Responsibilities

• Participates in brainstorming meetings and helps define unique approaches by using problem solving skills, creative visualization, design concepting and artistic production skills.
• Presents and articulates design concepts, strategies, and final designs clearly and effectively.
• Designs proposals, reports, invitations, marketing materials, newsletters, social media, and other communication materials, both print and electronic media.
• Assist videographer in editing or creating videos for social media that inspire donors and show the importance of private philanthropy at KU.
• Conduct research on best practices in various areas, including digital design, content creation, video production, and more. Share knowledge acquired with other staff members.
• Regular and reliable attendance is essential for this position.
• Perform other work as assigned.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will be a junior or senior student at KU who has completed upper-level coursework in KU’s Department of Design.
• Must be able to meet deadlines.
• Design samples and/or social media content samples (personal or for an organization) will be reviewed prior to hiring (classwork is acceptable). Please be prepared to share those during the application/interview process.
• Proficient in the Mac environment.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and tools in the Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, PPT).
• Ability to work individually with minimal supervision and also in a team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships inside and outside KU Endowment.
• Ability to adapt to new procedures and technology.
• Strong attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with integrity and discretion.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel between multiple locations for training, donor meetings, networking, events and/or work-related activities.
• Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to directions and safety hazards.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office productivity machinery such as computers, keyboards and a mouse, laptops, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to move files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.
• Minimal travel requirements to campus.

Preferred

• Proficient in the Mac environment.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and tools in the Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, PPT).
• Scriptwriting, videography, photography and video editing a plus.