Working with health and wellness communications staff, design and prepare a wide variety of assets, including posters, handouts, social media, presentations, and charts; assist in the preparation of designs and layouts for printing and/or publication; perform fine artwork using specialized techniques; take and manipulate photos and videos; perform lettering and illustration work; and support other miscellaneous duties as part of the Wolverine Wellness communications team.

This position will play an important role in communications and marketing efforts, particularly for student-facing health and wellness resources within Student Life. Content will cover topics including mental health, sexual health, alcohol and other drugs, public health initiatives, and more.

Required qualifications:
 

• Currently enrolled as a U-M undergraduate or graduate student

• Demonstrated design skills (note: work samples are required as part of the interview process)

• Ability to translate the written word into a compelling design that promotes health and wellness and will resonate with the college population

• Collaborate with colleagues to apply best practices to strategy, conceptualization, creation, and production

• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements and ensure designs use appropriate colors and layouts, and are within university and unit brand standards

• Prepare materials for press and work with print vendors to ensure consistency and quality, e.g., proper format, paper specifications, print specs (bleed/crop marks), etc.

• Design, prepare, and test materials for use on websites, social media, digital signage, and mobile devices

• Experience with Canva and the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)

• Experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office products

• Superb attention to detail and excellent organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and resourcefully (i.e., ability to work effectively with sometimes limited supervision) and also collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams

• Respect and empathy in dealing with difficult subject matter or controversial topics, such as alcohol and other drug use, depression, sexual health, trauma, and related topics

Desired qualifications:

• Classwork in art and design

• Knowledge of or interest in student health and well-being issues, including social justice and health equity

• Work-study preferred

• Experience with website content management systems, e.g., Drupal, WordPress

• Knowledge of Trello or a similar project management tool

• Experience with social media and social media management tools (Sprout, etc.)