Senior Visual Comm. Designer, Systems Comm

Details

Open Date 09/15/2026

Requisition Number PRN
46214B

Job Title Graphic Designers

Working Title Senior Visual Comm. Designer, Systems Comm.

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P5 - Expert

FLSA Code Professional

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

This position follows a standard 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule, with the option to work remotely up to two days per week based on departmental needs. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required to support special events or other organizational needs.

VP Area U of U Health
- Academics

Department 01759 - PUBLISHING

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $70,000 - $80,000

Close Date 10/13/2026

Priority Review Date (Note
- Posting may close at any time) 09/26/2026

University of Utah Health is seeking a Senior Visual Communications Designer specializing in executive and internal communications. This role supports organizational change and other institutional priorities by distilling complex leadership messaging into compact, visual-first assets designed for immediate comprehension across a large organization with four missions: health care, academics, research, and community collaboration.

This is a senior design role requiring strong visual judgment, communication skills, and systems thinking. The ideal candidate knows not just how to design, but where—moving fluidly between Adobe and Microsoft ecosystems depending on what an asset needs to do. Importantly, this position understands how to leverage modern AI tools to build smart, on-brand templates and guardrails that enable leadership to self-serve without compromising organizational brand integrity.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

• Translate leadership communications into visual systems. Develop conceptual art, charts, infographics, and other visual assets that distill dense organizational messaging into compact visuals paired with limited text, built for immediate comprehension.

• Manage competing priorities and stakeholder needs. Work responsively across multiple concurrent projects, adapting to shifting timelines and requirements while maintaining accuracy, brand consistency, and a high standard of design execution.

• Choose the right platform for the job. Determine the appropriate tools and platforms based on how an asset will be used, shared, edited, and maintained. This judgment — not just tool proficiency — is central to the role.

• AI Tool Integration and Brand Stewardship:
  Leverage familiarity with LLMs and productivity AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini) to design standardized presentation templates, handouts, and brand toolkits for executive and leadership use.

• Design and maintain templates aligned to the University’s brand and style guide, ensuring consistency across departments and campaigns.

• Provide design consultation to internal teams and stakeholders on design decisions, template use, and brand application.

• Produce motion, animation, and transition graphics to support communications and presentations where movement improves comprehension or engagement.

• Maintain cloud folder structures and file-sharing conventions in accordance with University network and information-governance standards.

• Present and pitch design solutions to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, articulating design rationale clearly and persuasively.

• Required Qualifications

• Fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; working proficiency in After Effects/Premiere preferred. Hands-on experience using…