Multimedia Design Coordinator

About the job

Position Highlights
The Multimedia Design Coordinator supports University Advancement’s marketing and donor relations efforts by creating engaging visual content across print and digital platforms. Working closely with the Multimedia Designer and the Marketing & Donor Relations team, this role helps develop marketing materials that bring University Advancement’s stories, initiatives, and impact to life.

This part-time position (approximately 20 hours per week) offers a flexible opportunity for an emerging designer to gain hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful projects that engage alumni, donors, parents, and friends of RIT. The role provides exposure to the full creative process, from concept development and design through production and quality review, while collaborating with colleagues and cross-functional partners across the university.
As a Multimedia Design Coordinator, you will support the conceptualization, design, and production of visual assets across a variety of print and digital mediums, helping advance the marketing, communication, and educational initiatives of RIT University Advancement. This is an ideal opportunity for a creative professional looking to strengthen their design skills, build a diverse portfolio, and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative higher education environment.

As a Multimedia Design Coordinator, you will support the conceptualization, design, and production of visual assets across various mediums—supporting various marketing and educational initiatives of RIT University Advancement.

• Job Responsibilities:
• Graphic Design and Layout: Create visually appealing designs for marketing materials. Apply principles of layout, typography, and color theory to deliver designs that engage and target audiences.
• Design Support: Assist in the development and execution of creative concepts for print and digital projects. Contribute ideas and solutions that align with divisional objectives and brand guidelines.
• Production and File Preparation: Prepare design files for production, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to technical specifications.
• Project Coordination and Communication: Assist in project coordination and communication, including scheduling meetings, organizing files, and managing project timelines. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of creative projects.
• Quality Assurance and Revision: Assist in the review and revision of design deliverables to ensure accuracy, quality, and consistency. Incorporate feedback from clients and team members to refine designs and improve overall project outcomes.
• Creative Research, Inspiration, and Professional Development: Stay abreast of design trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in graphic design and digital media. Seek out learning opportunities and skill development activities to enhance your design skills and expand your knowledge of design principles, software tools, and industry trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required skills:
Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office Suite, Brand Guidelines, File Organization, File Preparation, Print Design, Digital Design

University Advancement | Alumni & Constituent Engagement
University Advancement fosters meaningful connections between RIT and its alumni, donors, parents, friends, and community partners. Within University Advancement, the Alumni & Constituent Engagement team develops programs, events, communications, and volunteer opportunities that strengthen lifelong relationships with the university and inspire engagement with the RIT community. Through collaboration, service, and relationship-building, the team supports RIT's mission and helps create lasting impact for students, alumni, and the university.

• Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Supports multimedia project coordination, working closely with other designers and departments to ensure project requirements are met
• Drafts initial designs for multimedia content, including digital graphics, videos, and interactive media, aligning with the university’s visual identity
• Utilizes and stays current with the latest design technologies and software to produce high-quality, innovative content
• Helps maintain a consistent visual identity across all media outputs, aligning with the university's design standards
• Assists in managing project timelines and budgets, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and within specified financial parameters
• Works alongside other design and marketing professionals to brainstorm, critique, and refine multimedia content that meets strategic objectives
• Other duties as assigned

• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Knowledge of graphic design principles, tools, and applications
• Knowledge of website design and development
• Ability to design, prepare, and edit creative content directed at specific audiences using design requirements, parameters, timeline, and budget
• Skill in multi-tasking, project management, prioritization, and organization
• Skill in oral and written communication, with the Ability to present design ideas and concepts clearly to business partners, technical staff, and end users, ensuring a shared understanding across diverse stakeholders

• Minimum Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• No experience required
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered

Job Level Overview
Operations, Administrative, Service, or Technical Support Level 2 - An intermediate level role with working foundational knowledge and skills to perform routine and occasionally non-routine tasks. Tasks may require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures. May provide assistance to entry level staff.

FLSA Category
Non-Exempt
Work Location
Hybrid
Compensation
$19.65 - $31.45 Hourly
Application Materials
When you are ready to complete an application for this position please be prepared to submit the below requested information. This will be required to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner.
Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Additional Details
In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to careers@rit.edu . Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.