Graphic Designer/Animator | Northeastern University

Job Description

About the job : Graphic Designer/Animator

About The Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY:

Northeastern University’s Experiential Digital Global Education Division (EDGE) is seeking a Graphic Designer/Animator to create innovative educational media content and marketing assets in support of our digital learning products that support teaching and learning goals. The ideal candidate for this role is a creative storyteller that uses animation and graphics to keep learners engaged. Candidates should demonstrate a strong eye for typography, iconography, color, and layout to conceptualize a diverse array of learning concepts to support our global audiences. Ideal candidates will have broad multimedia development experience across multiple modalities and formats, with a strong background in graphic design and animation expertise, as well as be excited to discover new techniques.

Responsibilities Include : Graphic Designer/Animator

• Work closely with the Digital Media team and Learning Design team to identify the product’s media development vision and strategy, scope within timeline, and expectations of quality after identifying the media scope.
• Collaborate with the learning design team and faculty to suggest and identify media asset types, features, and development strategies that achieve product quality, time and budget expectations.
• Identify, develop, and produce compelling educational media assets and marketing assets that support teaching and learning.
• Build media assets and components to be reused, scaled, and optimized across different learning management systems and distribution channels.
• Contribute to positive team culture and collaborate effectively with design teams and when relevant, external vendors, to produce large scale digital media projects.
• Ability to take feedback from team members and clients and find the best ways to address concerns and provide new solutions.
• Act as a team player and pitch in wherever help is needed across learning products, including supporting management of media production, communication across teams, and mentoring others as needed.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications : Graphic Designer/Animator

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in Graphic Design, Digital Media/Visual Communications, or related field.
• 3-5 years of professional design experience creating successful multimedia, from concept to production.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite with an emphasis on After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; experience with other applications such as Premiere Pro and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Skilled at design, layout, and formatting of materials. Ability to integrate typographic, photographic, illustrative and graphic elements.
• Strong commitment to user-centered design principles, inclusive-design, and experience designing for ADA compliance.
• Ability to generate, storyboard, and present clear ideas that meet project objectives and comply with brand and product guidelines, upholding Northeastern University’s values of inclusive excellence
  
  

Position Type : Graphic Designer/Animator

Marketing and Communications

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.