Part-time Communications Specialist Graphic and Web Design, Center for Rural Engagement

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition subsidy for IU courses

Paid holidays

Comprehensive medical and dental

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington seeks a part-time Graphic/Communications Specialist for the Center for Rural Engagement. You will design brand-aligned print and digital materials, build and maintain webpages, and provide photography and A/V production for campaigns and events.

The role involves collaborating with faculty, staff, and community partners to translate strategic goals into engaging visuals while guiding student employees as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, communications, marketing, web design, or related field.
• Valid driver's license with ability to be insured by IU.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce brand-aligned print and digital communications.
• Build, update, and maintain webpages using university CMS.
• Provide photography, photo editing, and A/V production for campaigns and events.
• Manage multiple design/web projects; coordinate with production partners.
• Collaborate with staff/faculty/community stakeholders to translate objectives into visuals.
• Potentially guide student employees on projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree (graphic design/visual communications/web design)

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

HTML/CSS

Web CMS

Job description

CENTER FOR RURAL ENGAGEMENT (BL-CFRE-IUBLA)

The Indiana University (IU) Center for Rural Engagement improves the lives of Hoosiers through collaborative initiatives that discover and deploy scalable and flexible solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. Working in full-spectrum community innovation through research, community-engaged teaching, and student service, the center builds vision, harnesses assets, and cultivates sustainable leadership structures within the communities with which it engages to ensure long-term success.

• Design and produce brand-aligned print and digital communications, including publications, promotional materials, social media assets, reports, and presentations.
• Build, update, and maintain webpages using university content management systems, applying principles of responsive design, accessibility, visual hierarchy, and intuitive user experience.
• Provide photography, photo editing, and audio/video production for campaigns and events while maintaining a library of reusable design templates and digital assets.
• Manage production of multiple design and web projects simultaneously, preparing print and digital assets and coordinating with internal and external production partners as needed.
• Partner with communications staff, faculty, and community stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into engaging visual concepts.
• May provide project guidance to student employees.
• May provide project-specific guidance to student employees or other communications contributors.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, communications, marketing, web design, or a related field

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority-setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in the area of specialty
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Ability to solve problems

Preferred

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and visual design principles across multi-channel environments
• Working knowledge of web content management systems, basic HTML/CSS, accessible design principles
• Hands-on experience in photography and audio/video production

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

$30.00 per hour

All hourly hires are eligible for a $0.50 raise for each academic semester (Fall/Spring) that they continue with the Center for Rural Engagement (CRE) in their position.

15-20 hours per week

Benefits

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer eventsEmployee assistance program (EAP)

Career Information

Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Part Time Employee

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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