Graphic Designer

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Graphic Designer

Job Summary:

Key Job Responsibilities:

• May monitor the unit budget and financial records

• Creates, designs, and produces content through various mediums

• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

• Monitors and evaluates creative development work for in-house and freelance creative professionals

• Develops, implements, and maintains design standards, policies, and procedures to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources

• Works collaboratively with other creative professionals, engages in and responds to creative feedback, manages project workflow and timing, maintains files, and follows established work unit processes

Department: Marketing & Health Communications

Compensation:

The starting salary is $50,000 annually, and is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

An employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurance and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum two years experience in graphic design. 

Preferred Qualifications:

How to Apply:

Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. They should also include 1-3 samples of their work in .pdf format. The application reviewers will be relying on written and visual application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process.

For those applicants who move forward to the second round interview, there will be a short presentation assignment as well.

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by March 3, 2026.

Contact Information:

Lana Martin, Primary Recruiter

lana.martin@wisc.edu

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