Marketing & Design Co-op Student - A&F Campus Services Marketing

University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 13,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cincinnati is seeking a Graphic Design/Visual Communication student to join the Campus Services Marketing team as a co-op. Assist with designing visual communications for campus services, housing, food services, bookstores, and related units, including posters, flyers, digital signage, and more.

You will collaborate with the marketing team to develop print, social and digital communications, learn branding procedures, and support design campaigns.

Qualifications

• Co-op employment must be related to graphic design field and diversified to afford experience.
• Must be a student in Graphic Design/Visual Communication; part-time or full-time co-op possible.
• Ideal qualifications: Pre-Junior in Communication Design; flexible scheduling during semesters.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to develop print, social and digital communications.
• Learn design processes and branding procedures; assist in campaigns.
• Design collateral for events and campus services.
• Create design project logs to track projects.
• Assist in improving processes.
• Photography and image manipulation: photograph events, edit and archive images.
• Social Media and Digital Signage: create art for digital screens and social media.
• Upload and update photos, graphics and collaterals.
• Stay current with design trends.
• Assist Sr. Designer with project logs and hand-offs.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual communication

Branding

Creative Suite

Animation

Photography

Videography

Social media

Print design

Education

Graphic Design/Visual Communication major

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Google Docs

Job description

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called "the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co‑op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at uc.edu.

UC is a mission‑driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC's success.

Job Overview

Company Description

Campus Services consists of all the non‑academic business units that create a campus environment where all can study, live, work, meet, eat, park, shop, get fit, and stay. The marketing department supports and serves all those units, and also produces campus events. The role of Campus Services Marketing is to help translate prospect and customer/user needs into product and services solutions that help drive our business unit goals.

Position Description

Assist with Designing visual communications for all Campus Services businesses, as well as campus partners. The department supports the efforts of Housing, Food Services, Campus Recreation, UC Bookstores, the Bearcat Card, Parking, Conference and Event Services, Printing and other business units providing services to the campus community (posters, flyers, digital signage, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to develop print, social and digital communications.
• Learn all design processes, branding procedures and assist in design campaigns.
• Design visually arresting collateral material, print products for various events at University of Cincinnati.
• Create design project logs on a regular basis to track ongoing and upcoming design projects.
• Assist team in identifying process improvement.
• Designing:
  • Sketch thumbnails prior to creating concepts on computer.
  • Provide proofing and/or editing.
  • Assist in managing and updating Print/ Product as well an Onboarding Manuals.
  • Upload and update photos, graphics and collaterals.
  • Create compelling messaging and graphic/visual designs.
  • Stay abreast of design trends, social mediums, etc.
  • Perform various production duties based on departmental needs.
  • Collaborate with marketing team to discuss design ideas and attend hand off meetings.
  • Assist Sr. Designer to maintain project log sheet for all business units on a daily basis.
• Photography and Image Manipulation
  • Photograph events as needed, source, edit and archive photographs. Student may be required to photograph events sometime after hours or on weekends per the event date.
  • Source stock photos and manipulate images as and when needed.
• Social Media and Digital Signage: Project Execution
  • Create art for the marketing team to deploy for digital screen, motion and social media.
• Skills
  • Collaborate with marketing team to discuss design ideas and attend hand off meetings
  • Utilize Creative Suite (Cloud) to generate and edit finished products and ensure that all design work follows university branding standards; experience with animation and video editing a plus.
  • Edit/proof to ensure quality.
  • Organizational skills to be able to handle multiple projects with competing priorities.
  • Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Experience with animations, photography, videography, Google, Excel, Word a plus.
  • Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent follow up skills.

Education/Qualifications

• Co‑op employment must be related to some phase of the field of study in which the student is engaged, and diversified to afford a range of experience. Co‑op students must meet the enrollment requirement for the entire quarter.

• Must be a student in Graphic Design/Visual Communication major or related field. Selected candidate may be invited to apply to return part‑time during academic semesters.
• Ideal Qualifications: Pre‑Junior in Communication Design. Part‑time positions are open during academic semesters as well as full‑time co‑op.
• Employer Expectations for Co‑ops on the Job: Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility; demonstrates flexibility in acceptance of assignments

UC is an E‑Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I‑9 employment verification process. Click here for a list of acceptable documents.

As a UC student employee of an Ohio public institution, you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare.

Hourly Pay Rate:11.50

Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.