Senior Graphic Designer

Job Posting Title:Senior Graphic Designer - Hiring Department:College of Liberal Arts - Position Open To:All Applicants - Weekly Scheduled Hours:40 - FLSA Status:Exempt - Earliest Start Date:Sep 01, 2025 - Position Duration:Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2028 - Location:UT MAIN CAMPUS - Job Details: General Notes Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) is seeking highly skilled and motivated professionals to assist with the operations of a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas. Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. The earliest start date for this position will be September 1st, 2025. This position is fixed term and has an expected end date of August 31st, 2028. Join Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services ( https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/), a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package ( https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective) that includes: • 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage for employee • Optional medical insurance for employee’s dependents - up to 50% employer-paid • Optional dental, vision, and term life insurance for employees and dependents • Paid holiday time off each year; state legislature determines the number of holidays • 12 days of paid vacation time off per year for new employees • 12 days of paid sick leave per year • Employer contribution to Teacher Retirement System (TRS) • Staff Tuition Assistance Program • Access to Recreation & Health Facilities Purpose As part of the LAITS Design team, the Senior Graphic Designer will provide art direction and oversee the management of staff and student employees (STAs) within the design team. This position will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing the art design for administrative, web, marketing, service center, public affairs, and online course projects. Responsibilities • Oversee and manage all aspects of the Design department including employment, work allocation, client relations, budgeting, and artistic style. • Art Director for internal and external projects. • Design high quality assets to meet studio and client needs. • Supervise design staff and student technology assistants (STAs), including provide feedback and coaching on performance. • Act as project manager on projects including handling client communication, budget allocation, scheduling, and assessing quality of final deliverables. • Work with other staff to set daily, weekly, and semester-length tasks for Design team. • Work with Director of Studio Department to assist with planning and running of the department. • Other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree. • At least two years experience as an Art Director. • Project management experience in setting goals, supervising projects, making deadlines. • High level of proficiency with Adobe Creative suite programs. • Working knowledge of Workday, Slack, and Harvest. • High level of knowledge of Basecamp. • Experience working with Miro. • Professional experience managing and mentoring a team of student employees. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications • Professional customer service and support skills in media creation. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently while meeting deadlines and budgetary requirements. • Several years of experience creating and developing content for social media. • Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and as part of a team. • Strong knowledge and ability to create mechanisms to track effort and resources on projects. • Demonstrated ability to organize a schedule for multiple part-time student employees. • Professional customer service and support skills in asset creation. • Working knowledge of and experience using AirTable. • At least two years experience managing a marketing campaign for summer online course programs. • High level of skill in creating animation based projects. • At least two years of professional experience at The University of Texas at Austin working directly with and managing students. • Experience working with QR Code Generator. • Very strong communication skills. • Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives. • Highly skilled in leading a team of creatives. Salary Range $ 47,000-55,000 Working Conditions Environmental Demands: • Work location is on the UT Main Campus. • May work in extreme temperatures. • May work under fluorescent light • May work around standard office conditions. • May work around electrical and mechanical hazards. Physical Tasks: • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. • Use of manual dexterity. • Climbing of stairs. • Climbing of ladders • Lifting and moving. Work Shift • Overtime, evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required as needs demand. Required Materials • Resume/CV • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor • Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. - Employment Eligibility:Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. - Retirement Plan Eligibility:The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. - Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. - Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. - Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. - Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documentsto prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. - E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: • E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish)[PDF] • Right to Work Poster (English)[PDF] • Right to Work Poster (Spanish)[PDF] - Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report hereor obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.