Extra Help - Graphic Designer Associate - Instructional Design & Media Studio

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About UIC

Position summary

Duties and responsibilities

• Design visuals for online, asynchronous, and blended courses, including illustrations, infographics, images, video, animations, 2D and 3D assets, games, and simulations.
• Seek feedback and revise visual products to meet client requirements.
• Select efficient and economical methods for producing artwork that conveys or enhances subject matter.
• Support collaborators in meeting deadlines throughout creative and project management processes.
• Design visual content within Learning Management System modules and combine graphics with typography to support learning.
• Collaborate with video specialists, instructional designers, and subject-matter experts to solve teaching and learning challenges using multimedia.
• Update and redesign course visuals to meet project requirements.
• Keep current with tools and trends in online education and instructional media.
• Engage in professional development and follow relevant institutional policies and standards, including ADA/WCAG compliance and UIC brand management.
• Perform related duties and assigned special projects.

Minimum qualifications

• A total of 36 months of qualifying education and/or comparable work experience or on-the-job training in graphic design and visual communications is required.
• Qualifying education may include progressively advanced coursework toward a graphic/visual arts communication or design major; 60 semester hours equals 12 months, 90 equals 24 months, and 120 hours or a bachelor's degree equals 36 months.
• At least 12 months of progressively responsible experience or training comparable to the Graphic Designer Assistant level is required.
• A master's degree in visual design emphasizing visual arts communication or a closely related field meets the minimum qualifications.

Preferred qualifications

• Preferred expertise includes Adobe Creative Suite, video production tools, and Google and Microsoft Office productivity suites.
• Preferred experience includes varied design disciplines and a broad range of media and technologies for different audiences.
• Preferred knowledge includes layout, typography, color theory, composition, advanced drawing, art history, photographic techniques, and ADA/WCAG policies.
• Familiarity with educational theories, curriculum development, and instructional design is preferred.
• Preferred skills include vector graphics, digital illustration, HTML5, CSS3, web content management systems, video/audio editing, and accessible learning asset creation.
• Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Audition are cited examples of tools.
• Strong communication, listening, visual explanation, multimedia integration, production readiness, and project management abilities are preferred.
• Windows OS and Mac OS competency is preferred.