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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete theinternal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is seeking a dynamic, cutting-edge creative professional to work with our Creative Services Department as a Graphic Designer. The individual will be involved in a variety of facets of Penn State's highly successful 31-sport varsity athletic program and will be expected to produce high-level designs that elevate the brand’s profile as well as that of its student-athletes.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, working with the Assistant Athletic Director for Creative Services and Brand Management as well as the Creative Services staff to produce original and creative designs for a variety of print, social media, and web-based materials including social media graphics, recruiting support, posters, game programs, signage and large-scale facility graphics, media guides, advertising, tickets and ticket brochures, maps, website and e-mail graphics, logos and varied promotional materials as well as creative input for GoPSUsports.com. The candidate will also fulfill design needs of supporting department units, including Strategic Communications, Marketing, Compliance, etc.

The individual will need to expedite, organize, and track a large and varying workflow involving multiple deadlines for both external and internal clients, archive and organize files, projects and art, fulfill multiple requests, assist in editing digital photography, and assist in the planning of photo shoots.

Total followers for Penn State Athletics Main Account is 708.9K (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Social media impressions for Twitter is 18.748 million. Social media reach for Instagram is 234K. Social Media reach for Facebook is 3.157 million.

Education and Experience:

This position reports to the Senior Graphic Designer and typically requires an Associate's Degree (Bachelor’s degree preferred) or higher plus two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience for a level 2.

• Experience with supervising and managing a student intern program is a plus.

• Expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and After Effects are preferred.

• Experience with additional Adobe Applications is a plus.

Additional Information:

• In addition to uploading your cover letter and resume online, please provide work samples via a link to an online portfolio or website.
• This position requires some night and weekend work, including the possibility of working home football games.
• This position will require successful completion of standard background checks.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms.We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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