Creative Services Specialist

Great Basin College; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health insurance

12 paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Leave accrual

No state income tax

Free parking

Tuition benefits

Job summary

Great Basin College seeks a Creative Services Specialist to design brand-aligned print and digital materials, create social media content, and support multimedia storytelling. The role emphasizes typography, page setting, copywriting, and applying design principles to maintain brand standards.

You will manage project intake, timelines, and resources while collaborating with internal teams to deliver high-quality visual assets for recruitment, advancement, and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field is required or preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience in graphic design, marketing, or communications.
• Experience with brand standards and producing print and digital materials.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Express, and Canva.

Responsibilities

• Design and content/asset creation for print and digital materials.
• Design branded print and digital materials including flyers, brochures, posters, ads, event signage, and web/social graphics.
• Support the creation of visual content for GBC’s social media channels in coordination with the marketing team.
• Prepare documents for professional print production and coordinate with vendors for quality and timely delivery.
• Maintain the College’s visual identity and design consistency across platforms.
• Develop and maintain branded templates for internal and external use.
• Organize and manage digital assets including photos, logos, templates, and design files.
• Collaborate with internal departments to deliver creative solutions aligned with messaging and brand guidelines.
• Support execution of integrated marketing campaigns with timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with Communications Manager to support social media calendars and campaigns.
• Fulfill design requests in a timely, high-quality manner per brand standards and accessibility.

Skills

Graphic design

Marketing materials design

Typography

Copywriting

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Express

Canva

Project management

Education

Associate degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Express

Canva

Asana

Monday.com

Trello

Job description

Creative Services Specialist

The Creative Services Specialist plays a key role in producing visually compelling and brand-aligned content that supports the College’s communications and marketing goals. Reporting to the Communications and Marketing Manager, this position contributes to recruitment, advancement, and community engagement initiatives by designing print and digital materials, creating content for social media, and supporting multimedia storytelling. Candidates should have a deep understanding of typography, visual design, page setting and copywriting, and should be able to apply primary design principles in creative and effective ways while maintaining brand standards and consistency. The Creative Services Specialist also assists with preparing materials for print production, maintaining visual consistency across platforms, and supporting the execution of integrated marketing campaigns. Working in a collaborative environment, the Creative Services Specialist manages creative project intake, prioritization, timelines, workflows, and resources to produce workplans and assets while providing exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders. This position’s work location is on-site at the Elko Nevada Great Basin College campus.

Major Responsibilities

• Design and Content/Asset Creation
• Design branded print and digital materials including flyers, brochures, posters, ads, event signage, and web and social media graphics.
• Support the creation of visual content for GBC’s social media channels in coordination with the marketing team.
• Prepare documents for professional print production, support in-house printing operations, and coordinate with external print and production vendors to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Maintain the College’s visual identity and ensure design consistency across platforms and projects.
• Develop and maintain branded templates for internal and external use.
• Organize and manage digital assets including photos, logos, templates, and design files.
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand project needs and deliver creative solutions that align with institutional messaging, brand guidelines, tone and voice.
• Support the execution of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring timely and high-quality visual deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Communications Manager to support social media calendars and campaign timelines.
• Fulfill design requests in a timely, high-quality manner in accordance with brand standards and accessibility best practices.
• Coordinate the placement of content with publishing and media partners including radio, out-of-home, digital platforms, print publications, and direct mail.
• Other Duties
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience in graphic design, marketing, or communications.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience using graphic design and marketing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Express, and Canva.
• Proven, professional track record in developing graphic design materials for both print and digital applications.
• Experience ensuring content accuracy and alignment with brand tone and institutional style guides.
• Experience designing and executing creative marketing campaigns.
• Familiarity with technical tools for distributing marketing content and analyzing performance data including email marketing platforms, website CMS, and social media management tools.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• A valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of progressively responsible experience managing projects, preferably in marketing, communications, higher education, or a similar environment.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field or a combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience using project management software (such as Asana, Monday.com, Trello, Wrike, Basecamp, or similar platforms).
• Familiarity with digital marketing, social media, website projects, print production, and branding.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Organize and manage numerous projects simultaneously.
• Establish priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Build positive working relationships across campus.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Think strategically while managing day-to-day details.
• Exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Analyze workflows and recommend process improvements.
• Adapt to changing priorities and institutional needs.

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in a standard office environment. Frequent use of computers and standard office equipment. Occasional lifting of materials up to 45 pounds. Occasional evening or weekend work in support of campus events.

Travel

This position may require travel to other campus locations and throughout the service-area, which could include occasional overnight stays with or without reasonable accommodation as per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Travel is part of supporting students and programs across the region. A strong commitment to serving rural communities is essential.

Compensation

Grade Administrative Faculty – B This is a 12 month "A" contract position, 12 month contracts are used for year round programs. The budgeted salary range for this position is $44,756 - $55,000 Salary is based on relatable education and experience, internal equity and budgets.

Perks of Working at Great Basin College

• Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.
• Health insurance options including medical, dental and vision
• 12 paid holidays
• Life insurance, long-term disability
• Generous annual and sick leave with 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days. ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
• No state income tax!
• Free Parking
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees
• Great Basin College is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• ExemptYes Full-Time Equivalent100.0%

About Great Basin College

Located in the high desert of rural Nevada, Great Basin College is a Carnegie classified baccalaureate and associates degree granting institution embracing a comprehensive hybrid mission to deliver a full four-year liberal arts and sciences, community college and applied technical learning curricula. With its main campus in Elko, a beautiful site with residential housing and state-of-the-art learning technologies, GBC serves the largest geographic area of Nevada’s colleges. Great Basin College serves the citizens residing in ten of Nevada’s most rural counties, covering 86,514 square miles and bordering five states. This service area includes centers in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca. Additionally, satellite locations can be found in twenty other frontier communities. Our vast geography is known for its spectacular mountain ranges and picturesque valleys, providing a myriad of outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition, Elko is home to several well-known western museums and the world renown, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, begun 35 years ago to honor and share the traditions of Western storytelling, nurturing the expressive culture of the American West. GBC provides a "private college" experience with public college affordable access to postsecondary education in an environment that embraces and respects all cultures. It stands among the most innovative colleges in America, integrating many disciplines into single courses and programs, helping students to develop critical thinking and self-directed learning skills. Graduates of Great Basin College are fully prepared to enter their chosen careers with the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the global marketplace. For more information visit GBC or the Area website.

Located in the high desert of rural Nevada, Great Basin College is a Carnegie classified baccalaureate and associates degree granting institution embracing a comprehensive hybrid mission to deliver a full four-year liberal arts and sciences, community college and applied technical learning curricula. With its main campus in Elko, a beautiful site with residential housing and state-of-the-art learning technologies, GBC serves the largest geographic area of Nevada’s colleges. Great Basin College serves the citizens residing in ten of Nevada’s most rural counties, covering 86,514 square miles and bordering five states. This service area includes centers in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca. Additionally, satellite locations can be found in twenty other frontier communities. Our vast geography is known for its spectacular mountain ranges and picturesque valleys, providing a myriad of outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition, Elko is home to several well-known western museums and the world renown, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, begun 35 years ago to honor and share the traditions of Western storytelling, nurturing the expressive culture of the American West. GBC provides a "private college" experience with public college affordable access to postsecondary education in an environment that embraces and respects all cultures. It stands among the most innovative colleges in America, integrating many disciplines into single courses and programs, helping students to develop critical thinking and self-directed learning skills. Graduates of Great Basin College are fully prepared to enter their chosen careers with the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the global marketplace. For more information visit GBC or the Area website.

Employee Rights and Contact

Joshua Sant Executive Director of Human Resources

1500 College Parkway

Elko, NV 89801

775-327-2069

[e-mail]

Title IX Arysta Sweat Director of Accessibility Services/Title IX Coordinator

1500 College Parkway

Elko, NV 89801

775-327-2336

[e-mail]

Great Basin College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates. Non-discrimination on the basis of sex is mandated by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.) and the corresponding implementation regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106). The College’s commitment to nondiscrimination in its education programs and activities extends to applicants for admission and employment. Inquiries concerning the application of these provisions may be referred to: Jake Rivera, Vice President for Student and Academic Affairs, 1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV 89801, Telephone: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; to The Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-1100; Telephone: [phone] FAX: [phone]; TDD: 1-800-877-8339; Email: [e-mail]; or to both. Information pertaining to the College’s grievance procedures and grievance process, including how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the College will respond can be found here. For questions concerning this announcement or jobs at Great Basin College, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail]. Information regarding security, personal safety, fire safety, and crime statistics can be found at GBC's website. NSHE Employees are required to participate in a mandatory retirement plan in lieu of Social Security. As a result, employment at NSHE may impact your Social Security benefits. Additional information is available at SSA 1945. Job postings are specific to the Nevada System of Higher Education.

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