Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

The Cal Alumni Association (CAA) provides all Cal graduates with rewarding connections to the university, to fellow alums, and to current students. Founded by the original graduates of the University of California in 1872, the Cal Alumni Association today represents more than half a million alums living throughout the world.

Our mission is to cultivate a lifelong relationship with our alma mater by connecting and inspiring alums, students, and the campus community through meaningful and inclusive opportunities. We foster a culture that celebrates diversity, creates a sense of belonging, and advances equity.

The Cal Alumni Association (CAA) is seeking a team-oriented senior brand designer to join our in-house Marketing and Communications team in providing creative services to CAA’s diverse portfolio of programs. Reporting to the Senior Director, Marketing and Communications, the senior brand designer is responsible for the execution of CAA’s cohesive visual brand and its implementation in printed and digital materials, and web pages for a broad range of campaigns and internal clients.

Projects frequently include, but are not limited to: brochures, print and digital advertisements, email design and layout, HTML web design, and social media graphics. Our ideal candidate is a creative thinker with a solid foundation in design and typographic principles, a portfolio that showcases their user-centered design skills and experience, and an interest in joining a small team of creative professionals working in support of CAA’s mission.

The senior brand designer reports to Senior Director, Marketing and Communications.

The position is located in Berkeley, CA at the Alumni House on the University of California, Berkeley campus. Work hours must be in line with traditional business hours to provide real-time customer service and support to our passengers. The position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule in line with job duties and business needs, with some time working in the office and some time working remotely each week.

Must be able and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends to support CAA and campus events. Please note that remote work must be performed in the state of California.

This position is classified as an at-will, full-time, exempt position. The pay range is $75,000 to $95,000 annualized. This job is eligible to participate in healthcare benefits, a retirement plan with company match, and generous vacation and holiday time-off. CAA staff, while not University of California employees, are eligible for many UC Berkeley staff programs, professional development and networking opportunities, and discounts on campus.

We have a friendly and professional environment, and we pride ourselves on our team approach.

• Serve as CAA’s visual brand identity expert by setting brand standards, educating staff in best practices, and ensuring the correct use of CAA and UC Berkeley visual brand elements
• Design and produce publications and promotional collateral including direct mailings, reports, presentations, newsletters, postcards, posters, and digital displays
• Work within CAA’s email marketing platform, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, to design and produce functional and compelling email newsletters and direct response campaigns
• Produce and update web page designs in our Wordpress CMS, following marketing best practices and accessibility standards to optimize for user experience and program goals
• Create simple, compelling infographics, charts, diagrams, and illustrations for presentations
• Collaborate frequently with colleagues over campaign and collateral needs; present creative ideas and executions to colleagues, incorporating feedback and meeting deadlines
• Serve as a design subject matter expert for non-technical staff; answering questions and providing training, documentation, or support in order to raise collective knowledge
• Prepare files for print publication and evaluate printers’ proofs to ensure error-free print jobs
• Work with print vendors to maintain competitive job pricing and source options that meet budget…