Education:
Minimum required: BFA in a visual arts discipline. Preferred: BFA in graphic design

Experience:
Minimum required: 5 years of agency or corporate experience in graphic design and/or creative services with performing arts events
Preferred: Management and art direction experience preferred

Skills, abilities or knowledge needed:
Excellent design skills, with the ability to understand and visually communicate the culture and disciplinary values of the fine and performing arts and communications

Excellent project management skills

Demonstrated successful design, integration, and delivery of projects on time and within budget

Skilled in design of e-mail campaigns and other online retention programs and campaigns

Understanding of and experience with the campaign process, providing direction and leadership, and creating deliverables that meet strategic objectives

Experience in creating promotional materials that can be utilized in various platforms (print, web, digital signage, multimedia, social media, TV, radio, etc.), as evidenced by portfolio review

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including copywriting

Strong conceptual skills, including online software concepts and online experience concepts

Understanding of and experience in corporate branding

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects/tasks of varying complexities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
Ability to organize, oversee, and give artistic direction to student designers

Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and InDesign

Skilled in Web UX and UI

Strong ability in user-oriented web design and related technologies such as HTML and CSS

Ongoing Management and development of Messaging and Branding

Consult with college deans, chairs, and directors to determine visual requirements for projects and internal needs

Create and refine the creative brief, the vision document that creates all guidelines for forthcoming messaging

Responsible to create messaging and platform strategies

Design for and maintain the look and feel of the college brand

Create online visual design (including branding, UI, visual concept, and icon design) for the college and its departments

Lead major brand brainstorming sessions

Lead the creative aspects of projects to completion and manage outside creative resources where necessary

Select advertising/marketing ideas and messaging directions to pursue and execute, ensuring all branding elements are unified and coherent throughout the organization

Quality control filter for all visual and verbal communications associated with a brand or advertising campaign

Meet regularly with internal and external vendors to collaborate, pitch ideas and campaigns, and receive feedback

Management of Creative Services Team
Proactively organize work-flow to meet deadlines and budget

Manage designers and copywriters providing feedback, direction, and instruction.

Oversee and direct all creative services projects.

Mentor the Creative Services Team, including students.

Meet with the Marketing Director often to report on strategies, progress, budget, processes, and potential improvements.

Creating deliverables (Designing, Writing)

Work directly on projects including designing and copywriting duties, which may include writing and/or designing on-air spots, print ads, blog posts, internal materials, and anything else that is needed.

Contact: BYU Employment Office

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Additional information and requirements are posted at this web site:
https://yjobs.byu.edu/postings/434

801 422-4588

BYU is an equal opportunity employer.

Position closes March 28, 2013.