What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Media & Design Specialist position at Over J Consulting?
Over J Consulting
Downtown Los Angeles
Job Title: Digital Media & Design Specialist
Remote: No
Downtown Los Angeles
Job Title: Digital Media & Design Specialist
Remote: No
Our downtown-LA-based engineering and design consulting firm is seeking a talented and experienced Digital Media & Visual Design Specialist to join our team. As a Digital Media & Visual Design Specialist, you will support the production of staff and faculty communications in print and digital media, combining foundational instructional design principles and accessibility guidelines to develop clear and compelling deliverables that empower users to easily comprehend information, internally and externally with client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create engaging, visually cohesive and professional designs (e.g., infographics, instructional aids) tailored to platform formats and target audiences.
- Present conceptual designs for learner and/or faculty-facing content aligned with company brand guidelines.
- Develop production templates to expedite content creation.
- Provide design direction to project teams as requested.
- Collaborate with varied stakeholders to develop communications materials.
- Develop content production schedules in coordination with communications plans.
- Build and maintain relationships with project teams.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in communications, graphic design, instructional design, or other relevant fields.
- Five years of experience in higher education marketing, communications, instructional design, customer/user experience, and/or graphic design.
Required Knowledge/Skills:
- Foundational instructional design for learning management systems.
- Customer relationship management (CRM)/social media analytic tools.
- Demonstrated analytical and data-driven mindset for extracting insights from metrics.
- Systemic and graphic design, interactivity, layout, typography, color theory, and illustration.
- Proficiency with infographic development and data visualization techniques.
- Experience in design based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
- Project management, problem-solving and organizational skills, able to effectively manage numerous priorities, deadlines and necessary resources simultaneously and in a timely manner.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to produce quality copy on tight schedules.
- Knowledge of applicable journalism and communications practices and standards.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work in diverse, cross-functional teams and collaborate strategically across departments.
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and other design collaboration and prototyping tools.
- Experience with video capture/editing technologies and video social platforms (e.g., After Effects, YouTube, Vimeo).
Desirable Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in Marketing or a related field.
- Experience with higher education customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 (annually)
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
Application Process: Applications should submit a resume and cover letter, specifying your interest in this position.
Salary : $70,000 - $85,000