Graphic Design Specialist

🇺🇸 Charlottesville, Virginia 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $24 - $28 per Hour 💻 Marketing 🗓️ September 9th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Piedmont Virginia Community College is looking for a Graphic Design Specialist to join its Marketing and Media Relations team. This role creates promotional and recruitment materials that support campaigns, program launches, and campus-wide events across print, web, and social channels.

Highlights

Design print and digital materials for marketing campaigns and student recruitment, including ads, posters, flyers, and publications
Prepare publications and projects for prepress and printing
Maintain the college's brand identity across all marketing materials and channels
Collaborate with the Director of Marketing and Media Relations and fellow team specialists on outreach strategy
Build creative content for internal displays and presentation materials

Graphic Design Specialist Full Description

Job Title: Graphic Design Specialist

Agency: Piedmont Virginia Community College (Virginia Community College System)

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Job Type: Part-Time (up to 29 hours/week)

The Marketing and Media Relations Office at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) seeks a Graphic Design Specialist to provide support for College campaigns and promotions. This position serves as a member of the College's Marketing and Media Relations team, which includes specialists in graphic design, multimedia design, social media, marketing and outreach. The role works collaboratively with the Director of Marketing and Media Relations and all team members to promote and manage the reputation of the brand and engage prospective students and the community through a variety of strategies. The Graphic Design Specialist is responsible for creating promotional and recruitment literature and print materials to support marketing and outreach efforts, school-wide efforts, events, program launches, and other initiatives as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

Design literature and print materials for general and program-related marketing campaigns and student recruitment, including print and digital ads, posters, flyers, postcards, rack cards, fact sheets, publications, multimedia/video, and web and social media platforms
Prepare publications and projects for prepress/printing
Maintain active knowledge of industry standards and the latest graphic design trends and technologies, especially as related to community colleges and higher education
Maintain the PVCC brand across materials and channels
Assist with designing creative content for internal displays and presentation materials

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent education and relevant work experience
At least three years' experience with demonstrated success in graphic design
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat
Demonstrated experience with typography, typesetting, and editorial layout
Experience designing graphic components for diverse digital platforms including video, social media, and web