Cross-Departmental Graphic Designer

Reporting to the Design Manager, the Cross-Departmental Graphic Designer works in collaboration with other departments within the Museum to provide assistance, creative support, and administrative assistance for any and all graphic design projects.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• As prioritized by the Design Manager, the Cross-Departmental Graphic Designer will develop creative, attractive and visually cohesive designs for a wide variety of items throughout the museum (servicing one or more departments). These will vary from tight turn-arounds, to longer and more involved projects encompassing many disciplines and formats.

• Using creative software on Apple Macintosh computers, assist the department team with all stages of design work – including comp creation, mock-ups, art production, and vendor collaboration – for items such as those listed above.

• If requested by the Design Manager, complete initial design work from comps and concepts started by other in-house designers.

• For items to be produced with in-house resources, utilize the Exhibits Department equipment and materials for mounting, trimming, or other minor fabrication.

• Assist in the creation and solidification of an (on-going) style guide for PAM design work and promote adherence to the guide by all departments.

• These can be (but not limited to):

  • Stationery

  • Mockups (both digital and physical)

  • Signage / Wayfinding

  • Marketing emails and other promotional materials

  • Layout design

  • Print production

  • Logo creation and brand roll-out

• Log design requests to the Design department’s Trello task board, and track accordingly.

• Participate in the training and development of self within the graphics and arts fields.

• Provide retouching: prepare photographic images for print and/or web use by removing flaws, adjusting color, and generally enhancing appearance and quality of images.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must be fluent in the standard suite of Adobe software, and demonstrate a technical understanding of the design process in both the digital and print/production space.

• Should be a conscientious, energetic, self-starter capable of thinking independently when a project demands it.

• Must have problem solving skills and be resourceful.

• Ideally, the Graphic Designer will be flexible and adaptable in a fast paced environment.

• Strong typography skills, good design sense, and demonstrate restraint for the sake of style.

Education and Experience:

Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required:

• Certificate in Graphic Design, B.A. Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent industry experience with a proven portfolio

Minimum Experience required:

• 3+ years of experience (experience with an understanding of HTML and Adobe After Effects is a plus).