Creative Designer

Long Island University; Village of Brookville (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Long Island University seeks a highly creative designer to help drive the visual expression of the LIU brand. This role will collaborate with the Senior Creative Designer to develop compelling campaigns across print, digital, social, events, and multimedia, translating university priorities into engaging storytelling.

The designer will lead creative direction, quality design execution, and ensure consistency across all communications to elevate enrollment, advancement, alumni engagement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional graphic design experience.
• Portfolio showcasing branding, print and digital work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (PS, AI, ID).
• Experience across print, digital, social, email, and environmental graphics.

Responsibilities

• Design major marketing campaigns and ensure brand consistency.
• Develop concepts, visual identities, and campaign strategies.
• Lead design for admissions materials, donor communications, athletics promotions, and flagship publications.
• Art direct photography, video, illustration, and multimedia content to align with brand standards.
• Collaborate with marketing, web, content, and social teams on integrated campaigns.
• Support visual design for major University events.

Skills

Brand development

Typography

Layout design

Project management

Communication

Multi-channel design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Job Description

Long Island University seeks a highly creative designer to help drive the visual expression of the LIU brand. This role will work directly with the Senior Creative Designer to help develop compelling creative campaigns and communications that support enrollment, advancement, alumni engagement, athletics, and institutional reputation. Working across print, digital, social media, environmental graphics, events, and multimedia, they will translate institutional priorities into impactful visual storytelling while ensuring a consistent and engaging brand experience across all audience touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction & Design Excellence

• Design creative direction and execution of major University marketing campaigns and initiatives.
• Champion and evolve the LIU brand while maintaining consistency across all communications.
• Develop original concepts, visual identities, and campaign strategies that support institutional goals.
• Present creative solutions and recommendations to University leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain high standards of design excellence across all marketing materials.

Design & Content Development

• Demonstrated experience designing high-quality print publications and marketing materials, including magazines, catalogs, postcards, brochures, and other collateral, with exceptional attention to typography, photo composition, layout, and print production standards.
• Design and produce creative assets for print, digital, social media, advertising, publications, presentations, and events.
• Lead the design of admissions materials, donor communications, athletics promotions, institutional campaigns, and flagship publications.
• Art direct photography, video, illustration, and multimedia content to ensure alignment with brand standards and campaign objectives.
• Support the visual design of major University events.

Marketing & Collaboration

• Partner with colleagues across marketing, web, content, social media, photography, and video to develop integrated, multi-channel campaigns.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a related field.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of professional graphic design or creative services experience, preferably in higher education, nonprofit, agency, or in-house marketing environments.
• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing strong creative, branding, print, and digital design work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience designing for multiple channels, including print, digital, social media, email marketing, and environmental graphics.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, visual storytelling, and brand development.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience working within established brand guidelines while contributing innovative creative solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education marketing, admissions, advancement, athletics, or nonprofit communications.
• Knowledge of motion graphics, video editing, photography direction, and multimedia production.
• Experience with web design principles and content management systems.
• Familiarity with social media advertising and digital marketing best practices.
• Ability to art direct external creative vendors, photographers, videographers, and freelancers.

LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.