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Art Director, Creative Communication

Regular, Full-time - MR10

The Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is currently seeking an Art Director to join the Creative Communications team. Our team manages the university's visual brand identity and editorial guidelines. We develop creative strategy and produce design work in support of high-impact institutional priorities, and provide resources, tools, and guidance to support design needs across campus.

UT is the state's flagship research university, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, the institution fulfills its access mission through a commitment to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement.

The Office of Communications and Marketing is dedicated to advancing the university's reputation. Staff members support the institution's mission and goals, promote its successes and achievements, inform and engage its stakeholders, and ensure the integrity of its brand. We craft audience-focused communications based on data, best-practices, and emerging trends. The division employs more than 50 full-time professionals across several cross-functional teams--Creative, Digital, Marketing, News, Special Events, Video, and WUOT 91.9FM.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Works under the guidance of the Creative Director & Assistant Director to ensure visual designs reflect the university's mission, vision, values and work within the established brand guidelines
• Helps to inform creative direction and visual tone of materials
• Serves as art director and lead designer for assigned print, digital, and multimedia projects
• Participates in brainstorming and ideation sessions, working collaboratively with other stakeholders
• Makes design format decisions that work within project budgets and align with marketing plans
• Arranges and directs photoshoots

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Deep understanding of all facets of design, able to execute strong visual design and typographic solutions across print, digital, and video-based creative
• Strong communication and leadership skills and the ability to work fluidly with stakeholders from different disciplines
• Synthesizes complex information into simple design solutions
• Expert-level skills with industry standard design software
• Advanced knowledge of printing processes and techniques
• Advanced knowledge of best practices in print and digital communication
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to plan ahead and develop creative strategies
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects at once, shifting from project to project as needed, working and thinking proactively, and prioritizing tasks appropriately
• Ability to present concepts, designs, and/or rationale to clients or team members in a clear, confident manner