Brand Studio Designer: Visual Storyteller for Higher Ed

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

University Communications seeks a designer to join the Brand Studio, supporting the UVA brand through thoughtful, accurate and engaging visual work. Reporting to the associate creative director, the designer translates strategy and content into clear, effective and on-brand designs across digital and print channels.

The role collaborates with writers, editors, developers, photographers, video producers, marketing professionals, licensing partners, social media managers and other designers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field and portfolio.
• 1–3 years of related professional experience preferred.
• Ability to translate strategy into clear, brand-consistent design across digital and print.

Responsibilities

• Create and produce visual content for marketing, digital, licensing, environmental, print applications, editorial and social media.
• Develop layouts, typography, graphics, photo treatments, infographics and production-ready files for campaigns.
• Select, size, crop, and retouch photography and other visual assets; create collages and supporting artwork.

Skills

Graphic design principles

Typography

Layout

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

PowerPoint

Figma

Job description

University Communications seeks a designer to join the Brand Studio, supporting the UVA brand through thoughtful, accurate and engaging visual work. Reporting to the associate creative director, the designer translates strategy and content into clear, effective and on-brand designs across digital and print channels.

The role collaborates with writers, editors, developers, photographers, video producers, marketing professionals, licensing partners, social media managers and other designers.