Art Director

Our Company – Helix Education

We understand the serious challenges facing higher education – namely a shift in student demographics, a seemingly chaotic approach to data management, inefficient insights, and restrictive vendor relationships – and know there is a need for bigger, better, and bolder solutions.

We offer world class student lifecycle technologies and services that help institutions of higher education leverage data across the student lifecycle and optimize the cost of graduation. Our innovative software solutions are designed to help schools more effectively find, enroll, retain and teach students.

VALUES & BELIEFS

At Helix Education, we champion three key values:

BOLD – We empower our teams to create and deliver innovative solutions.

DRIVEN – We realize our vision through a passionate commitment to action.

AUTHENTIC – We are grounded in integrity, transparency and accountability.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking an experienced Art Director capable of executing graphic design and creative production for higher education clients across a full line of digital and traditional channels to maximize creative performance. Manages projects from concept through production as primary designer. Collaborates with other designers, copywriters, web developer and client services on all projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements made below are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with the job, and should not be construed as such.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Be a creative leader on brand, design, user experience and imagery for client marketing efforts.
• Concept, design and produce digital ads, print ads, emails, landing pages, web pages, dimensional mailings, motion graphics and videos.
• Develop comprehensive identity campaigns for new clients that accurately reflect brand positioning, messaging and standards.
• Leads creative ideation sessions to ensure highest creative quality is met for each project.
• Follow creative performance best practices and continually test and optimize creative deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver creative strategies and design across all segments and lines of business and ensure consistency.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of design and marketing best practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the higher education industry and the competitive landscape.

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION:

• 5+ years graphic design experience in an agency, marketing or communications setting required
• Must possess experience designing/producing integrated marketing campaigns across a wide variety of print and digital channels
• Online portfolio required to demonstrate creative and technical skills
• Must have knowledge of print and digital production processes
• Expert-level on the Adobe suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Strong web/multimedia design background
• Strong conceptual skills required
• Video directing/editing experience preferred
• Photo direction experience preferred
• Higher education experience preferred but not required
• Must have excellent communication and writing skills
• Experience interfacing with multiple departments
• College degree required (prefer design, art, advertising, marketing majors)
• Experience interfacing with clients and multiple departments
• Experience and interest in learning new software programs, research processes and strategy formulation

This job description is not a contract of employment. Employment with Helix Education is completely voluntary and may be terminated at any time by either the employee or the Company for any lawful reason.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location:

• Salt Lake City, UT

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• Graphic Design: 5 years