Graphic Designer (71101)

Be an important part of Pratt Institute’s dynamic and collaborative communications and marketing division. Help transform how the Institute engages with our community and shares our story of excellence in creative education with the world.

Pratt Institute’s Communications and Marketing division seeks a Graphic Designer who will be a key member of the Creative Services team. The Graphic Designer, under the supervision of the Creative Director and Assistant Creative Director, will work in collaboration with our writing, digital, marketing, and client services teams to produce attractive, user-centric, innovative designs for integrated, multi-platform use across Pratt’s Web, digital, and print media.

This is a hybrid work position that occasionally requires purposeful, on-campus presence.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Creative Services team in applying the Pratt brand across projects for various departments of the Institute.
• Collaborate with editors, writers, photographers, videographers, content developers, to build multi-platform communication strategies that continue to strengthen the Pratt brand.
• Create print and digital materials for various stakeholders across the institute, including, but not limited to: posters, invitations, exhibition and event materials, websites, email templates, social media campaigns, and motion graphics.
• Effectively communicate design concepts to supervisors and client departments.
• Prepare files and print specifications for vendors.
• Understand and work within Pratt’s visual identity standards.
• Work with front end developers to build websites and online experiences.
• Assist in the management of student interns.
  
  

The ideal candidate will be a deeply collaborative, multidisciplinary designer, with strong interpersonal skills, who is passionate about design and its impact, is a strategic thinker with a strong understanding of visual systems, will have impeccable design skills, experience managing multiple client projects and deadlines, and demonstrated ability to develop design concepts across multiple touchpoints consistent with desired project goals, messaging, and user experience.

Most importantly, the ideal candidate will be a strong conceptual thinker who can also create visual solutions; an articulate communicator who can present and explain those concepts and solutions; and a nuanced collaborator who welcomes participation, gives and accepts constructive feedback, and thrives on the inspiration that comes from hearing all voices. We are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse and inclusive community, and to shaping an environment for teaching, learning, research, creative and professional work that advances this vision.

Education

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Design or related field or equivalent experience is required.
  
  

Experience

• 2 years of experience designing print and digital projects, in-house or at an agency.
  
  

Skills

• Exceptional concept, design, and typography skills.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, while ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Works well collaboratively, as well as independently.
• Understands the value of critique, and knows when to defend design concepts.
• Familiar with Human Centered Design principles and has the empathic ability to understand the experiences, needs, and desires of intended audiences.
• Expertise in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects. Familiarity with Sketch is a plus.
• Experience with UX design for mobile/web/digital platforms.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Familiarity with higher education and art institutions is a plus.
  
  

Salary & Benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications, ranging from $61,000 to $73,000.

The position is eligible for remote work 2 days per week.

Generous Benefits

• 403B Retirement Program
• Supplemental Retirement Account
• Tuition Benefits for Employees and Dependents
• Tuition Program
• Summer hours Exchange
• Flexible Spending Accounts - commuter, medical, dependent care
• Child Care Benefit
• Paid Parking Available on Brooklyn campus
• Basic life and AD&D insurance provided by Pratt
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Coverage
  
  

About Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute provides the creative leaders of tomorrow the professional knowledge and experience to make a better world. A world-class and internationally ranked college with programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The Institute’s impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, Pratt Munson College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. On Governors Island, Pratt is a core partner on the Stony Brook University team selected to develop the New York Climate Exchange, a research and educational hub poised to establish New York City as the global leader for the most pressing issue of our time: climate change. Another extension of Pratt’s campus is the Research Yard, a 20,000-square-foot facility that brings together the research activities of Pratt Institute under one roof in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY).

• Please submit your cover letter and resume.
• If you are selected for an interview, please be prepared to provide at least 5 References via our online reference tool system. At least 2 of your References must be, or have been, your direct managers.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pratt Institute recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.