Director, Graphic Design

Nevada Athletics is recruiting for a Director, Graphic Design.  The Director, Graphic Design, is responsible for the creation of unique and innovative visual content for the department, including individual sports programs.  This position designs, creates organizes and executes a variety of complex graphics content to market program appeal.  This position oversees activities associated with graphic design and implements social media strategies for fan engagement and strategic communications.  

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead Nevada Athletics overall brand identity and style guide while collaborating with other departments within Nevada Athletics to leverage graphics to achieve their goals

• Work in coordination with recruiting staffs, communications, digital, and fan engagement staffs to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner, assists in managing creative department workflow as needed

• Apply knowledge of graphic design, photography, illustration, and the incorporation of video and multimedia elements into projects.

• Update and maintain main athletics social media account

• Create and distribute strategic planning calendar for graphics according to dates identified as significant for Nevada Athletics

• Organize and catalog graphic elements in storage locations for ease of distribution and usage department-wide

• Develop unique ways to communicate ideas that fall within our Athletics brand guidelines

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and two years related work experience; OR a Master’s Degree and one year work experience required

Related Experience: graphic or multimedia design

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty - B

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada. 

Perks of Working at Nevada

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance – Faculty Benefits

• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.  E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders

• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate

• No state income tax!

Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Nevada Athletics

Nevada has a student body of approximately 21,000. Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference and sponsors 17 intercollegiate sports featuring more than 400 student-athletes. The University is situated in Reno, a metropolitan area of 350,000, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city is conveniently located 38 miles from Lake Tahoe, a world-class skiing area with limitless summer and winter recreational opportunities. Sacramento and San Francisco are, respectively, two and four hour drives away. Nevada Athletics 

Contact Information

Lasaiah Christensen - chris195@unr.edu