Creative Designer, Marketing and Branding

Position Summary : The New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is dedicated to creating and supporting partnerships among schools, families and the community. As a part of the Marketing and Branding office, the Creative Designer will serve as a lead creative designer responsible for creating innovative digital assets for the web, social and other digital platforms for NYCPS while maintaining the highest levels of quality, efficiency, consistency and innovation. In collaboration with the Art Director, the Creative Designer will gather project requirements, explore and create strategic designs and follow through with implementation. In addition, under the guidance of the Art Director, the Creative Designer will perform creative design tasks under the responsibilities listed below. Performs related work.

Reports to : Art Director

Direct Reports : N / A

Key Relationships : Serve as a design and marketing resource for the Director of Marketing and Branding, Art Director, Director of Creative Media, and other divisions and offices throughout the NYCPS.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates infographics and presentation materials to simplify communication of complex concepts and data.
• Supports the Marketing Department through various tasks, with a focus on developing motion graphics, illustrations and other creative materials for the web, social and other digital platforms.
• Plans the production and implementation of creative designs for m ultiple deadline-driven projects simultaneously, including collateral, out-of-home (OOH) advertising and digital advertising.
• Coordinates with other marketing vendors for production of collateral, OOH and digital projects; serves in an advisory capacity to NYCPS colleagues, designers and agency vendors who work on paid social media posts, video, the development of marketing materials and related creative projects to ensure that they conform to NYCPS technical and visual standards.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Branding, unites the NYCPS under a cohesive visual identity and contributes to the development of brand / visual identity style guidelines.
• Writes and edits documentation as needed for style guides and other communications.
• Upholds brand standards while creating engaging designs to support marketing strategies, managing the process of creative concept, design, implementation and placement in all channels.
• Engages NYCPS stakeholders through marketing design communications.
• Works in partnership with the creative team to develop campaigns that meet objectives for public- facing multichannel marketing efforts, including TV, online advertising, Digital Out-of-home (DOOH) and video assets in all 10 NYCPS supported languages.
• Gathers project specifications and requirements through external and inter-agency interfacing.
• Maintains a high level of proficiency in all design software.
• Assists with multimedia content production as it relates to design.
• Ensures marketing projects are completed on schedule and on / under budget.
• Manages special projects and initiatives to support the Marketing team as needed.

Qualification Requirements :

Minimum

Plus

Preferred

Salary : $92,881 - $110,000

Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.

NOTE : The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and / or grant funding.

We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

DOE Non- Discrimination Policy

The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy .

Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https : / / studentaid.gov / pslf / .

Salary : $92,881 - $110,000