New Job Opening at Palm University College
POSITION: Creative Specialist
Palm University College is looking for a skilled and adaptable Creative Specialist to become part of our vibrant Media team. This position is essential for improving the university’s visual branding and narrative across multiple channels. The chosen applicant will be tasked with ideating, crafting, and delivering engaging graphic materials and premium video productions that clearly convey the university’s mission, accomplishments, and distinctive value to various audiences, such as potential students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the broader community.
Main Duties
- Conceptualization & Design: Create innovative and captivating graphic designs for various marketing and communication materials.
- Brand Compliance: Guarantee that every design conforms to the university’s branding standards, preserving uniformity in visual representation across all channels.
- Layout & Typography: Have a solid grasp of layout concepts, typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy.
- Image Editing: Execute photo editing, retouching, and enhancement for different applications.
- Collaboration: Cooperate directly with marketing, admissions, alumni, and various university departments to grasp project needs and provide design solutions that align with strategic goals.
- Asset Management: Arrange and uphold a properly organized digital asset collection.
- Video Creation: Organize, film, and finalize premium video material for marketing initiatives, documentaries, event recaps, endorsements, instructional videos, and social platforms. This encompasses:
- Pre-production: Writing scripts, creating storyboards, compiling shot lists, and scouting locations.
- Production: Managing professional video cameras, lighting systems, audio recording tools, and other associated equipment.
- Post-production: Editing videos, grading colours, designing/mixing sound, creating motion graphics, and incorporating visual effects to achieve refined end results.
- Content Strategy: Provide suggestions for video content that aligns with marketing objectives and connects with intended audiences.
- Event Coverage: Offer videography assistance for important university occasions (e.g., enrollment, commencement, seminars, public talks).
- Asset Management: Systematically arrange and store video clips and project documents.
- Equipment Oversight: Ensure the appropriate handling, upkeep, and preparedness of all video equipment.
Necessary Qualifications
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Arts, Visual Communication, or a similar discipline.
Experience:
- At least two (2) years of demonstrated professional experience in graphic design and videography, ideally in an educational setting or a client-oriented agency.
- Robust portfolio highlighting a variety of graphic design projects and a compilation of video works.
Technical Abilities:
- Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
- Expertise in using professional video cameras, lighting, and sound recording devices.
- Having experience in motion graphics and animation is a major benefit.
- Knowledge of project management software and digital asset management platforms.
Interpersonal Abilities:
- Outstanding imagination and artistic talent with a sharp focus on aesthetics and precision.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities along with strong interpersonal skills.
- Capability to function autonomously and cooperatively within a team setting.
- Excellent organizational abilities and capacity to oversee several projects at once while adhering to strict deadlines.
- A problem-solving mindset and capacity to adjust to shifting priorities.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send the following to hr@palm.edu.gh:
A cover letter detailing their pertinent experience and enthusiasm for the position.
An elaborate Curriculum Vitae (CV).
A connection to their web portfolio/reel displaying both graphic design and videography projects.
NOTE:
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