Senior Designer, Executive Media

Savannah College of Art and Design; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA seeks a senior designer of executive media to develop and implement dynamic social media content, presentations, videos, and photography that promote the university president. You’ll lead visual storytelling for executive communications and institutional campaigns.

You will collaborate with the executive director to craft branding systems, mentor teams, test new strategies, and provide on-site creative support for high-profile initiatives while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in digital branding and executive visual communications.
• Experience with social media, art direction, and graphic design.
• Familiarity with illustration and motion media.
• Ability to travel on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Create dynamic, digital-first content to promote the president and initiatives.
• Design visual assets for digital platforms, executive presentations, and institutional communications.
• Collaborate to concept and evolve projects for the digital landscape.
• Provide on-site creative and production support for executive initiatives.
• Ensure media supports SCAD’s mission and president's goals.

Skills

Digital branding

Executive visual communications

Social media

Art direction

Graphic design

Motion graphics

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustration software

Motion graphics software

Job description

As a senior designer of executive media in historic Savannah, Ga., you’ll work with the executive director of executive media to develop and implement dynamic social media content, presentations, videos, and photography that promote the university president. Your efforts will also elevate the unique events, environments, lifestyle, and opportunities that SCAD offers.

To support SCAD’s deep professional focus and industry connections, you’ll:

• Create dynamic, digital-first content to promote the president and special initiatives
• Research, develop, and design visual assets and multimedia content for digital platforms, executive presentations, public speaking engagements, and institutional communications
• Collaborate with the executive director to strategically conceptualize, implement, and evolve projects to meet the ever-changing digital landscape
• Proactively anticipate content needs, test new strategies, and share results with the director
• Support the visual development and creative implementation of executive media initiatives (i.e., branding systems, social media series, presentation design, publication layouts, and photo/video creative direction)

As part of the executive media team, you’ll:

• Collaborate with internal teams to develop visually cohesive content that supports executive initiatives and university storytelling
• Ensure the established quality and sophistication expected by SCAD and the president is met on every project
• Design visually compelling content and branded creative assets to support executive communications, institutional campaigns, public relations initiatives, and multimedia storytelling
• Maintain awareness of current design trends, emerging platforms, creative technologies, and industry best practices to enable innovative, visually sophisticated content creation
• Provide on-site creative and production support for executive initiatives

Additionally, you’ll:

• Ensure that all media produced within the department supports SCAD's mission and the goals set by the office of the president
• Spearhead special projects outside your scope of responsibilities that require immediate attention and focused dedication
• Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor to carry out the mission of the university

Candidates should ideally demonstrate:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• High levels of candor and confidentiality
• Professionalism in appearance, demeanor, and communication at all times
• An ability to continually research, seek inspiration, and provide recommendations to keep SCAD at the forefront of art and design

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in digital branding, executive visual communications, social media, art direction, and graphic design
• Familiarity with illustration and motion media
• Ability to travel on short notice

Travel required:

• More than 50%

Work hours:

The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.

ADA tag:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.