Temporary Creative Designer

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• All interested applicants should attach a resume cover letter and a link to a digital portfolio in the Supporting Documents section of the application preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues. Portfolios should demonstrate both conceptual big idea thinking and polished production-ready execution.

About Rice:

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.

Position Summary:

The Office of Public Affairs at Rice University is seeking an agile and highly creativeTemporaryCreative Designer to support our Creative Services team.This position requires a full-lifecycle creative thinkersomeone who can brainstorm a fresh concept on the fly pitch it to a client and manage it all the way through to final production and vendor delivery.

Ideal Candidate Statement:

The ideal candidate thriveson variety loves fast-paced problem-solving and wants to own projects from inception to completion all while maintaining the integrity of the Rice University brand.

Workplace Requirements:

On campus position: This position is exclusively on-site necessitating all duties to be performed in-person at insert location and schedule. PerRice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change. 20-25 hours per week (approximately 2 or 3 days a week).

Part-time project-based role with an expected duration of 6 months.

Hiring Range:$35$40 per hour based on experience

*Non-Exempt (hourly) positions underFLSA are eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements:

• Portfolio:A strong portfolio demonstrating both conceptual big idea thinking and polished production-ready execution.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator InDesign).
  • High proficiency inCanvafor rapid template creation and agile design needs
• The X-Factor:
  • Exceptional communication skillscomfortable presenting ideas to clients and negotiating specs with vendors.
  • A proactive hungry attitude; you dont wait to be told what to do you look for solutions.
  • Ability to pivot quickly and handle tight turnarounds with a positive attitude.

Preferences:

• Experience withAsana(or similar workflow/project management tools).
• Proficient inGoogle Workspacefor collaboration and presentations.
• Experience with simple animation creation.
• Deep knowledge of the print production process including file preparation (bleeds die-lines color profiles) and a strong understanding of different printing types (digital offset large format etc.).

Essential Functions:

• Inception to Production:Own the day-to-day creative process from start to finish. Reporting directly to the Creative Directorwho will provide overarching creative direction and strategic supportyou will take raw briefs brainstorm concepts on the fly design the assets and prep them flawlessly for final production.
• Client & Vendor Collaboration:Act as a main point of contact for project execution. You will communicate directly with clients to refine ideas and work closely with print/digital vendors to ensure final deliverables meet our quality standards.
• Agile Content Creation:Develop a wide range of creative assets (digital print social presentations) quickly and efficiently without sacrificing quality.
• Brand Guardianship:While creating new concepts ensure all work aligns beautifully with our clients established brand identities and guidelines.

Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values: Mission and Values Rice University

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please get in touch with Rice Universitys Human Resources Office via email at for support.

If you have any additional questions please email us at . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.