Graphic Designer Associate - Instructional Design & Media Studio

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- Graphic Designer Associate
- Instructional Design & Media Studio

Chicago, IL, United States

This Position is temporary and limited to 900 hours.

Salary: The rate of pay for this position is $35.66 per hour.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This role will offer project assistance by generating various visual and multimedia elements, including graphics, illustrations, animations, videos, and audio content. The Graphic Designer Associate incorporates design principles and accessibility standards that enhance the quality of educational experiences.

• Design and produce visuals in support of online, asynchronous, and blended courses, including illustrations, infographics, images, video, animations, 2D assets, 3D assets, games, and simulation elements.
• Seek feedback and revise visual products to meet client requirements.
• Determine the most efficient and economical means of producing artwork to convey or enhance the subject matter.
• Assist collaborators in meeting due dates and producing throughout the creative and project management process.
• Design and develop engaging visual content within Learning Management System modules.
• Combine graphics with type for optimal learning opportunities that align with principles of learning with multimedia.
• Collaborate with video specialists, instructional designers, and subject‑matter experts to identify and solve teaching and learning challenges using visual multimedia solutions.
• Update and redesign existing course visuals to meet project requirements.
• Remain current with and incorporate the latest industry technology tools and trends in online education and instructional media.
• Proactively engage in professional development to stay up to date on the use of applications and emergent technologies that support the learning process as well as institutional policies and industry standards for ADA / WCAG compliance, UIC marketing/brand management, etc.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

• Any one or any combination that equals thirty-six (36) months from the categories below 1 :
• credit for progressively more advanced college or art‑school course work that would lead to a major in graphic/visual arts communication and/or design
  • 60 semester hours equals 12 months
  • 90 semester hours equals 24 months
  • 120 semester hours or a Bachelor's Degree equals 36 months
• work experience and/or on-the-job training that provided knowledge of progressively more advanced, generally accepted principles, theories, practices, and methods used in graphic designs and their applications to visual…