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The Visual Arts Specialist will work with administrators, faculty, staff members, the directors of design, the director of creative services, the marketing communications group serving the university and its programs to its various audiences. The Visual Arts Specialist will create designs for print and online communications so that they are consistent and compatible with the positive image and marketing message that the university wants to project. The Visual Arts Specialist is responsible primarily for external publications, including admissions materials, fund-raising pieces, and specific work for the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of Admissions, University Advancement, Academics, and others, university-wide. The Visual Arts Specialist will be charged with interpreting the purpose of each publication (given such factors as an audience, distribution, and budget) and developing an appropriate design in keeping with the client's and the university's marketing needs and the university's visual identity system. The Visual Arts Specialist also evaluates all materials submitted to Logo Review, creative services' brand management platform, which works to ensure promotional items and marketing materials correctly use trademarked terms and graphics in order to protect ECU's marks. This position supports brand management for the whole of the university by reviewing these materials, communicating with vendors and licensing, and working with the Director as needed for upholding the ECU brand.

High school diploma or equivalency and two years of visual/graphic arts experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

University Communication (UC) translates ECU's message into strategic and compelling communication and campaigns through the university website, news releases, its official social media, East magazine, storytelling, production of promotional videos and video news stories along with infographics, creation, and development of promotional brochures, and annual reports. The purpose is to provide strategic communication and marketing guidance and support to increase the knowledge, understanding, appreciation, and support of the University and its work with broad and varied constituencies, from prospective students to identified thought leaders to prospective donors.
Through ECU News Services UC performs media relations, public affairs, internal communication, and strategic communication work on behalf of the university and reports and disseminates information about events, activities, research, policies, individuals and alumni of the University, both through the media, videos, ecu.edu, the university website and through owned publications and other forums.
UC, through Creative Services, works with all university departments to conceptualize, design, develop and produce written, audio-visual, digital, and print projects to brand, communicate, and market their messages to appropriate audiences. Creative Services also provides strategic marketing advice for the university, including performing advertising buys for the university.