How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached to your resume file. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline your experiences that directly relate to this position. If you do not provide URLs or links to work examples or a portfolio site, please attach portfolio work examples to your resume file.
Job Summary
The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is hiring a Creative Designer Intermediate to join a diverse team of professionals dedicated to providing delightful and inclusive technology experiences for our faculty, students, and staff. You'll be surrounded by talented and dedicated people and will report to the Research Computing Services Supervisor. You will work closely with our Digital Scholarship team, our Research Software Programming Team, as well as our UX/UI and Accessibility Lead.
Responsibilities*
ABOUT THE JOB
You will join us in a new 1.5-year term-limited, full-time position to help our team of designers, developers, librarians, and research consultants by producing creative digital assets for websites, apps, and exhibits for our faculty and researchers. Your primary activities will involve a high degree of creativity with broad leeway to develop original work. You will be responsible for graphic design, typesetting, design output, creative imagery, art, color themes, and web pages; involved in the development and maintenance of the graphics standards, techniques, and methods; and will counsel internal clients on identity and design standards and policies.
You will work with our Digital Scholarship Studio and its related services, on projects that address some of the moment's pressing societal challenges. Many of the projects we work on have global visibility as our faculty and researchers share their work within their disciplines and with the public.
ABOUT YOU
You might be a great fit for this position if you are comfortable working in collaborative multidisciplinary teams that include folks like researchers, students, other programmers, web designers, user experience designers, librarians, systems administrators, and more. You might have an art degree. You might not. That's not what we're looking for. We care about what you can do and how you do it, not about how you got here. A track record of conscientious, thoughtful work speaks volumes.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or equivalent combination of education, certification, and/or experience
- Proven ability to develop and execute a wide range of design projects, including print, digital, web, audio, video, and/or photography
- Proficiency with graphics software, web-based graphics and design tools, and other creative software
- Experience with visual design processes like defining color palettes, selecting fonts, and creating digital visual assets
- We work with WordPress, Omeka, and Adobe Creative Suite. You would come to us with experience with some sort of web platform like these or others
- Strong interpersonal skills. Position requires working closely with faculty, staff, and interdisciplinary teams
- Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to meet deadlines and coordinate projects
- Proven commitment to accessibility design standards
- Knowledge/Familiarity of standard web markup languages and best practices (HTML/XML/CSS)
Desired Qualifications*
- Experience working with Figma or other design collaboration software
- Experience working with 3D modeling software
- Experience working with video game engines
- Experience working with the Omeka and/or WordPress platforms
- Experience working with faculty and researchers at an institution of higher education
- Interest in and aptitude for learning and applying new technologies
- Experience working with any non-digital or non-computer aided visual creative methods and tools
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
To support well-being, LSA prides itself in enabling a culture that allows each person to thrive. As an example, we limit non-essential email to weekday business hours and sponsor meeting-free days and other events. LSA Technology Services wants each of our team members to bring their best selves to each day and offers additional benefits and programs. Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Additional Information
Please Note: This is an 18 month term-limited position.
More About Us
At LSA, we wonder. We wonder why we are here. We ask how the universe works and how we organize societies. We all wonder, but the great professors and students use curiosity as a catalyst to find answers to the biggest questions. Wonder begins with a simple 'why' and leads to discovery that advances science and society while shaping our world for the better." - Research | UM LSA College of LSA
LSA is the largest and one of the oldest of the university's 19 schools and colleges, with more than 100 degree programs in over 75 academic departments and programs. Learn more about LSA at https://lsa.umich.edu. The college has a large workforce of approximately 1,200 staff, 1,500 faculty, 1,800 graduate student appointees and research fellows, and an additional 2,000 temporary employees.
As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.
To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.
To learn more about the LSA Technology Services organization and services, visit https://lsa.umich.edu/technology-services/
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.