Creative Services Specialist

The Creative Services Specialist plays a key role in producing visually compelling and brand-aligned content that supports the College’s communications and marketing goals. Reporting to the Communications and Marketing Manager, this position contributes to recruitment, advancement, and community engagement initiatives by designing print and digital materials, creating content for social media, and supporting multimedia storytelling. Candidates should have a deep understanding of typography, visual design, page setting and copywriting, and should be able to apply primary design principles in creative and effective ways while maintaining brand standards and consistency.

The Creative Services Specialist also assists with preparing materials for print production, maintaining visual consistency across platforms, and supporting the execution of integrated marketing campaigns. Working in a collaborative environment, the Creative Services Specialist manages creative project intake, prioritization, timelines, workflows, and resources to produce workplans and assets while providing exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders. This position’s work location is on-site at the Elko Nevada Great Basin College campus.

• Design and Content/Asset Creation
• Design branded print and digital materials including flyers, brochures, posters, ads, event signage, and web and social media graphics.
• Support the creation of visual content for GBC’s social media channels in coordination with the marketing team.
• Prepare documents for professional print production, support in-house printing operations, and coordinate with external print and production vendors to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Maintain the College’s visual identity and ensure design consistency across platforms and projects.
• Develop and maintain branded templates for internal and external use.
• Organize and manage digital assets including photos, logos, templates, and design files.
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand project needs and deliver creative solutions that align with institutional messaging, brand guidelines, tone and voice.
• Support the execution of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring timely and high-quality visual deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Communications Manager to support social media calendars and campaign timelines.
• Fulfill design requests in a timely, high-quality manner in accordance with brand standards and accessibility best practices.
• Coordinate the placement of content with publishing and media partners including radio, out-of-home, digital platforms, print publications, and direct mail.
• Other Duties
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Associate degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience in graphic design, marketing, or communications.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience using graphic design and marketing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Express, and Canva.
• Proven, professional track record in developing graphic design materials for both print and digital applications.
• Experience ensuring content accuracy and alignment with brand tone and institutional style guides.
• Experience designing and executing creative marketing campaigns.
• Familiarity with technical tools for distributing marketing content and analyzing performance data including email marketing platforms, website CMS, and social media management tools.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
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