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USC Auxiliary Services, one of the largest divisions at The University of Southern California, is focused on making a difference for over 65,000 students, athletes, faculty, staff, and guests who visit our campuses each day.  Through our innovative services, our six central business units (USC Bookstores, USC Hospitality, USC Housing, USC Transportation, the USC Hotel and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) collectively create the best USC experience for future leaders, scientists, filmmakers, engineers, and doctors alike. Auxiliary Services works tirelessly to welcome all visitors into the Trojan family. We are driven to succeed by our commitment to uphold our six unifying values in Integrity, Excellence, Well-Being, Open Communication, Accountability, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

We are seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to join our rapidly growing team.

The Opportunity:

The USC Auxiliary Services Marketing team is seeking a creative individual who is passionate about design to join their team as a Senior Graphic Designer. This role will be responsible for the strategy, design, and overall execution of creative projects across Auxiliary Services business units. The Sr. Graphic Designer brings strong conceptual skills, effective visual and verbal communication, an intimate knowledge of the digital landscape, to create innovative, eye-catching design solutions for digital, experiential, offline media, and beyond. This role contributes to creative strategy for all brands and innovates “beyond the brief” with every design. The Sr. Graphic Designer stays abreast of design trends to maintain quality and relevancy, using this knowledge to provide creative guidance across disciplines.

The Accountabilities:

• Engages in cutting-edge conceptual thinking and creates strong designs/campaigns from these concepts

• Generates high-quality key art, pitch decks, original identity systems, assets for website/social media. Produces original illustrations, email templates, digital media banners, brochures, packaging, signage, UI elements, and other brand assets as needed.

• Participates in brainstorms and ideation and contributes through creative research and development of mood boards, mock ups, etc.

• Partners with Marketing Director and design/UX teams to set creative vision for each project

• Develops user-centric design solutions through a research-based approach; holds stakeholder reviews and analyze feedback to enhance during project development

• Designs persuasive presentations and sales materials that visually and verbally communicate creative concepts and campaign ideas to key partners and stakeholders

• Shares information and expertise about design and marketing trends

• Develops and creates stunning original imagery (illustration, montage, visual treatment, texture)

• Demonstrates expert design skills; ensures final artwork and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand

• Knows when to defend design choices; open to feedback and applies design critiques

The Qualifiers:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

• Minimum Experience: 5 - 7 years of experience in strong multi-faceted design in a creative agency, digital agency, or brand environment is preferred.

• Minimum Field of Expertise: Understanding of design issues, including browser usability and cross-platform compatibility. Solid foundation in studio design, typography, printing and layout. Work experience as a visual/graphic designer covering all aspects of artwork preparation, printing, and website creation. Requires thorough knowledge of typography, printing processes, selection of paper or other printing surfaces, and paper folding, binding and finishing. Knowledge of desktop publishing systems and specialized equipment related to periodical production.

• Must be fluent in print, digital, social, and top-of-class design benchmarks.

• Must have an exceptional portfolio displaying innovative design solutions.

• Proven knowledge of strategic marketing fundamentals.

• Demonstrated passion for visual storytelling and popular culture.

• Mastery of design fundamentals: typography, composition, color theory, layout, visual hierarchy

• Proven ability to illustrate custom logos, information graphics, and iconography.

• Comfortable presenting to internal and external stakeholders and regularly creates pitch decks and strategy presentations.

• Strong conceptual background, with the ability to create beautiful, persuasive campaigns based on complex marketing strategies.

• Ability to tailor content/ideas through multiple brand voices on a variety of platforms.

• Advocate to “sell in” creative work that pushes stakeholders.

• Experience contributing to or building design systems.

• Experience with motion design is a plus (AfterEffects, Premiere).

• Strong attention to detail – developing error-free designs across all mediums.

• BFA in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or relevant design-based degree is preferred.

What We Prefer:

• Field of Expertise: Experience with animation, responsive and motion design, video editing, etc. Understanding of web fundamentals, web development, various coding languages, as applicable, and search-engine optimization (SEO) best practices.

The Trojan Family Rewards:

We pride ourselves in creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE, and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families. For more information please visit http://benefits.usc.edu.

This support advocates work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans!

As an equal opportunity employer, USC values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The work culture thrives on mutual respect, trust, and synergy amongst all of its members.

USC has great minds that transform the world with their talents and research. Will you be one? Join us!

FIGHT ON!

The hourly rate range for this position is $28.14 - $34.49. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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About University of Southern California (USC)

USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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