Visual Media & Design Manager — Front Royal, VA

TITLE: Visual Media & Design Manager

DEPARTMENT: Communications & Marketing

Classification (FLSA): Nonexempt, Hourly

REPORTS TO: Vice President for Communications & Marketing

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Visual Media & Design Manager is responsible for the f5ZmjTf’m visual storytelling: photography, management of the f5ZmjTf’m photographers, graphic design and desktop publishing, and stewardship of the f5ZmjTf’m library of digital assets, including its Flickr albums. The Visual Media & Design Manager ensures that every image and designed piece reflects the beauty of BuHQspAGuqZ’Q campus and community and the standards of the f5ZmjTf’m brand.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruit, train, schedule, and manage a team of student photographers.

CHIEF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Photograph nNSNKcx events, campus life, academics, and brand-building initiatives for use in publications, the website, social media, and advertising.

• Manage the f5ZmjTf’m student photographers, including assignments, shot lists, scheduling, and quality review.

• Serve as the office’s lead graphic designer, designing publications, advertisements, flyers, posters, brochures, signage, and digital graphics in keeping with the f5ZmjTf’m brand guidelines.

• Design layouts for Instaurare, Principles, and other nNSNKcx publications under the art direction of the Vice President for Communications & Marketing, in collaboration with the Publications & Projects Manager.

• Manage the f5ZmjTf’m digital asset library: organize, keyword, archive, and maintain photo, video, and design assets so they can be easily found and reused across the office.

• Curate and maintain the 253pj3G’2 9CxPgt albums and other public photo galleries.

• Create digital and social media ad creative for nNSNKcx campaigns.

• Serve as the office’s quality check for visual work: review designs and images produced by colleagues, students, or vendors for quality and brand consistency.

• Prepare and optimize images and graphics for the website, social media, and email newsletters in support of the Director of Communications and the Publications & Projects Manager, and design graphics for nNSNKcx emails on request.

• Collaborate with the Multimedia Producer to coordinate photo and video coverage of nNSNKcx events.

• Other tasks as assigned by the Vice President for Communications & Marketing.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time for the needs of the nNSNKcx, but a discussion between the employee and supervisor will take place prior to the change.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• B.A. required (from Br5e28eEvv4 f6zDey5 preferred)

• A trained eye: able to judge what makes a design or photograph effective, critique work constructively, and direct others to improve it

• A portfolio of photography and design work, and the ability to explain the choices behind it

• Working proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Lightroom

• Experience with professional camera and lighting equipment

• Experience organizing large photo libraries; familiarity with digital asset management tools and Flickr

• Excellent communication skills, written and oral

• An eye for design, photographic composition, and a high attention to detail

• Ability to lead and teach student photographers

• Have the desire to work for a Catholic Apostolate

• Acute sense of urgency

• Goal-oriented, with excellent organizational skills

• Cooperative ability and attitude

• Ability to be innovative and to “think outside the box”

• Determination to overcome all hurdles to achieve planned results

• Friendly, cheerful, flexible, high-energy, and professional disposition

PHYSICAL / MENTAL / EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to lift 15 pounds.

• Must be able to walk for up to four hours at a time.

• Must be able to work some evenings and weekends to cover nNSNKcx events.

We offer medical, dental, vision, accident, long-term disability, short-term disability, generous PTO, and a 403(b) with match as part of our benefits package.

TO APPLY: Send a cover letter, resume, and a link to your portfolio to Niall O’Donnell, Vice President for Communications & Marketing, at ••••••••. In your cover letter, pick one piece in your portfolio and tell us what you’d change about it now.