Mount Hood Community College: Part-Time Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer is needed in Gresham, United States.

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Client: Mount Hood Community College

Location: Gresham, United States

Contract: Part Time

Supports the marketing and communications team visually by designing a variety of print pieces including publications, flyers, advertisements, web and social media among other assets; crafts and edits video shorts or long-form video assets; and takes photos at events. Works independently and in a team environment with coordinators, designers, photographers, educators, and writers to conceptualize and create original designs for publications. Works closely with event planners and other deadline-driven teams.

Essential Duties:

• Actively participates and provides input in developing creative concepts and graphic/video presentations.
• Consults with and provides recommendations to college employees concerning their marketing needs. Works closely with them to develop visual assets. Edits and revises projects, and secures approval for final print/display.
• Consults with the Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communication and other stakeholders as appropriate on projects including layout, paper, colors, and other graphic elements.
• Ensures that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Actively works with the marketing team and other internal stakeholders to create video content ideas, executes these ideas, and edits them.
• Performs graphic design duties including design and production of advertising, publications, and other collateral, including print and digital media.
• Takes photographs and edits or manipulates imagery for assigned print, web, and digital projects.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, art, or related field
• Three (3) years of graphic design experience and /or video creation and editing experience
• Advanced (high level) knowledge of desktop publishing software such as Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop, Bridge, Premier Pro, After Effects, etc.
• Intermediate (considerable) knowledge of Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Intermediate (considerable) knowledge of current computer software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and presentation applications, preferably within Microsoft Office.
• Experience preparing print-ready CMYK art files for production
• Experience with digital photography, enhancements, touch-ups, and image manipulation.

At the college’s discretion, additional qualifying education/experience may be substituted for education/experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a college or university setting.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to build and maintain collaborative, working relationships with college employees, students, vendors, volunteers, and others as appropriate
• Knowledge of Asana or experience using similar productivity software
• Knowledge of illustration
• Ability to understand, interpret and apply creative concepts
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to be flexible, manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities, work under pressure, and meet deadlines
• Ability to do light writing/editing
• Knowledge of the Associated Press (AP) style
• Ability to create projects for variable data such as customizing print pieces for mailing, numbering parking passes, etc.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team; be self-directed.