UTS - Temporary Graphic Designer at UNC Chapel Hill

About the role

This is a temporary position with an appointment length of 6 months to a year. The role is based in Chapel Hill, NC, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, onsite.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce high-quality print and digital materials that support marketing, advancement, events, programs, and institutional priorities.
• Create and update event collateral such as invitations, save-the-dates, programs, signage, name badges, displays, donor materials, and related promotional pieces.
• Develop graphics for email campaigns, websites, social media, digital advertising, and other online communications.
• Design and format presentations, briefing materials, proposals, reports, sponsorship materials, and other advancement communications.
• Support creative needs associated with facility transformations, new exhibits, immersive technology, and major public and donor-facing initiatives.
• Translate project briefs, messaging, and content into compelling visual concepts aligned with UNC and department brand standards.
• Adapt existing designs and campaigns into multiple sizes, formats, and applications while maintaining visual consistency.
• Prepare production-ready files and coordinate specifications for commercial printing, signage, displays, and other physical installations.
• Edit, retouch, crop, and optimize photography and other visual assets for print and digital use.
• Maintain organized project files, editable source files, fonts, images, and final production assets for reuse.
• Collaborate with Advancement, Marketing, Programs, Guest Relations, and other staff to meet communications needs.
• Incorporate feedback and complete revisions efficiently, often within short production timelines.
• Provide design support for high-priority and time-sensitive projects as needs arise.
• Review finished materials for visual quality, brand consistency, accuracy, accessibility, and production readiness.
• Coordinate with external printers, vendors, photographers, or other creative partners when necessary.
• Help strengthen and maintain a consistent visual identity across the department’s communications and experiences.
• Perform other graphic design and creative production duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in graphic design.
• Strong graphic design and visual communication skills, with a portfolio demonstrating high-quality print and digital work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
• Ability to work within established brand standards while creating fresh, engaging visual concepts.
• Experience designing event collateral, including invitations, signage, programs, presentations, digital displays, and promotional materials.
• Strong layout, typography, color, and composition skills.
• Experience preparing files for professional printing and production, including bleed, crop, color profiles, and print specifications.
• Ability to create graphics optimized for web, email, social media, and digital advertising.
• Experience creating or adapting PowerPoint presentation graphics and templates.
• Ability to resize, reformat, and adapt creative assets efficiently across multiple platforms and formats.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly with proofreading, brand consistency, image quality, and production specifications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions quickly while maintaining design quality.
• Strong organizational and file-management skills, including maintaining clear naming conventions and editable source files.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with marketing, advancement, events, and program staff.
• Demonstrated ability to take a creative brief or general concept and translate it into a polished visual product with limited supervision.
• Familiarity with accessible design practices and designing for varied audiences.

Preferred Skills

• Photography, photo editing, illustration, motion graphics, or basic video-editing skills.
• Familiarity with Canva and other rapid-production design platforms.
• Experience in higher education, museums, science organizations, nonprofits, fundraising, or cultural institutions.

Pay

$25.00 an hour.