What are the responsibilities and job description for the The Children's Museum is hiring: Exhibit Graphic Designer in Indianapolis position at The Children's Museum?
OVERVIEW :
The Exhibit Graphic Designer designs, produces, fabricates, installs and maintains exhibit graphics, labels and graphics for exhibits, educational programs, presentations and environmental signage and other graphics at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The incumbent is responsible for the creation, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of graphics for temporary and traveling exhibits, ephemeral cases, displays, operational signage, way-finding signage, programs as well as on-going graphics requests. The designer works closely with colleagues in exhibit and brand strategy and sales to ensure consistent aesthetic and quality standards and met.
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REPORTS TO : Director of Graphics
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Develops and designs graphics themes appropriate for information delivery in galleries, exhibits and displays, for promotional uses, environmental signage and electronic delivery media that are effective, innovative and meet graphics quality standards established by the Museum.
- Manages multiple graphics projects for temporary and traveling exhibits. Manages multiple exhibit graphics budgets with outside vendors ensuring costs incurred stay within budget guidelines. Acts as support for the lead designer on permanent exhibit projects.
- Works closely with colleagues in brand strategy and sales to track, design, and fabricate internal department requests for signage. This includes coordinating, designing, and producing appropriate signage, labels, and graphics based on approved copy and designs.
- Works with co-workers to coordinate and process requests for signage including signage for gallery operations, educational programs, institutional operations and events, and environmental signage. This includes coordinating, designing, and producing appropriate signage, labels, and graphics based on approved copy and designs.
- Coordinates and manages relationships and installation schedules with outside printing vendors.
- Conducts verbal presentations of conceptual drawings describing concepts represented in drawings. Presents and explains concepts through visual storytelling in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Stays current on new production methods and media, especially those allowing innovation in designs.
- Engages in regular graphics maintenance tasks as assigned by senior designer and director.
- Assists with the overall day-to-day operation of the graphics production room including basic large-format printer maintenance, organization of supplies and materials, and advising the senior graphic designer of supply reordering needs.
REQUIREMENTS :
ADA REQUIREMENTS :
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
