Graphic Designer

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The Graphic Designer works directly with the Production Artist Manager and is responsible for translating the Full Sail and Full Sail DC3 brand and message for both graphic and animated assets. The Designer also works alongside the Instructional Designer and the Instructional Design Manager, to design, produce, and facilitate the production needs for the DC3 team.
The Graphic Designer will apply art and layout skills to create visually engaging concepts such as logos, communication, and media for use in media assets for the DC3 courses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design original assets for use in animation, motion graphics, and other digital media. 

• Ability to understand, interpret, and explain complex concepts, visually. 

• Build reports, slide decks, and data visualizations that communicate DC3 ideas. 

• Collaborate with internal team members to understand project assignment, audience, and intended message. 

• Chooses graphics, animation, art, and photography to apply to assigned projects. 

• Create original assets and content, including illustrations and motion graphics. 

• Revises projects as necessary based on collaborative review. 

• Record, photograph, and document events produced by DC3. 

• Collaborate with Production Artist Manager, Instructional Designer, and Instructional Design Manager. 

• Use creative skills in art and design to communicate a story, message, or idea in support of instructional content delivery. 

Other Responsibilities:

• Occasional evening or weekend hours. 

• Adhere to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University. 

• Attend meetings to receive leadership development and updates on strategic initiatives. 

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission and values of the university. 

• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

NO

Competencies:

• Ability to work on several projects at once with little prior notification and work independently. 

• Ability to collaborate with all types of stakeholders: faculty, staff, and administration. 

• Ability to meet deadlines and oversee a project. 

• Attention to detail.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Art, Graphic Arts or related field
• Three years’ experience as a graphic designer
• Two years’ experience with interactive design (PDF, ePub, web)
• At least one year experience in a long-format production environment
• An online portfolio or PDF must be submitted for consideration

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• None required

Computer/Equipment Skills:

• Proficiency using Adobe Creative Suite programs (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition and Premiere) 

• Proficiency using applications for reporting, file sharing, and communication, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Keynote, Dropbox, and Google Docs 

• Creating, editing and presenting multimedia projects 

• Sound planning, organization, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills 

• Knowledge of cameras, lighting, and audio visual equipment 

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active customer and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system; enter alpha-numeric data into a computerized system often while listening on the telephone. May be subject to bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.