AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

The Skirball Cultural Center seeks a motivated, experienced, and creative professional to serve as a limited-term Graphic/Web Designer in the Communications and Marketing department. The Graphic/Web Designer will create a variety of promotional materials—both print and electronic—on a tight schedule. He/She will have temporary responsibility managing the Skirball website.

The position is full-time (40 hours/week) for a limited term of no more than five months beginning April 15, 2013. Candidates must be available to work on site at the Skirball during the term.

Responsibilities:

-Participate in developing approaches to promoting the Skirball's exhibitions, programs, and entrepreneurial initiatives to general and target audiences.
-Update, maintain, and optimize the Skirball website using the content management system, Joomla.
-Ensure that all aspects of the website (informational and ticketing) are current and meet content and user needs congruent with an existing design aesthetic appropriate for Skirball audiences.
-Design and produce online ads, both static and animated, to a wide variety of specifications.
-Design and produce print ads and other print materials, such as brochures, postcards, gallery guides, events calendars, invitations, and signage, as assigned.
-Deliver production-ready documents to media and print partners, fulfilling necessary requirements and deadlines.
-Assist in photography and videography shoots as needed.
-Perform all duties in accordance with the Skirball's established mission and values.

Qualifications:

-Exceptional skills and track record in website maintenance. Prior experience working with Joomla preferred.
-In-depth understanding of website interface and architecture design and production. Keen eye for clean user interface implementation.
-Ability to recognize problems that arise with site usability and make immediate corrections.
-Strong command of HTML and CSS programming, Flash (Action Script), Dreamweaver, and SEO best practices.
-Expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, as well as page layout design and typography, photo manipulation, pre-press workflow, and the printing process.
-Experience using MailChimp (or other e-blast software) and understanding of social media techniques and platforms a plus.
-Ability to adhere to strict style standards.
-Experience supporting PR, branding, and online marketing functions desirable.
-Positive, energetic, cooperative, can-do attitude. Self-starter approach to completing projects, as well as improving processes and procedures.
-Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills, with a sincere commitment to establishing productive relationships, both within and beyond the institution.
-Ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality materials in a busy, multi-sensory, and highly collaborative work environment.
-Superb organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong QA skills.
-College degree in graphic design and 3–5 years professional experience preferred.

Please send resume and cover letter, preferably by e-mail (PDFs preferred; no Word documents), as well as link to online portfolio, to the address below. Finalists may be required to take a skills test.

Human Resources Department
Re: Graphic/Web Designer, Limited Term
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
e-mail: humanresources@skirball.org

from LA Culture Net