Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCCs service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCCs main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The colleges Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center.
With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high-quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."
St. Charles Community College seeks a full-time Graphic Designer who conceives, creates, and produces artwork for various advertising, promotions, and publications for the college. Includes extensive computer design and layout work as well as using the computer to prepare camera-ready and/or electronic art files for printers. Some videography and video editing included.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Operates Macintosh computer and peripherals. • Utilizes professional-level computer-based drawing, photo manipulation, page layout, video production, and post-production and various other software to design and create publications, advertising, and art for print, web, and other electronic media. • Works in a multi-faceted environment with a multitude of projects. • Organizes, designs, and produces artwork for print, electronic, and web advertising, brochures, booklets, flyers, posters, T-shirts, logos, and other publications. • Photographs college events and people (portraits), including the use of specialized studio/strobe lighting and advanced digital SLR cameras and lenses. • Optimizes highly technical electronic files for electronic output. • Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information from computer art files. • Collaborates regularly with the Director of Marketing and other MAC Department staff to produce and update publications and other marketing tools. • Remains current in design trends, especially trends in higher education marketing and marketing to target demographics. • Provides high-quality service during consultations to internal clients for the best approach to design and completion of various design/marketing projects. • Works directly with outside vendors for the best quality and most efficient final output of print and digital marketing materials. • Attends meetings and college functions as assigned, including set-up and assistance with special events. • Takes part in campus committees as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Associates degree in graphic arts, communication, or related field. • Requires two years full-time experience, including computer graphics, one year design and production, and electronic file preparation.
Software Experience Requirements:
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite (9 or newer), with specific use of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere or AfterEffects. • Usage of Macintosh computer and products. • Knowledge and use of Pantone color guides and, occasionally, conventional art/drafting tools. • Knowledge of Macintosh computer system and peripherals is required. • Knowledge of graphics/software used in production of electronic artwork. • Knowledge of electronic file formats and their uses, including: • EPS • TIFF • GIF • JPEG • PNG • PSD • AI • INDD • SWF • FLA • FLV • PICT • BMP • LAB • Knowledge of trapping of spot colors, image resolution, and half-toning of color and grayscale images; RGB color space and knowledge of scanning and file acquisition for four-color process, grayscale, and bit-mapped images. • Background and knowledge of integrating design and text/copy (verbal and written) from various sources.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree in graphic arts, communication, or related field. • Additional skills in photography and post-production photo editing/manipulation, and videography. • Preferred knowledge of INDEXED COLOR.
St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.