Assistant Art Director, Brand Studio

Commonwealth of VA Careers

Charlottesville (VA)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

University Communications at the University of Virginia seeks an Assistant Art Director or Art Director to join the Brand Studio. You will translate strategy into compelling visual concepts and provide art direction across digital and print media.

Lead small-to-medium projects, coordinate with photographers, video producers, designers and vendors, and ensure on-brand, accessible outputs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with two or more years of relevant professional experience in conceptual and production design for digital and print media.
Portfolio demonstrating project ownership and art-direction capability.
Ability to translate strategy into visual concepts and maintain brand standards.

Responsibilities

Concept, design and deliver content for marketing, digital, licensing, environmental uses across print and digital media.
Translate strategy and goals into original visual concepts and design systems.
Provide art direction for photo, video, illustration, and environmental design components; develop mood boards and production guidance.
Own assignments and lead small-to-medium projects from brief through final delivery, including file prep and archiving.
Apply typography, layout, color and asset selection to articulate the University brand across platforms.
Follow graphic standards and style guides; suggest refinements for consistency.
Collaborate with writers, photographers, designers, vendors and stakeholders.
Present concepts and design rationales; incorporate feedback toward goals.
Prepare production-ready files and coordinate with vendors for reproduction.
Track workload and deliver on schedule within budgets.