University of Alaska
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Anchorage, AK
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Marketing
🗓️ July 28th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Alaska Anchorage is hiring a Graphic Designer. The role involves leading the graphic design team in the Office of University Advancement by developing and executing high-level advertising and design strategies that enhance the university's brand and support its mission. The Graphic Designer collaborates with campus departments, supervises design staff, and advises on visual communications.
Highlights
- Lead and supervise the graphic design team within the Office of University Advancement.
- Develop and implement advertising and design strategies to elevate the university brand.
- Collaborate with various campus departments to promote programs, events, and initiatives.
- Bring 3–5 years of professional design experience including supervisory and project management skills.
- Strong knowledge of institutional branding, advertising strategy, and print production required.
- Experience managing budgets and ability to teach design concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Position is full-time, exempt with competitive salary based on education and experience at UA Staff Salary Schedule Grade 79.
- Offers full employee benefits including retirement options, paid leave, tuition waivers, and medical coverage.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction; visa sponsorship is not provided.
Graphic Designer Full Description
Join the University of Alaska Anchorage as a leader in our graphic design team in the Office of University Advancement. This position is responsible for developing and executing high-level advertising and design strategies that elevate UAA’s brand and support its mission. You’ll collaborate with departments across campus, supervise a talented design team, and serve as a key advisor on visual communications. If you’re a creative professional with a passion for higher education and a strong background in design leadership, we encourage you to apply.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Advancement Office is seeking a creative and strategic graphic designer to join our University Marketing and Communications (UMAC) team. This role plays a key part in shaping the university’s visual identity and supporting its mission through compelling design and advertising. As part of the UMAC team, this position collaborates closely with departments across campus to promote UAA’s programs, events, and initiatives through high-impact visual communications.
The ideal candidate will bring 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in professional design or production, including supervising complex projects. A strong understanding of institutional branding, advertising strategy, and print production is essential. The candidate should also possess excellent communication skills, the ability to teach design concepts, and experience managing budgets. A bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, or a related field—or an equivalent combination of training and experience—is required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or related field and three years of progressively responsible experience relevant to the position, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Position Details:
This position is located at the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.
Applications will be accepted for review on 08/11/2025. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.
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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Helen Sale, HR Coordinator, at 907-786-6885.
*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.
The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.
The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.
Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.
All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.
*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
Access to the reports is available at:
UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.
UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.
UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.
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