Part-Time Graphic and UX Designer

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Part-Time Graphic & UX Designer to support visual and UX design for print and digital assets across the School of Computing. This role collaborates closely with programmatic, engineering, and marketing teams on multi-channel campaigns.

The position emphasizes creating polished visuals, building Canva templates, and contributing to a reusable design system while adhering to UT brand standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, or related field.
• At least two years of professional writing and editing experience.
• Strong copyediting and proofreading with brand consistency.
• Experience collaborating with designers to align written content with visuals.
• Excellent organizational and multi-project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality, brand-aligned graphics for digital and print channels.
• Ensure all work reflects UT brand standards and UT Austin branding guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Social Media & Design Manager on campaigns.
• Maintain visual consistency across the school's academic departments.
• Liaise with printers and vendors for production as needed.

Skills

Copyediting

Communication

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Journalism/Communications/Marketing

Tools

Figma

Canva

Drupal

Job description

General Notes

The UT Austin School of Computing is looking for a talented Graphic & UX Designer to help create polished, intuitive, and engaging digital and print collateral and experiences across our products and marketing. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats—designing user interfaces, creating visual assets, and collaborating closely with programmatic, engineering, and marketing teams.

Job Posting Title:

Part-Time Graphic and UX Designer

Hiring Department:

School of Computing

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

19

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2027

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details

General Notes

The UT Austin School of Computing is looking for a talented Graphic & UX Designer to help create polished, intuitive, and engaging digital and print collateral and experiences across our products and marketing. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats—designing user interfaces, creating visual assets, and collaborating closely with programmatic, engineering, and marketing teams.

Purpose

Support visual and UX design for the School of Computing and its associated departments for print and digital assets as well as websites and digital properties.

Responsibilities

Graphic Design:

• Design high-quality, brand-aligned graphics across a variety of digital and print channels, including: social media graphics, digital signage and campus display screens, print collateral. website graphics, email graphics, event signage and promotional materials, newsletter templates, infographics, merchandise and swag; other marketing and communications materials as needed.
• Ensure all creative work reflects the professionalism, innovation, and visual standards of the School of Computing while adhering to The University of Texas brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Social Media & Design Manager to execute creative concepts and campaigns.
• Help establish and maintain visual consistency across the school's three academic departments.
• Liaise with printers and vendors on production as needed and in concert with the Design Manager

Design Systems and Brand Support:

• Create and maintain editable Canva templates for recurring communications needs, including social media, event signage, presentations, and other marketing materials.
• Help develop reusable design assets and workflows that improve efficiency across the communications team.
• Contribute to the development of a School of Computing brand guide that extends and organizes existing UT brand standards for school-specific use.
• Help build a website design library consisting of standardized page layouts, reusable UI patterns, and modular design elements to improve consistency and streamline future web development

UX & Web Design:

• Design user-friendly webpage mockups and layouts in Figma for new web content and one-off page requests.
• Serve as the design bridge between content creators and web developers by translating content into clear, implementation-ready designs.
• Help define page templates and modular components that improve consistency within Drupal and reduce custom design work over time.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are feasible and implemented accurately.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• At least two years of professional writing and editing experience, preferably in a marketing, communications, or higher education setting.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, compelling, and audience-appropriate content for a variety of formats, including web copy, press releases, newsletters, and print collateral.
• Strong copyediting and proofreading skills, with close attention to grammar, style, and brand consistency.
• Experience collaborating with designers or other creative partners to align written content with visual assets.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Salary Range

$50/hr + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:

You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:

As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.