Director of Design & Multimedia Strategy

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Sick time

Vacation time

Educational assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI seeks a strategic leader to oversee graphic design, visual identity, and multimedia across print, digital, video, and photography assets, upholding brand and editorial standards. The role drives content strategy, channel selection, and delivery schedules to engage audiences and strengthen the university’s external image.

The position manages departmental projects, supports accessibility compliance, and mentors staff and student employees, ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in visual, print, and/or digital content management.

Responsibilities

• Develops and guides graphic design, visual identity, and multimedia strategy.
• Directs video strategy for digital channels and campaigns.
• Oversees production of print, digital, and environmental communications to enhance external image.
• Leads content development and channel delivery to engage target audiences.
• Manages departmental projects to ensure timely, efficient delivery of creative assets.
• Ensures accessibility standards in design for public audiences.
• Maintains brand standards and develops templates for university use.
• Develops accessible design tools to support university communications.
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget.
• Supervises staff and student employees, supporting professional development.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Visual content management

Print & digital content

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Summary

Provides strategic direction and oversight to the graphic design, visual identity and multimedia departments, producing high-quality print, digital, video and photography assets that advance the university's marketing and communication goals while enforcing the university’s graphic and editorial standards

Essential Job Functions

• Creates and implements a graphic design, visual identity and multimedia strategy
• Creates and implements video strategy for digital channels
• Produces print, environmental and digital communications that enhance the university's external image
• Directs the development of creative content and communication strategies, including channel selection, delivery methods, and communication schedules, to effectively engage target audiences
• Oversees the design of key university marketing assets such as website, e-mail, social media campaigns, print materials and environmental graphics on campus
• Manages the planning and execution of departmental projects to maintain the timely, efficient and effective delivery of creative assets and communications
• Reviews visual content to maintain compliance with university and federal accessibility standards while designing and creating for a public audience
• Maintains the university's graphic and brand standards by keeping them up to date and seeks opportunities to create efficiency through the creation of templates for use in the university community
• Maintains current graphic standards and develops accessible design tools and templates that support effective and consistent communication throughout the university community
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget
• Supervises and develops the department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus, and department policies and procedures
• Supervises and manages student employees, as necessary, to enhance their academic and professional development
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree
• Moderate amount of experience working in visual, print, and/or digital content management or other related experience

Compensation: $105,000 - $110,000/annualized

Benefits: This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid holidays, sick time, vacation time, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA), educational assistance benefits, and an employee assistance program. Participation in any benefit is subject to meeting eligibility criteria. The university reserves the right to modify, amend or terminate any benefit or benefit programs as they apply to any participants, including but not limited to current and former employees. This is only a summary; the full details, which control, are in the applicable plan documents.

Please note: Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.