Graphic Designer

JOB SUMMARY

The UConn Library seeks an impactful Graphic Designer to create marketing content that engages UConn students and the wider university, including faculty, staff, donors, and the extended community. The Graphic Designer creates thoughtful and visually compelling materials using modern methods that attract and engage students in library services, resources, outreach, and events. This position directly supports student success for UConn’s undergraduate and graduate populations through the creation of visually compelling, impactful, and memorable graphics that attract all UConn community members to the UConn Library in support of research, scholarship, teaching, and learning.

As an active member of the UConn Library and guided by UConn’s 2024-2034 Strategic Plan, the successful candidate will make positive contributions to a culture of inclusion and respect and will exemplify the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice, as well as the UConn Library values of kindness and trust, curiosity and inquiry, equity and inclusion, and having fun. 

UConn is one of the top public research universities in the nation, with more than 30,000 students pursuing answers to critical questions in labs, lecture halls, and the community. Knowledge exploration throughout the University’s network of campuses is united by a culture of innovation. An unprecedented commitment from the state of Connecticut ensures UConn attracts internationally renowned faculty and the world’s brightest students. As a vibrant, progressive leader, UConn fosters a diverse and dynamic culture that meets the challenges of a changing global society.

The main 4,400-acre campus is set in a university town located in the rural heart of Connecticut; approximately a half hour’s drive from Hartford, 90 minutes from Boston, and 3 hours from New York City.  Storrs offers New England village charm, with outstanding recreational facilities and open space initiatives, farm-to-table agricultural communities, and excellent public schools.

UConn is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. The diversity of students, faculty, and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians, and salutatorians who make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top public research universities.

UConn’s faculty and staff are a critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Designs, creates, and edits graphic and visual assets for the UConn Library in both digital and print formats, which include emails, social media, print collateral, advertisements, promotional items, and physical and digital marketing platforms.
2. Actively collaborates with UConn Library staff to create and edit marketing materials and educational resources across all formats. Serves as a consultant to staff and researchers regarding the most effective design to produce desired outreach. Serves as the final authority of staff and student employees-created outreach materials to ensure standards of quality are met.
3. Actively manages the identity and branding of the UConn Library. Serves as a resource to the Communication & Marketing unit and Library staff in areas of identity management and branding, including consultation with University Communications when necessary.
4. Research current and emerging ideas and materials presented for design or illustration and make decisions regarding the proper visual interpretation of the UConn Library brand.
5. Responsible for file management of UConn Library print and digital media.
6. Serves as a Communication & Marketing Student Supervisor.
7. Provides expertise in the creation of signage and design elements for the UConn Library’s physical and virtual spaces.
8. Prepares documents and designs using methods and techniques suited to specific reproduction processes for final use and to the publisher’s specifications.
9. Recommends ways to meet staff and library administration’s needs within resource and budgetary limits. Recommends solutions to design problems and explains finished deliverables to stakeholders. Collaborates with writers, editors and other production staff to produce a coordinated finished product.
10. Provides project management on behalf of the Communication & Marketing unit.

SHARED EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STAFF

1. Applies the principles of the UConn Library's core values through active contribution and cooperation in achieving Area and Unit priorities and operational goals.
2. Demonstrates reliable and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Demonstrates active learning in and communication of ongoing developments related to professional responsibilities.
4. Works effectively in current applications as employed by the UConn Library and UConn.
5. Exhibits appreciation of, sensitivity to, and respect for a diverse working environment, inclusive of all backgrounds and identities.
6. Performs duties parallel to position responsibilities as required.

SHARED EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT SUPERVISORS

1. Hires, schedules, trains, and supervises student employees. 
2. Determines work assignments and provides feedback to each student employee. 
3. Approves student timecards and resolves time reporting and/or student payroll issues in a timely manner. 
4. Manages student employment budget, providing allocation requests and ensuring student payroll expenditures remain within the approved budget.
5. Maintains current student employee personnel records.
6. Adheres to the policies and procedures as outlined in the UConn Library Student Employee Handbook and the UConn Student Employment Guide.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a design field relevant to the position.
• Minimum of three years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience with current graphic design principles and practices.
• Demonstrated experience creating compelling visual design to support learning, research, publications, and scholarship among undergraduate and graduate student populations. 
• Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite, as demonstrated in the applicant's portfolio of previously designed work. 
• Demonstrated experience providing student employee supervision. 
• Experience making a positive contribution to a culture of inclusion and respect. 
• Reliable and professional interpersonal and communication skills, including providing responses within 24 hours and writing communications to a variety of stakeholders. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience working in a higher education or library environment.
• Evidence of successful outcomes in project management work, including experience with Trello.
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, including building effective working relationships.
• Prior experience with Leonardo Design Studio.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time, primarily onsite, hybrid optional position based on the UConn Storrs campus. Work schedules are considered in accordance with the University's Alternate Work Arrangements policies and procedures. The University offers a competitive salary, and outstanding benefits, including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment.  For additional information regarding benefits, please visit UConn Health Benefits and explore the sections under the Benefits & Leaves and Engagement & Learning headers. Other rights, terms, and conditions of employment are contained in the collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Professional Employees Association (UCPEA). Please see Career Paths for information on position classifications and salary bands.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

TO APPLY

Please apply online at Faculty and Staff Positions, Search #499638 to upload a cover letter, detailed resume, portfolio, and contact information for three (3) professional references.

Nominations and inquiries should be sent in confidence to Ellen Silbermann.

This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:55 p.m. Eastern time on July 23, 2026.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics.

All members of the University of Connecticut are expected to exhibit appreciation of, and contribute to, an inclusive, respectful, and diverse environment for the University community.

The University of Connecticut aspires to create a community built on collaboration and belonging and has actively sought to create an inclusive culture within the workforce. The success of the University is dependent on the willingness of our diverse employee and student populations to share their rich perspectives and backgrounds in a respectful manner. This makes it essential for each member of our community to feel secure and welcomed and to thoroughly understand and believe that their ideas are respected by all. We strongly respect each individual employee’s unique experiences and perspectives and encourage all members of the community to do the same. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disabilities, veteran’s status, status as a victim of domestic violence and/or sexual assault and/or trafficking in persons as defined by Connecticut law, prior conviction of a crime, workplace hazards to the reproductive systems, or gender identity or expression.

The University of Connecticut is an AA/EEO employer including for Disability and Veteran status.