Creative Assistant - Design

The Creative Assistant - Design serves as the design lead or support for various digital and print-based projects for the Office of Student Life, which includes five unique teams: Residence Life, Housing, Commuter Life, Graduate Life, and Online Life. The Creative Team of Student Life has the privilege of supporting a variety of project and program needs from social media content, print assets, internal communications, and event promotional materials. The Creative Team of Student Life is highly collaborative, therefore regular partnering with social media, photography, and videography Creative Assistants should be expected. This collaborative nature of the team may provide opportunity to help execute social media strategy, copywrite, or provide photo or video event coverage. While outside the standard scope of design work, these opportunities will support individual growth in these areas while also strengthening team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create logos, badges, icons, and other designed elements.
• Assist in developing graphic style guides, visual systems and adapting them for integration with photo or video content.
• Research graphic trends, styled, and applications.
• Serve as a liaison with internal and external partners, coordinating design needs, existing design assets, and providing deliverables.
• Upload, organize and maintain digital files in Dropbox.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a Liberty University student.
• Experience in content creation (graphic design, photography, branding, iconography, etc.)
• Ability to use Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Liberty University student in a creative/communications field of study.
• Ability to operate a DSLR camera and accessories.
• Social media channel management (personal accounts excluded)

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication

• Effectively communicates in both verbal and written forms to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Able to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Demonstrates strong organization, project management, and managerial skills.
• Possesses excellent computer skills, necessary for Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.

Initiative & Work Ethic

• Task oriented and dedicated, meets deadlines while going the extra mile and producing quality work products.
• Anticipates needs and takes steps to meet those needs before they crop up, taking a proactive and intentional approach to their duties.

Leadership & People Skills

• Sincere and affable, is able to build relational rapport quickly, establishing productive relationships across a variety of departments and contexts.
• Develops priorities for their team, and provides tangible steps and tasks to enable their team to achieve these priorities.
• Intentional to show care for others, exhibiting intentionality, conscientiousness, and emotional intelligence in interpersonal interactions.

Organization

• Detail-oriented, catching and fixing small errors and details in both visual and written communications.
• Manages their own schedule, project timelines, as well as the schedules of their team with punctuality and proactivity.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate and review OSL media content.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 20 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is in an office setting. However, work frequently occurs in a variety of other settings; including, but not limited to, residence halls, warehouses, and outdoor activities.

Driving Requirements

Use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver's license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.