Jr Graphic Designer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life-changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. The Junior Graphic Designer will support the department’s medical oncology faculty by creating high-quality visual content for various projects, including social media, marketing materials, and academic presentations.
Responsibilities
- Brochures, postcards, handouts and other print collateral
- Digital signage and other visual ads
- Digital illustrations and infographics
- Email and e-newsletter design
- Digital graphics and infographics
- Dynamic PowerPoint presentations
- Web pages, sections and landing pages
- Dynamic, social media friendly content such as animations and short-form video
- Posters, slides and advertising materials for scientific conferences
- Graphic design for plain language research summaries and clinical trial recruitment materials
- Graphic designs for patient and provider forum discussions
Skills
- BFA, or BA required, with a focus on graphic design preferred
- 1-3 years of experience are required
- Demonstrated excellent understanding and application of design principles
- Strong typography skills
- Adept in key Adobe Creative Suite products including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects
- Fluency in Mac-based systems
- High fluency in digital design, including web page and e-newsletter design
- Solid pre-press knowledge
- HTML/CSS understanding
- Excellent communication, presentation, project management, leadership and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of web-authoring software helpful, but not mandatory, (i.e. Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, HTML)
- Knowledge of photography helpful, but not mandatory
- Knowledge of video production and editing tools (Adobe Premier or Final Cut Pro is helpful but not mandatory
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