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The University of Iowa
Assistant Director, University Creative Services
University Creative Services (UCS), a division of the Office of University Relations, seeks an assistant director to serve as creative team lead and chief writer for marketing and communication initiatives aimed at undergraduate recruitment, and to assist the UCS director in shaping unit-wide goals, plans, and policies. Primary responsibilities include creating admissions marketing plans, concepts, and campaigns; managing print and electronic projects; coordinating work by creative team members; facilitating client communications; conceiving, writing, and editing copy; and conducting market research.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a knack for delivering strong concepts and compelling copy; proven project management experience; insight and aptitude that span print, web, visual communication, and social media; creative team leadership skills; ability to juggle competing projects on deadline; and a can-do outlook.
Required: A bachelor’s degree in a communication or marketing field, or equivalent education and work experience (a master’s degree is preferred); 3-5 years developing and managing integrated marketing and communication projects; 3-5 years writing marketing and communication materials; 3-5 years supervisory experience; excellent written and verbal skills; and software proficiency.
Desired: 3-5 years experience working with creative teams; 1-3 years higher education marketing experience; demonstrated experience with web, print, social media, advertising, and media relations.
Salary range begins at $44,037. Application deadline is Aug. 16, 2010, and screening will begin immediately. Projected start date is Nov. 1, 2010.
To apply, visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu, enter requisition number 58208, and provide a cover letter, resume, and three references. Finalists will be asked to provide a portfolio of 3-5 samples including concept proposals, creative briefs, and completed work in multiple media.
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Senior Graphic Designer (#31716)
Iowa City, IA
Pearson aims to improve teaching and life-long learning as the most comprehensive provider of quality educational assessment solutions. Pearson is a business unit of London-based Pearson plc whose operations include the Financial Times Group and The Penguin Group.
We are looking to add a creative, talented and resourceful designer to our Creative Services team. The Senior Graphic Designer provides professional creative development and production for print, three-dimensional, and digital media, for marketing, training, business development, communications, public relations, and program delivery.
- Responsibilities include creative consulting, concept development, customer interaction management, technology assessment and application, graphic design and illustration, web and multimedia design and development, and direction of final vendor production.
- Collaborating with project teams to plan, analyze, organize and execute assigned projects.
Our ideal candidate is first a great Designer and second a person with a lot of technology knowledge.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts or higher in Graphic Design or related field is required.
- Strong conceptual and design skills.
- Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash on Macintosh platform.
- Knowledge and experience in web and interactive design including functionality, usability and JavaScript.
- Knowledge of html, java script, and Flash action scripting.
- Experience with programmatic motion.
- Experience with E-Learning design and development a plus
- Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts.
- Advanced Actionscripting (AS 1.0 and 2.0, 3.0 a plus).
- Ability to create and edit dynamic content using XML.
- Experience integrating audio, video, still images, text and data for the delivery of interactive content.
- Knowledge of functionality across various OS and browser platforms
- Proficiency in both print and electronic media.
- Ability to create and manage designs from concept through production and delivery.
- Strong communications and presentations skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
- Must be able to work well under deadline pressures.
- Advanced knowledge of pre-press, printing, and production techniques and terminology.
We offer competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefit package, opportunity for advancement, and a great place to work!
If you have interest in joining our team and meet the above qualifications, please apply on line via our web site www.pearsoned.com/careers.
Pearson is committed to employing a diverse work force.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify.
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As a drug-free workplace, all employees are subject to our drug testing program.
Multimedia/Motion Graphics/Video Designer (#31528)
Iowa City, IA
Pearson aims to improve teaching and life-long learning as the most comprehensive provider of quality educational assessment solutions. Pearson is a business unit of London-based Pearson plc whose operations include the Financial Times Group and The Penguin Group.
We are looking to add a creative, talented and resourceful designer to our multimedia/video team.
You must:
- Be a maestro with Final Cut Pro, AfterEffects, and Flash
- Eat and breathe motion graphics and cherish and coddle each pixel
- Know your way around a pro video camera, and have a good handle on lighting and sound
- Be able to creatively conceptualize and concisely storyboard projects and communicate this vision to team members and clients
- Work collaboratively with creative directors, team members, and other designers
- Possess the ability to communicate clearly
- Be driven to learn, experiment, and dive head-first into things you've never tried before, yet pull it off and make it work in the end
- Be capable of impressing clients with your creative solutions
Qualifications
- Ideal candidate must have 3+ years experience, strong conceptual and design skills, excellence in visual communication and creative problem solving.
- Strong knowledge of all Adobe CS4 applications including Flash and After Effects is required.
- Candidate must have the ability to conceptualize and storyboard ideas for multimedia and interactive projects and video.
- Candidate must have excellent time management and organizational skills, be detail-oriented, self-motivated, able to learn evolving techniques and be able to work under tight deadlines both individually and within a team environment.
- Experience shooting and lighting for video and/or keying green screen is a big plus.
- Experience working with 3D applications is a big plus.
- This position will require some travel for on-site video/photo shoots.
- We work very hard, but insist on always keeping it fun, loose and entertaining. If tight deadlines scare you, then this job is not for you!
- Must have a great portfolio/reel to be considered.
We offer competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefit package, opportunity for advancement, and a great place to work!
If you have interest in joining our team and meet the above qualifications, please apply on line via our web site www.pearsoned.com/careers.
Pearson is committed to employing a diverse work force.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify.
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As a drug-free workplace, all employees are subject to our drug testing program.
User Experience Designer
Stamats has an opening for a Senior User Experience Designer to join their interactive media team. This role will be responsible for establishing strategies, designing interactions, and deliverables around user experience. The position will produce wireframes, mockups, prototypes, graphic elements, etc. needed to design and launch products.
Required skills:
- 5 or more years in web user experience or interaction design
- Experience in developing Personas and Mood Boards
- Broad understanding of media & entertainment industry, online communities, and the social media landscape
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis experience
- Experience in effectively leading human-centered design in a fast paced, Agile web development environment
- Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills
- Advanced degree in user experience design, or similar
If this sounds like the position for you, please send resume to hr@stamats.com
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