DIGITAL DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA ASSISTANT

OVERVIEW

JOB TITLE: Digital Design & Multimedia Assistant

LOCATION: St. Paul Campus

PAY RATE: $16.50-$17.50/hour

HOURS: TBD

JOB SUMMARY

The PR/Communications team within the University of St. Thomas Marketing, Insights and Communications department is seeking a creative student to help expand the visual and digital storytelling of the St. Thomas Newsroom.

The Digital Design & Multimedia Assistant will create graphics, interactive infographics, visual assets and other digital content for Newsroom stories, newsletters and multimedia projects. We are especially interested in a student who can help us think beyond traditional photos and text and bring fresh ideas for interactive and visual storytelling.

Visit news.stthomas.edu to explore the Newsroom and consider how you could help make its storytelling more visual and engaging.

For questions, contact:

Sheree R. Curry, Director of Communications, sheree.curry@stthoma.edu

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Create graphics for Newsroom stories, newsletters and digital communications.
• Develop social graphics, illustrations, infographics and data visualizations.
• Help develop interactive graphics and/or animations, video thumbnails, and other digital elements for articles and multimedia projects.
• Crop, resize and optimize images for digital publication.
• Create and organize Newsroom photo and video galleries.
• Develop Canva templates and presentation assets.
• Collaborate with Communications staff on creative approaches to digital storytelling.
• Assist with uploading content to WordPress.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

• Visual communication and digital storytelling
• Graphic and information design
• Creative problem-solving
• Digital asset production
• Brand and audience awareness
• Portfolio development through published work

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated interest or experience in graphic design, digital media, visual communication or related creative work.
• Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud or comparable design tools.
• Strong visual judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate, meet deadlines and respond to creative feedback.
• Graphic Design, Emerging Media, Digital Media Arts, web design, UX/UI and related majors are especially encouraged to apply, but students from any major with appropriate skills are welcome.
• Motion graphics, animation, data visualization, interactive design or web skills are a plus but not required.
• Applicants should be prepared to share examples of design, visual or multimedia work. (Link to portfolio/samples welcome at time of application.)

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.