Principal Designer (University Development and Alumni Relations)

University Relations Marketing and Communications helps to build positive relationships with donors and potential donors in order to leverage support for the University. Our audiences include alumni, parents, foundations, students, faculty, staff, and friends. We are part of a full-service strategic marketing team, providing promotional, editorial, design, events, web, and donor and media relations services to support the entire spectrum of fundraising activities at Berkeley.

The Principal Designer plays a key role in supporting the fundraising efforts of the campus by creating compelling visual communications across a variety of print and digital media; the work of this position directly impacts the success of Berkeley’s fundraising, stewardship, and events programs in building relationships with—and securing support from—the University’s external audiences.

The Principal Designer, University Development and Alumni Relations will:

• Design, develop, and deliver files, graphics, and/or illustrations for visual media, both print and digital; examples of this include the creation of event-related collateral and/or web sites for campus initiatives.
• Consult with clients to plan and design presentation of visual information effectively and appropriate to target audiences and to the selected visual medium; products may include publications, brochures, displays, presentation slides, proposals, technical manuals, web sites, and other visual communications.
•  Assess complex or otherwise challenging written material and data and devises the best ways to present it visually to enhance its clarity and impact.
• Develop and produce visual presentations, devising visual themes that strengthen the communication of ideas and information.
• Work closely with project managers, writers, and clients to understand communication requirements, determine most appropriate medium, and create cost-effective products.
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of printing and other production processes, and of computer software for publishing, images, web sites, and various other media
• Provide high level guidance on design and publishing technology, services for web design, or expertise on printing and other production processes for final products.
• Effectively meet budget and time constraints.
• Lead others in department to achieve project and departmental goals and objectives.
   

AA/EEO goals for this position are: Hispanic, Protected Veteran, Individual with Disability, Asian/Pacific Islander

For a complete job description and to apply, please visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and reference Job #25976 for the complete list of requirements.