Art Director - Communications Department

Pay Grade

N

Non-Exempt

Design and create visuals for print and digital distribution that uphold the brand standards of the Scottsdale Unified School District to meet specific promotional, advertising and marketing needs of schools, programs, departments and initiatives.

• Meet with internal clients to lead creative concept brainstorming sessions to develop concepts for marketing, promotional, advertising and branding projects.
• Create graphics, visuals, and marketing materials for approval in accordance with brand standards to achieve desired outcomes.
• Supervise interns, volunteers and other graphic design contributors within the Communications and Marketing department.
• Coordinate with other internal and external graphic designers and creative contributors to ensure consistency with brand standards.
• Present drafts to the client or other stakeholders.
• Receive and execute client feedback per project scope, budget and timeline.
• Deliver completed files to client and/or external vendors for production.
• As needed, check quality of produced projects and receive finished goods.
• Archive completed project files in approved file naming conventions for efficient future retrieval.
• In collaboration with Communications and Marketing supervisor, create templates for schools and district to promote cohesive branding.
• Capture still photography as needed for use in digital, social and print media.
• Maintain a brand and style guide for the district and train other creative contributors on its content.
• Collaborate with members of the Communications and Marketing department on creative projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 5 or more years of relevant paid professional work experience in graphic design or related field
• 5 or more years working in the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• 5 of more years of experience integrating into a collaborative creative design team
• Contemporary experience, knowledge and skills across the creative disciplines including graphic design, project management, photographic arts, time management, marketing, social media

None

Contemporary knowledge and skills should include:

• Fonts, color theory, layout, design concepts, graphic design principles
• Print and media production processes and methods
• Contemporary digital and visual trends including production and distribution of email marketing, web banners, digital advertising, print collateral, magazine production, etc.
• Customer service skills to be a liaison between the client and Communications and Marketing team.
• Ability to decipher others’ creative visions and ideas and translate them into visual designs
• Organized and efficient multitasker able to handle the stress of multiple deadlines
• Ability to recognize emerging and changing priorities and shift workflow accordingly

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Return To Work Retirees will have an hourly rate approximately ninety percent (90%) of the posted range.