Student Hourly-Graphic Design Intern

Position Overview

Job Description

• Design engaging graphic based designs for print and digital use. This can include event/workshop marketing materials, brand guides, branded promotional items, web designs, posters, banners, flyers, TV graphics, PowerPoints and other marketing materials as needed.
• Enhance and maintain Academic Success brand, informed by Towering Toward the Blue brand standards (brand.ku.edu). Design swag and promotional materials for multiple units.
• Conduct market and industry research to understand target audiences by obtaining knowledge of past, current and future trends. Focusing on trend-forecasting to create graphics that may not be shared immediately.
• Understand and implement critiques and edits as necessary.
• Participate in weekly Marketing Team meetings and brainstorming sessions related to the development of current and future marketing and advertising campaigns.
• Work in collaboration with other members of the Digital Media Team (graphic design, photo, video, social media).
• Assist in the development of marketing campaigns to promote Academic Success initiatives, such as events and campaigns for multiple units.
• Complete assigned Professional Development courses/workshops.
• Take part in creating projects outside of ticketed projects.
• Attend networking events to expand your professional community.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working with Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, as shown in application materials.
• Experience with Canva, Figma, Lightroom, Premiere Pro and/or Adobe Express, as shown in application materials.
• Experience with visual design with skills in brand identity, as shown in application materials.
• Previous work experience which required prioritizing tasks and projects independently and collaboratively to meet established deadlines, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Previous work experience which required strong communication skills, as demonstrated by application materials.
• Previous work experience which required focused work on multiple projects simultaneously, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Experience requiring flexibility in adjusting deadlines for deliverables throughout the creative process, as shown in application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office 364.
• Experience supporting creative and innovative strategical thinking, with the ability to understand marketing strategies for short-term and long-term campaigns.
• Experience with the principles and practices of digital, in-person and print based marketing.
• Experience working with management, and planning strategies for design focused collaborative projects, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Prior experience in digital media marketing.

Position Requirements

• Employment Conditions: (2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume
• List of three (3) professional references.
• 3-5 examples of your graphic design work.

Contact Information to Applicants

k.quaranta@ku.edu