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The Visual Designer in the Brown Arts Institute (BAI) works to deliver creative services in support of strategic marketing and communications projects for the Institute. The Visual Designer delivers compelling, innovative designs and creative solutions that effectively communicate strategic intent, establishing the BAIâ™s look and feel across digital and print channels. Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, and working in concert with the Office of University Communications, the Visual Designer develops original design concepts within an established visual identity system for a range of mediums including web, social media, video, and print through the strategic use of photography, iconography, colors, and type treatment.

The Brown Arts Institute (BAI) cultivates creative expression and fosters an interdisciplinary environment where faculty and students learn from one another and from artists and scholars in a wide range of fields across the campus and around the world. The BAI builds on Brownâ™s reputation as a destination for arts exploration, contributing to cultural enterprise through the integration of theory and practice, with an emphasis on innovation and discovery that results from rigorous art-making and experimentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelorâ™s degree in visual design, digital arts or related field, or equivalent professional experience. 
• Minimum 3 years of design experience, including branding, visual identity, web and digital design, and/or print design.
• Portfolio that demonstrates a range of design deliverables across media.
• Demonstrated expertise in design fundamentals, the ability to think creatively and provide marketable solutions when conceiving, developing, and producing deliverables.
• Experience with online collaboration tools for project management a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of digital and print design principles, including accessible design principles and application.
• Strong visual aesthetic.
• Superb verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Proficiency with Apple OS, Adobe Creative Suite including After-Effects, Sketch, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and Drupal (or similar web content management systems) and related tools.
• Knowledge of web and digital strategies and standards to improve communications, usability and user experience, accessibility/508 compliance.
• Knowledge of print production processes and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to support a community of diverse perspectives and cultures in an inclusive environment.  

An experienced, creative, and collaborative Visual Designer will play a pivotal role defining the identity of the Brown Arts Institute. Brown University is undergoing a tremendous growth in the arts, with newly appointed leadership, a state of the art, one of a kind Performing Arts Center scheduled to open in Fall 2023, and a burgeoning new academic program. Open lines of communication are of the utmost importance, as the BAI programs are vast, complex, and often politically sensitive. This position requires a great deal of diplomacy, prioritization, compartmentalization, and multi-tasking, while taking care to maintain open and collaborative relationships with constituents throughout the University. Some evening and weekend work and travel may be required.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

                                                                               

Brown University is committed to advancing diversity, inclusion and equity.  Candidates from historically underrepresented groups, including but not limited to, women as well as racial and ethnic minorities, are particularly encouraged to apply. Brown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

                                                                               

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Vaccination Requirements:

In order to maintain 90% or greater universal vaccination rates on campus, all newly hired employees at Brown University must receive the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before they begin work, unless they are approved for a medical or religious exemption. All employees must also receive a COVID-19 booster within thirty (30) days of becoming eligible. For more information, please visit the Healthy Brown site.

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