The UNM Health and Health Sciences Marketing and Communications Department (MarComm) is looking for an exceptional graphic designer to support the UNM School of Medicine! The selected candidate will be on the MarComm team but will work directly with the School's executive leadership team as well. The selected candidate will focus squarely on the School's marketing needs while working closely with a dyad partner who will support the School's communication needs. MarComm is a highly skilled department meeting the communication and marketing needs of UNM's Health Clinical System and the Health Sciences academic and research units. The UNM School of Medicine is New Mexico's only school educating and training MDs and a wide variety of health professions.
Under limited supervision, designs and/or coordinates the development and design of a wide range of electronic and/or printed graphic materials, involving a variety of integrated steps and processes, and requiring extensive knowledge of specialized, multi-faceted design concepts and media. Creates complex, original graphic design and comprehensive layout concepts, and oversees and coordinates production of materials. May lead and guide the work of graphic designers and/or students.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Conceptualizes, plans, designs, and produces a wide range
of specialized graphic and/or illustrative material, to include multimedia
concepts; writes and edits basic copy.
2. Works with clientele to ascertain needs and to develop
graphic directions, concepts, and specifications for assigned projects.
3. Plans production schedules for the various steps in the
design process; analyzes project development costs and develops project budgets and
workflow for multiple concurrent projects; participates in production and/or
marketing planning group sessions and meetings.
4. Identifies, selects, and coordinates vendors for printing and
publication services, as appropriate to the project; may write and process
requests for proposals for printing requisitions; identifies and recommends
contractors, printers, illustrators, photographers, and/or cartographers.
5. Oversees and coordinates the production process; develops
and writes printing and/or other production specifications, and selects
appropriate production media and materials, such as ink and paper; inspects
proofs for accuracy and adherence to appropriate production standards.
6. Provides creative and technical advice and guidance, and
serves as liaison with production personnel, authors, publishers, clients,
and/or printing representatives on permission information, design and technical
graphics issues.
7. May coordinate a graphics or photographic library and/or
maintain digital records.
8. May create and produce animated videos and animated
portions of live videos using computers and video production equipment.
9. May supervise and/or lead lower graded staff and/or
student employees.
10. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Bachelor's degree; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
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