Scientific Graphic Designer & Digital Illustrator (Hybrid)

Hard Problems; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Michigan's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) invites applications for a Graphic Designer position based at the Research Museums Center in Ann Arbor, MI, with a hybrid work schedule.

The successful candidate will create digital scientific illustrations of plants, animals, and fungi for publications, design graphics for museum communications, and lead major graphical elements for the Museums' annual report and newsletter using Adobe InDesign and related tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least three years of work experience in scientific illustration, graphic design, web design/development, or a related field
• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and InDesign
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining websites from concept to launch
• Experience developing visual elements of strategic communication plans
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and present to non-technical audiences
• Experience or demonstrated interest in biology, natural history, museums, or scientific communication
• A portfolio of original work demonstrating proficiency in one or more of: scientific illustration, graphic design, layout/publication design, web design, scientific/data visualization, photography, or other multimedia
• Preferred: BFA or Bachelor's degree in a biology-related field or journalism
• Preferred: demonstrated experience producing science or technical content for digital platforms (websites, social media, multimedia) for a university, government agency, NGO, or research organization
• Preferred: animation or photography experience
• Preferred: proficiency with Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress, Canva, MailChimp, Instagram, and/or YouTube

Responsibilities

• Create digital scientific illustrations of plants, animals, and fungi for use in scientific publications
• Design graphics for museum and department communications, including data-driven scientific figures
• Design and produce the major graphical elements for the Museums' Annual Impact Report and annual newsletter, including layout, imagery, and production in Adobe InDesign or equivalent
• Collaborate with Museums' leadership and the communications team on social media posts, collateral, and swag
• Manage website information architecture within Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) templates, including navigation, page structure, content, maintenance, and strategy
• Use web analytics tools to assess website performance and inform content strategy
• Partner with EEB Communications Specialists and Museums leadership on content and brand strategy
• Document workflows and maintain organized files for content development
• Handle typesetting for UMMZ publications

Skills

Graphic design

Web design

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

BFA or biology-related degree

Tools

Illustrator

InDesign

Adobe Experience Manager

WordPress

Canva

MailChimp

Instagram

YouTube

Job description

The University of Michigan's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) invites applications for a Graphic Designer position based at the Research Museums Center in Ann Arbor, MI, with a hybrid work schedule.

The successful candidate will create digital scientific illustrations of plants, animals, and fungi for publications, design graphics for museum communications, and lead major graphical elements for the Museums' annual report and newsletter using Adobe InDesign and related tools.