Walker Art Center Senior Graphic Designer
The Walker Art Center, a multidisciplinary arts museum, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, seeks a senior graphic designer to join its award-winning design studio. Reporting to the Design Director, the senior graphic designer plays an important role in creating and evolving the visual identity of the institution. The recipient of more than 100 design awards, the design studio is a professionally managed operation that produces all print communications for the Walker. We work closely with colleagues in the New Media Initiatives and Marketing and Public Relations departments as well as other support and programming areas of the institution.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design printed materials for various departments including Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film/Video, Design, Education, Membership and Development, and New Media Initiatives. Range of printed matter encompasses invitations, banners, exhibition graphics, brochures, gallery guides, flyers, posters, etc. Design and assist in the development of Walker publications and catalogues, working with both the Design Director and Publications Director as needed; and in the on-going development of the institutional identity, major campaigns, and leading major design projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
Four-year undergraduate graphic design degree required; Master‚s degree preferred.
3-5 years professional design experience required.
Excellent design and typographic skills.
Proficiency in computer-based design on a Macintosh platform with related software programs including: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Experience in motion graphics, web design, font design, and interactive media beneficial but not required.
Experience in handling printing specifications and requesting print quotations required.
Supervision of printing and technical information related to book printing desirable.
Experience with design standards related to institutional identity desirable.
Excellent communication skills, ability to work cooperatively with others, including institutional peers.
Ability to provide leadership in the design studio including mentoring design fellows.
Ability to work alongside, instruct, and collaborate with fellow designers.
Apply Via Email gary.white@walkerart.org
Other Ways To Apply: Please submit letter of interest, resume with a list of three professional references with email addresses and/or phone numbers, and samples of work in PDF format by MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009. Finalists who are invited for interviews will be asked to provide actual samples of printed work.
PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR DISPOSITION NO LATER THAN JUNE 1. BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF EXPECTED APPLICANTS, WE REGRET THAT INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW REQUESTS CANNOT BE GRANTED.
For more info about the design department and this search, visit:
www.design.walkerart.org/
www.walkerart.org/jobs/
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