5007 Graphic Designer, ETC
POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Graphic Designer, ETC
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 5007
GRADE 42
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Production Manager, ETC
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Director, ETC
The Graphic Designer, ETC is responsible for producing a wide variety of printed and electronic materials for academic and administrative departments and faculty which may include projects such as academic posters, brochures, banners, ads, other publications, electronic presentations, and web page graphic design services. The Graphic Designer, ETC uses invention, imagination, originality, creativity, and talent to take projects from concept to delivery. The Graphic Designer, ETC considers instructional design and visual literacy principles as they relate to the pedagogical needs of the project, participates in project interviews, develops concepts and designs, directs photo shoots, uses illustrations, presents the design layout to the client, makes presentations to clients, and prepares print-ready digital files and camera-ready art through desktop publishing. The Graphic Designer, ETC provides cross-training within project development to encourage professional development opportunities with clients. The Graphic Designer, ETC may assist other staff by producing projects they have designed.
Education: A high school diploma is required; a bachelor’s degree with a major in Design Arts or a related field is preferred.
Experience: Five years of experience as a full-time graphic designer is required with a high school diploma. With a bachelor’s degree as described above, two years of work experience in graphic design or three semesters of experience as a part-time student designer in a professional setting is required. Experience in a university setting is preferred. Experience designing on a Macintosh computer using software packages such as PageMaker, OuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe PhotoShop is required.
Skills: Must demonstrate creative talent as a designer, including the ability to combine function and visual appearance to achieve successful communication. Strong personal and group communication and nterpersonal skills as well as good organizational and planning skills are required.
Effort: The position requires an extensive amount of time working at a computer workstation with single or multiple monitors. Must possess physical dexterity sufficient for precise cutting, trimming, and mounting. Some lifting of printed materials and equipment weighing up to thirty pounds may be required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Produces effective graphic design projects from concept to delivery by participating in project interviews, developing concepts and designs, directing photo shoots, using illustrations, making presentations to clients, producing proofs, and preparing camera-ready artwork through desktop publishing.
2. Meets the client’s or department’s communication objectives through a thorough knowledge of typography and design in order to develop concepts, sketches, comprehensives, or camera ready art and advises clients of appropriate options to achieve their communication objectives.
3. Designs, prepares, and delivers training sessions and workshops that impart collaborative learning, professional development, and transfer of skills for faculty and staff and provides cross-training within project development to encourage professional development opportunities with clients.
4. Designs and produces large format academic and departmental poster presentations for display.
5. Designs, creates, prepares, and assists faculty and staff in building electronic presentations and visual media for classroom, departmental, and college applications.
6. Provides creative insight and expertise on the overall ETC web presence, creates web graphics, designs web pages, and performs necessary updates and revisions to the ETC web site.
7. Provides photographic support through digital acquisition, compositing, editing, and proofing for print, web, and electronic presentation applications.
8. Operates within budgets and deadlines established with clients, prepares specifications for print vendors, prepares cost estimates, orders mailing labels as needed and follows USPS regulations, verifies the project is complete and ready to deliver, prepares billing for clients, and archives the work electronically and in hard copy.
9. Creates printed and electronic material by utilizing available desktop publishing software and becoming proficient in new software programs and versions.
10. Assists the supervisor or other staff by performing edits for various projects.
11. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, maintaining a current knowledge of desktop publishing, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as required by the designated supervisor.
12. Contributes to the overall success of the department by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The Graphic Designer, ETC is supervised by ETC Production Manager, regularly supervises an intern, and may supervise student workers.
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 2 - 900 Points: Entry-level professional knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, and methods of non-technical administrative and managerial functions. Knowledge permits the employee to carry out basic recurring tasks and routine portions of assignments or to carry out less demanding professional elements of assignments in areas including communications, social sciences, art and design, education, and related functions while gaining in familiarity with the University's policies and goals, business practices and/or accounting systems. This level of knowledge permits the employee to schedule and carry out the steps of a limited operation or project to complete stages of a multi-phase project. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in an unspecified field or a specific background in a non-technical area. Knowledge requirements may also include a limited amount of related work experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 2 - 130 Points: Regular, but limited, supervision, training, or directing the work assignments of (a) small numbers of student, part-time or temporary workers, or (b) one or more permanent, full-time employees. The nature of supervision is largely confined to scheduling work and assigning tasks. Supervision at this level typically does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities, and supervisory duties typically do not consume a large portion of the work day.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 2 - 100 Points: Interactions are generally routine and structured involving employees inside the University, students, or the general public. The purpose may include obtaining or clarifying facts, coordinating work, solving recurring problems, or providing factual information to others. Contacts may be with coworkers or structured exchanges with students, faculty, or the general public, and are generally for the purpose of exchanging information.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 2 - 250 Points: The employee carries out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results indicated by the supervisor. Typically, standard operating procedures, handbooks, and/or reference manuals exist for most procedures, but the employee must select from the most appropriate of several guidelines and make minor adjustments to methods. Unforeseen situations are normally referred to others for resolution. Assignments are related in function and objective, but processes, procedures, or software varies from one assignment to another. Based on the assignment, the employee uses diverse, but conventional, methods, techniques, or approaches. Employees in jobs at this level may perform work that is moderately complex, but normally performed within a fairly narrow and specific functional area.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 2 - 400 Points: Work involves services including collecting, processing, and disseminating information and providing advice to others. Work activities may be complex and likely affect the accuracy, reliability, or acceptability of further processes or services to the extent that others rely on the advice given in order to make decisions. Work activities typically affect the efficiency of the department but have relatively minor effects on operations within the cost center. Individuals in jobs at this level are often responsible for actively documenting, monitoring, and controlling expenditures. Incumbents may recommend minor expenditures, but have no substantive authority over budgets.