Marketing & Design Co-op Student - A&F Campus Services Marketing

Job Overview

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Campus Services consists of all the non-academic business units that create a campus environment where all can study, live, work, meet, eat, park, shop, get fit, and stay. The marketing department supports and serves all those units, and also produces campus events. The role of Campus Services Marketing is to help translate prospect and customer/user needs into product and services solutions that help drive our business unit goals.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Assist with Designing visual communications for all Campus Services businesses, as well as campus partners. The department supports the efforts of Housing, Food Services, Campus Recreation, UC Bookstores, the Bearcat Card, Parking, Conference and Event Services, Printing and other business units providing services to the campus community (posters, flyers, digital signage, etc.)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with team to develop print, social and digital communications.
• Learn all design processes, branding procedures and assist in design campaigns.
• Design visually arresting collateral material, print products for various events at University of Cincinnati.
• Create design project logs on a regular basis to track ongoing and upcoming design projects.
• Assist team in identifying process improvement.
• Designing:
• Sketch thumbnails prior to creating concepts on computer.
• Provide proofing and/or editing.
• Assist in managing and updating Print/ Product as well an Onboarding Manuals.
• Upload and update photos, graphics and collaterals.
• Create compelling messaging and graphic/visual designs.
• Stay abreast of design trends, social mediums, etc.
• Perform various production duties based on departmental needs.
• Collaborate with marketing team to discuss design ideas and attend hand off meetings.
• Assist Sr. Designer to maintain project log sheet for all business units on a daily basis.
• Photography and Image Manipulation
• Photograph events as needed, source, edit and archive photographs. Student may be required to photograph events sometime after hours or on weekends per the event date.
• Source stock photos and manipulate images as and when needed.
• Social Media and Digital Signage: Project Execution
• Create art for the marketing team to deploy for digital screen, motion and social media.
• Skills
• Collaborate with marketing team to discuss design ideas and attend hand off meetings
• Utilize Creative Suite (Cloud) to generate and edit finished products and ensure that all design work follows university branding standards; experience with animation and video editing a plus.
• Edit/proof to ensure quality.
• Organizational skills to be able to handle multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with animations, photography, videography, Google, Excel, Word a plus.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent follow up skills.

Education/Qualifications

• Co-op employment must be related to some phase of the field of study in which the student is engaged, and diversified to afford a range of experience. Co-op students must meet the enrollment requirement for the entire quarter.

• Must be a student in Graphic Design/Visual Communication major or related field. Selected candidate may be invited to apply to return part-time during academic semesters.
• Ideal Qualifications: Pre-Junior in Communication Design. Part-time positions are open during academic semesters as well as full-time co-op.
• Employer Expectations for Co-ops on the Job: Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility; demonstrates flexibility in acceptance of assignments

Special Instructions for Applicants

Please provide a cover letter, resume and a portfolio link/PDF of the design portfolio.