in marketing planning sessions, and collaborating with the communications and marketing team. This is a full-time, on-campus role requiring a physical presence to fulfill duties and college-related responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualizes, plans, designs, and produces a wide range of specialized graphic and/or illustrative material, to institutional publications, marketing/communication collateral, and other print/digital materials, as appropriate.
- Helps in the production process; selects appropriate production media and materials, such as ink and paper; inspects proofs for accuracy and adherence to appropriate production standards before gaining final approval from Director of Communication and Marketing for print.
- Manage production schedules and logistics for marketing materials and event promotions.
- Respond to emergent real-time event marketing needs, signage production, and logistics support.
- Manage merchandise production and ordering for events and promotional campaigns.
- Monitors and ensures compliance with institutional branding, quality, and regulatory guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with ADA accessibility standards in all event signage and marketing materials.
- Ability to assist department and college staff, contractors, and vendors, in identifying and developing graphic, communication and event solutions to specific communication needs and problems
- Participates in production and/or marketing planning group sessions and meetings, on a project basis.
- Teaches/Demonstrates and advises graphic design interns/student workers on new methods/techniques used in creation of graphics.
- Stay current on emerging marketing trends and technologies.
- Conduct internal professional development training sessions.
- Collaborate actively with Communications and Marketing team members.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or a closely related field OR equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, Marketing, Communications, or related field and two years of experience.
- Photography experience.
- Certification in event marketing or experiential marketing.
- Completion of FEMA ICS-100 training.
- ADA accessibility compliance training.
- Large-format printing and event merchandising experience.
- Membership in marketing or event production industry organizations.