What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer position at AACSB International?
AACSB is the world’s leading voice in business education, providing quality assurance (accreditation), intelligence and thought leadership, and learning and development (e.g., conferences, seminars, digital learning) opportunities to over 1,800 member organizations and more than 1000 accredited business schools in over 100 countries and territories. AACSB’s core values of quality, community, social responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and ethics are all viewed through a global lens in our collective commitment to transform business education for positive societal impact. Synonymous with the highest standards of excellence since 1916, AACSB connects educators, students, and business to develop the next generation of great leaders.
As the Graphic Designer, you will creatively represent AACSB and its services through compelling imagery, layouts, logos, and other visuals.
This role is best suited for candidates who have a background in visual design or related fields, strong proficiency in Adobe tools, and a proactive approach to enhancing brand identity and visual communication strategies.
How you will Contribute:
- Building Visual Identity: Proactively identifies opportunities to improve AACSB’s visual communications portfolio including graphics, long and short form layouts, animations, video, print materials, logos, and iconography.
- Stewarding Brand Alignment: Ensures brand harmony, accessibility, and accuracy of work and evolves the organizational brand in collaboration with the director of marketing to keep our identity fresh, relevant, and top-of-mind for our members.
- Partnering Collaboratively: Works in a highly collaborative environment with internal stakeholders to concept product identities, develop tone, appeal to our audiences, and represent the value of AACSB membership.
- Embracing Technology: Explores innovative solutions to improve design and feedback processes from early development to the final output.
- Perform duties in accordance with AACSB International’s Mission and Values.
- Fluency in English language
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university graphic design or a related field
- Two plus (2 ) years of experience in visual design, creative concepting, brand alignment
- Proficiency in Adobe tools (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
- Minimal travel (less than 5%)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in higher education/association industry
- Four plus (4 ) years of experience in visual design, creative concepting, brand alignment
- Fluency in additional languages
Why join AACSB?
We take pride in providing our employees with an inclusive work environment that promotes individual development. Our employees say our benefits, location, flexible work environment, and their colleagues are the primary drivers that attract and keep them with AACSB.
We offer a competitive benefit package, including generous vacation, sick and holiday paid time off, health/dental/vision insurance, 403B, short and long-term disability, life insurance, wellness allowance, tuition reimbursement, and a hybrid work environment.
